Aspire Education Project FY2020 filing

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Oakland, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 20-5274459Revenue $539K in FY2020

On file with the IRSaspireeducation.org101 Broadway, 94607-3715 · Oakland, CATax-exempt since Jul 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide access to a transformative educational mentor to every child in the bay area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $932 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $80K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$188K
81% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 81% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$539K
Spent
$629K
To programs
47%
Net assets
$45K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$539K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$539K
FY2021$545K
FY2022$557K
FY2023$399K
FY2024$534K
FY2025$877K
Expenses
$629K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$629K
FY2021$478K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$565K
FY2024$553K
FY2025$741K
Net assets
$45K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$45K
FY2021$108K
FY2022$201K
FY2023−$3K
FY2024−$21K
FY2025$89K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $296K Management & general 51% · $320K Fundraising 2% · $14K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Mautner’s $101K as Executive Director is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Kathleen Mautner$100,885$37,030

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $296K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Programmed tutoring in local schools and other ngos. Aspire education project was founded as a nonprofit in the fall of 2005 in order to advance educational equity in the bay area. We bring high-quality tutoring and personalized learning to students who do not have ready access to those services.

$296Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$539K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$384K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$153K
Other incomeLn 4–11$818
Money outPt IX
$629K
Ln 25
Programscol B$296K
Managementcol C$320K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$45K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$233K
LiabilitiesLn 26$188K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$153K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$384K
Other incomeLn 4–11$818
Total revenueLn 12$539K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$194K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$194K
Total assetsLn 16$233K
LiabilitiesLn 26$188K
Net assetsLn 32$45K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 581
VolunteersI 6190
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K$194K
Total assetsLn 16$195K$233K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K$188K
Net assetsLn 32$136K$45K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$158$158
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$493K$238K$243K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$11K$12K$595
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$21K$21K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$1K$4K$69
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$11K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$780$780
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
TravelLn 17$943$18$925
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$83$83
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$7K$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$629K$296K$320K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $877K$741K$135K$89K 990 PDF
FY2024 $534K$553K−$19K−$21K 990 PDF
FY2023 $399K$565K−$166K−$3K 990 PDF
FY2022 $557K$477K$79K$201K 990 PDF
FY2021 $545K$478K$67K$108K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $539K$629K−$91K$45K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $538,584 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $140,815$153,381
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $617,188$384,385
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$818
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $758,003$538,584
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$158
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $690,129$559,615
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,138$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,365$69,705
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $765,632$629,478
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,629−$90,894
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $538,584 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$153,381
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$153,381
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $384,385$384,385
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $818$818
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $385,203 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$538,584
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $629,478 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $158$158
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $237,517 · Management $243,153 · Fundraising $12,522$493,192
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,286 · Management $11,554 · Fundraising $595$23,435
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,703 · Management $21,194 · Fundraising $1,091$42,988
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,970$4,970
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,610$6,610
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,302 · Management $3,709 · Fundraising $69$5,080
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,870$2,870
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,452 · Management $2,399$13,851
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $780$780
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $18,000$18,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18 · Management $925$943
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $83$83
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,031$2,031
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,148 · Management $3,071 · Fundraising $0$10,219
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,218 · Management $1,050$4,268
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $295,672 · Management $319,529 · Fundraising $14,277$629,478
Part X · Balance sheet $233,195 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $139,364$193,877
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $53,131$39,318
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,252$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $194,747$233,195
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,191$25,969
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,308$25,308
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$137,063
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,499$188,340
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $136,248$44,855
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $136,248$44,855
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $194,747$233,195
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $44,855 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$538,584
XI-2 Total expenses$629,478
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$90,894
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$136,248
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$499
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$44,855

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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