The Advantage Testing Foundation was established: 1) to help underrepresented students pursue their academic and professional ambitions through innovative programs and partnerships, especially with leading universities, and 2) to promote new ways of thinking about access to higher education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.7M a year · 81% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $217K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$69K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$106K
Spent
$639K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$298K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$106K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$106K
FY2021$401K
FY2022$14.6M
FY2023$673K
FY2024$739K
FY2024$448K
Expenses
$639K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$639K
FY2021$335K
FY2022$499K
FY2023$789K
FY2024$815K
FY2024$860K
Net assets
$298K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$298K
FY2021$363K
FY2022$14.5M
FY2023$14.8M
FY2024$15.8M
FY2024$15.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2010.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $493K Management & general 23% · $146K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Vice President
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Vice President
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Trustee
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps underrepresented students achieve academic and professional goals through innovative programs and partnerships.

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3 programs · $450K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The math prize for girls is the largest math prize for girls in the world. The annual nationwide math competition was created 1) to promote gender equality in mathematics by recognizing talented, high-performing female students, and 2) to underscore the importance of mathematics to our nation's future.

$182Kprogram expense
02

Trials (the training and recruitment initiative for admission to leading law schools) is a fully subsidized summer study program for aspiring law students who have overcome adversity and whose socioeconomic backgrounds are currently underrepresented in the nation's leading law schools.

$174Kprogram expense
03

The advantage testing foundation supports leda (leadership enterprise for a diverse america)-a partnership with princeton university comprising a rigorous summer college preparatory program to instill leadership skills in talented students of modest means from predominantly public schools nationwide.

$94Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 20 grants · $984K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$100,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$89,400
Unitemized GrantFY2023$74,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$51,640
Prep for PrepNY · FY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$111,250
Unitemized GrantFY2022$103,400
Prep for PrepNY · FY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$87,100
Prep for PrepNY · FY2021$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$682
Prep for PrepNY · FY2020$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$463
Unitemized GrantFY2019$80,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$52,714
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$106K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$639K
Ln 25
Programscol B$493K
Managementcol C$146K
Owns and owesPt X
$298K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$364K
Total assetsLn 16$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$106K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$238K
SavingsLn 2$127K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$364K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
Net assetsLn 32$298K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 663
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$590K$364K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$0
Total assetsLn 16$849K$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$69K
Net assetsLn 32$831K$298K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$75K$75K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$133K$133K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$279K$163K$116K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$928
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$13K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$62K$62K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$26K$2K
TravelLn 17$19K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$919
InsuranceLn 23$812$474$338
Total functional expensesLn 25$639K$493K$146K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $739K$815K−$76K$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $673K$789K−$117K$14.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $14.6M$499K$14.1M$14.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $401K$335K$65K$363K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $106K$639K−$533K$298K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $105,842 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $329,252$103,616
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,117$2,226
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $332,369$105,842
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $191,447$207,714
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $264,879$303,369
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $217,270$127,564
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $673,596$638,647
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$341,227−$532,805
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $105,842 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$103,616
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$103,616
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,226$2,226
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,226$105,842
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $638,647 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $75,000$75,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $132,714$132,714
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $163,106 · Management $116,025$279,131
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,304 · Management $928$2,232
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,859 · Management $9,147$22,006
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,272$16,272
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,805$61,805
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,832 · Management $2,108$27,940
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,525$18,525
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,291 · Management $919$2,210
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $474 · Management $338$812
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $492,910 · Management $145,737 · Fundraising $0$638,647
Part X · Balance sheet $367,114 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $246,421$237,632
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $343,557$126,782
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $31,444$2,700
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,210$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $848,632$367,114
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,893$14,490
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$54,690
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,893$69,180
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $605,739$297,934
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $225,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $830,739$297,934
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $848,632$367,114
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $297,934 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$105,842
XI-2 Total expenses$638,647
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$532,805
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$830,739
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$297,934

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