Serving Our Children INC

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2005EducationEIN 20-8874570

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Soc is committed to the concept that all students should have access to a quality education, irrespective of income, zip code, or socioeconomic status. All students are capable of learning and excelling in life, and a quality education is the key to such achievement. To this end, soc is dedicated to the mission of allowing parents access to as many school choice options as possible, including attending a public, charter, or private school. Soc is specifically focused on providing a private school "opportunity" to low-income families in the district of columbia, as one option of school choice.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$260K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 90% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $33K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$763K
101% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 101% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$17.3M
+0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$17.3M
To programs
92%
Net assets
−$9K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$17.3M
FY2024▲ +0.7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$20.7M
FY2023$20.1M
FY2024$17.2M
FY2024$17.3M
Expenses
$17.3M
FY2024▲ +0.7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$20.7M
FY2023$20.1M
FY2024$17.2M
FY2024$17.3M
Net assets
−$9K
FY2024▲ +33%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$13K
FY2023−$13K
FY2024−$13K
FY2024−$9K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2022.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $15.9M Management & general 8% · $1.4M Fundraising 0% · $748

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; $260K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Mgr, Family & Community Engagement
$132,834Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$127,246Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin Mills’s $133K as Mgr, Family & Community Engagement is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022
Kevin Mills$132,834$123,573$122,676$116,621
Rachel Sotsky$127,246$120,000$128,088$129,579
Robert Uyttebroek——$125,355$119,165

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Administers scholarships for low-income D.C. students to attend private schools.

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2 programs · $15.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Soc processed 3,216 applications for enrollment in the opportunity scholarship program for the school year ending 30 june 2025. Soc reviews each application to determine if the income and residency requirements are met.

$15.9Mprogram expense
02

Serving our children serves a very low-income population. Soc recognized that for many of our parents, the application fee to schools can present a barrier to applying to multiple schools. Soc has desired that our parents would apply to multiple schools in order to find the best school possible for their child.

$8Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2019
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$33K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $69.6M · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$15,851,621
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,108
Unitemized GrantFY2023$15,769,872
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,892
Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,791,635
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,292
Unitemized GrantFY2021$19,114,926
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,867

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.3M
Money outPt IX
$17.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.9M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Fundraisingcol D$748
Owns and owesPt X
−$9K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$438K
Total assetsLn 16$754K
LiabilitiesLn 26$763K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$17.3M
Total revenueLn 12$17.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$438K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$438K
Other assetsLn 15$269K
Total assetsLn 16$754K
LiabilitiesLn 26$763K
Net assetsLn 32−$9K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$326K$438K
Total assetsLn 16$786K$754K
LiabilitiesLn 26$799K$763K
Net assetsLn 32−$13K−$9K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$15.9M$15.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$127K$127K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$703K$703K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$71K$71K
Legal feesLn 11b$400$400
Accounting feesLn 11c$150K$150K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$498$498
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$44K$43K$250
Information technologyLn 14$52K$52K
OccupancyLn 16$172K$172K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2$2
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.3M$15.9M$1.4M$748

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $17.2M$17.2M$370−$13K 990 PDF
FY2023 $20.1M$20.1M$12K−$13K 990 PDF
FY2022 $20.7M$20.7M$1K$13K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $17,281,503 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$17,276,497
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,006
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,281,503
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$17,281,503
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,277,243 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $15,859,729$15,859,729
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $127,246$127,246
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $703,154$703,154
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $20,079$20,079
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $18,464$18,464
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $71,484$71,484
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $400$400
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $149,684$149,684
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $498$498
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $21,749$21,749
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $30,799$30,799
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $43,464 · Fundraising $250$43,714
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $51,979$51,979
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $171,702$171,702
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,159$1,159
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2$2
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,401$5,401
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,859,729 · Management $1,416,766 · Fundraising $748$17,277,243
Part X · Balance sheet $754,497 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $325,612$437,672
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $47,196$48,012
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $413,314$268,813
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $786,122$754,497
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $89,877$66,890
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $248,275$398,742
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $460,793$297,428
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $798,945$763,060
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$12,823−$8,563
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$12,823−$8,563
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $786,122$754,497
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$8,563 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,281,503
XI-2 Total expenses$17,277,243
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,260
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$12,823
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$8,563

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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