Need in Deed improves teaching and learning in philadelphia's public schools.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K 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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FY2021 · 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 $14K a year · 2% 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
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$134K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$708K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$717K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$708K
FY2021▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$727K
FY2021$708K
FY2022$716K
FY2023$692K
FY2024$646K
FY2025$604K
Expenses
$717K
FY2021▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$662K
FY2021$717K
FY2022$728K
FY2023$617K
FY2024$610K
FY2025$676K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1990.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $496K Management & general 10% · $73K Fundraising 21% · $149K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Kyra Atterbury’s $101K as Executive Di is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Wendy-Anne Roberts-Johnson——$118,853$121,146$120,357$112,000
Kyra Atterbury$101,136$95,004$72,796———

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

Improves teaching and learning in Philadelphia's public schools.

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1 program · $496K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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With a mission to improve the education of students grades 3-8 in philadelphia's traditional public and charter schools, need in deed serves 3,600 to 3,900 students annually, helping them to increase their academic and 21ST-CENTURY skills through the transformative experience of service- learning that connects the classroom with the…

$496Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$708K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Money outPt IX
$717K
Ln 25
Programscol B$496K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$149K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$236K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Government grantsLn 1e$80K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$49K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Other incomeLn 4–11$50
Total revenueLn 12$708K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$230K
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$236K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$204K$236K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$966K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K$134K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$123K$31K$31K$61K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$344K$299K$21K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$4K$634$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$38K$28K$4K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$26K$4K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$5K$743$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$55K$24K$32K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$938$666$103$169
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$548$897
OccupancyLn 16$51K$36K$6K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$82$58$9$15
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$272$445
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$379$619
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$28K$2K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$7K$3K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$717K$496K$73K$149K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $604K$676K−$72K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $646K$610K$36K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $692K$617K$76K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $716K$728K−$12K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $708K$717K−$9K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $727K$662K$65K$1.1M 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 $708,074 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $674,937$653,053
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,025$9,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $39,027$45,471
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,724$50
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $726,713$708,074
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $514,506$545,940
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $147,655$171,464
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $662,161$717,404
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $64,552−$9,330
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $708,074 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$48,612
VIII-1e Government grants$79,781
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$524,660
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$653,053
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,500$9,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $45,471$45,471
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $50$50
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,550 · Excluded from tax $45,471$708,074
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $717,404 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,667 · Management $30,667 · Fundraising $61,334$122,668
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $299,135 · Management $20,999 · Fundraising $23,453$343,587
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,091 · Management $634 · Fundraising $1,037$5,762
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,053 · Management $3,777 · Fundraising $5,937$37,767
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,671 · Management $3,977 · Fundraising $6,508$36,156
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,792 · Management $743 · Fundraising $1,215$6,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,500 · Fundraising $31,500$55,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $666 · Management $103 · Fundraising $169$938
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,536 · Management $548 · Fundraising $897$4,981
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,430 · Management $5,644 · Fundraising $9,236$51,310
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $58 · Management $9 · Fundraising $15$82
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,756 · Management $272 · Fundraising $445$2,473
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,443 · Management $379 · Fundraising $619$3,441
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,416 · Management $1,655 · Fundraising $2,709$32,780
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,645 · Management $3,301 · Fundraising $3,763$13,709
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $495,859 · Management $72,708 · Fundraising $148,837$717,404
Part X · Balance sheet $1,490,684 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $198,345$230,083
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,491$5,492
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $879$150
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,322$7,849
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $965,560$1,243,810
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,300$3,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,183,897$1,490,684
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,299$41,098
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $96,080$133,947
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $648,523$823,433
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $439,294$533,304
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,087,817$1,356,737
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,183,897$1,490,684
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,356,737 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$708,074
XI-2 Total expenses$717,404
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,330
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,087,817
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$278,250
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,356,737

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