Aspire Education Project FY2024 filing

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Oakland, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 20-5274459Revenue $534K in FY2024

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.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$101K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$578K
104% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 104% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$534K
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$553K
To programs
67%
Net assets
−$21K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$534K
FY2024▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$539K
FY2021$545K
FY2022$557K
FY2023$399K
FY2024$534K
FY2025$877K
Expenses
$553K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$629K
FY2021$478K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$565K
FY2024$553K
FY2025$741K
Net assets
−$21K
FY2024▼ -712%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$45K
FY2021$108K
FY2022$201K
FY2023−$3K
FY2024−$21K
FY2025$89K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $372K Management & general 29% · $158K Fundraising 4% · $23K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$100,885Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$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

Connects every Bay Area child with a transformative educational mentor.

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1 program · $372K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Aspire education is the bay area's leader in effective supplemental education programming. For nearly 20 years, we have delivered real results to over 15,000 students by connecting them to a small community of educators and mentors stocked with content expertise and emotional intelligence.

$372Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$534K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$314K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$553K
Ln 25
Programscol B$372K
Managementcol C$158K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
−$21K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$120K
Total assetsLn 16$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$578K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$314K
Government grantsLn 1e$90K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Total revenueLn 12$534K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$120K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$120K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$396K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$578K
Net assetsLn 32−$21K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$266K$120K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$253K$396K
Total assetsLn 16$555K$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$557K$578K
Net assetsLn 32−$3K−$21K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$74K$21K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$288K$210K$61K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$13K$3K$334
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$26K$6K$653
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$5K$6K$118
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$28K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$94$3K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$2K$857$983
InterestLn 20$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$15K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$18$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$553K$372K$158K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $877K$741K$135K$89K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 $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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $534,455 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $238,434$313,768
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $156,529$202,703
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,704$17,984
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $398,667$534,455
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $386,278$437,956
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $178,715$115,336
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $564,993$553,292
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$166,326−$18,837
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $534,455 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$90,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$223,768
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,652
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$313,768
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $202,703$202,703
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,984$17,984
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $202,703 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,984$534,455
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $553,292 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,635 · Management $21,466 · Fundraising $5,784$100,885
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $209,987 · Management $61,213 · Fundraising $16,495$287,695
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,372 · Management $3,009 · Fundraising $334$16,715
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,129 · Management $5,879 · Fundraising $653$32,661
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,925$1,925
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,280$8,280
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,731 · Management $6,064 · Fundraising $118$10,913
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $28,177$28,177
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $94 · Management $2,517$2,611
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,390$3,390
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $17,362$17,362
IX-17 TravelPrograms $857 · Management $983$1,840
IX-20 InterestManagement $13,788$13,788
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,760$4,760
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,084 · Management $6,041$21,125
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18 · Management $1,147$1,165
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $372,084 · Management $157,824 · Fundraising $23,384$553,292
Part X · Balance sheet $557,524 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $266,465$119,891
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,927$40,803
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$583
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $252,700$396,247
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,700$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $554,792$557,524
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,091$31,882
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $500,000$500,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,308$25,308
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,935$20,987
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $557,334$578,177
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$2,542−$45,653
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$25,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$2,542−$20,653
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $554,792$557,524
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$20,653 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$534,455
XI-2 Total expenses$553,292
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$18,837
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$2,542
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$562
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$164
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$20,653

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