Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1990.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
19 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.
Jonathan D Mathis’s $299K as President an is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 232 $10–100M public & societal benefit 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Oscar | — | — | $212,121 | $318,060 | $293,205 | $310,000 |
| Jonathan D Mathis | $299,425 | $295,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Angela Degraff | — | — | $227,659 | $231,891 | — | — |
| Sherry Barr | $219,747 | $215,528 | $226,644 | $201,096 | $177,329 | $186,000 |
| Cynthia Graham | $205,858 | $202,816 | $149,804 | — | — | — |
| Catherine Bell | $202,476 | $179,907 | $174,818 | — | — | — |
| Margo Ross | $193,265 | $190,409 | $197,174 | $174,420 | $176,000 | $165,000 |
| Abby Attias | $132,396 | $138,346 | $128,750 | $126,875 | $172,622 | $186,000 |
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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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
Helps schools nationwide develop students into leaders who create safer, more supportive, and inspiring learning environments.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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Federal money
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By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.5M | $3.0M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $56K | $35K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $7.0M | $7.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3.4M | $3.5M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.6M | $3.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $519K | $243K | $276K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $7.5M | $5.8M | $1.4M | $241K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $1.5M | $1.1M | $325K | $46K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $46K | $46K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $28K | $14K | $14K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $112K | $60K | $38K | $15K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $182K | $62K | $97K | $22K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $185K | $67K | $95K | $23K |
| TravelLn 17 | $14K | $14K | $125 | $115 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $249K | $241K | $8K | $645 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $27K | $27K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $4.6M | $4.4M | $218K | $13K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $15.0M | $12.0M | $2.6M | $360K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 14, 2026 | $18.8M | $18.3M | $464K | $3.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 15, 2025 | $16.8M | $18.3M | −$1.4M | $2.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 24, 2024 | $17.0M | $16.8M | $215K | $4.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 12, 2023 | $14.6M | $14.5M | $101K | $3.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 14, 2022 | $15.1M | $15.0M | $163K | $3.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 26, 2021 | $15.4M | $14.9M | $547K | $3.6M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $15,135,856 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $15,135,856 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,973,114 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $7,293,212 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,770,503 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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