To refine and further develop the microsociety program, to design educational strategies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K 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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FY2022 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $86K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
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
6
named funders · $515K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$316K
67% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 67% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$805K
-0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$827K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$154K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$805K
FY2022-0.3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$585K
FY2021$808K
FY2022$805K
FY2023$725K
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$827K
FY2022▲ +38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$476K
FY2021$599K
FY2022$827K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$154K
FY2022▼ -22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$13K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$154K
FY2023−$186K
FY2024$281K

From the FY2022 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 Nov 1991.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $740K Management & general 8% · $69K Fundraising 2% · $18K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$95,000Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carolynn King-Richmond’s $91K as Executive Di is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carolynn King-Richmond$91,042$95,000$95,000$95,000$93,000

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops and refines educational strategies for the Microsociety Program.

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3 programs · $702K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Msi delivers on-site and virtual professional development to public and private schools (PREK-8), out-of-school time programs and youth development systems as well ass off-site technical support and coaching.

$345Kprogram expense
02

Msi Is Currently Developing Two Digital Tools

1) microsociety 2.0, a customizable web portal that utilizes google technologies and a digital financial system created by custom software that our schools will be able to use to take their microsocieties online, and 2) the microeconomy game, a 3d online game that teaches math and advances career readiness.

$313Kprogram expense
03

A microsociety school puts learning theory into practice. It connects real-world experiences with basic curriculum and aligns to the common core standards. Students apply what they learn in the classroom to real life, and teachers and principals make learning relevant so students want to be in school and succeed there.

$44Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$805K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$771K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$827K
Ln 25
Programscol B$740K
Managementcol C$69K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$154K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$177K
Total assetsLn 16$469K
LiabilitiesLn 26$316K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$771K
Government grantsLn 1e$235K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$66
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Total revenueLn 12$805K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$177K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$177K
Total assetsLn 16$469K
LiabilitiesLn 26$316K
Net assetsLn 32$154K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$376K$177K
Total assetsLn 16$499K$469K
LiabilitiesLn 26$303K$316K
Net assetsLn 32$196K$154K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$82K$10K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$212K$194K$11K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$48K$44K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$23K$2K$792
Legal feesLn 11b$21K$6K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$6K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$74K$66K$6K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$8K$640$294
OccupancyLn 16$2K$1K$111$50
TravelLn 17$27K$24K$2K$850
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$24K$21K$2K$752
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$623$287
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$242K$240K$2K$872
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$4K$312$144
Total functional expensesLn 25$827K$740K$69K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.6M$1.1M$450K$281K 990 PDF
FY2023 $725K$1.0M−$319K−$186K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $805K$827K−$21K$154K 990 PDF
FY2021 $808K$599K$209K$196K 990 PDF
FY2020 $585K$476K$108K−$13K 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 $805,210 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $798,745$770,564
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,205$4,473
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $55$66
I-11 Other revenue$30,107
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $808,005$805,210
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $326,693$380,067
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $272,048$446,474
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $598,741$826,541
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $209,264−$21,331
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $805,210 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$234,730
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$535,834
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$770,564
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,473$4,473
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $66$66
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $30,107$30,107
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,646$805,210
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $826,541 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,000 · Management $10,000 · Fundraising $3,000$95,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $193,897 · Management $10,999 · Fundraising $6,656$211,552
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,527 · Management $3,313 · Fundraising $1,523$48,363
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,637 · Management $1,723 · Fundraising $792$25,152
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,726 · Management $15,000$20,726
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,725 · Management $9,939$15,664
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,000$12,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $66,380 · Management $5,778 · Fundraising $2,323$74,481
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,410 · Management $640 · Fundraising $294$9,344
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,439 · Management $111 · Fundraising $50$1,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,298 · Management $1,850 · Fundraising $850$26,998
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $21,483 · Management $1,636 · Fundraising $752$23,871
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,493$4,493
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,166$1,166
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,198 · Management $623 · Fundraising $287$9,108
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $239,684 · Management $1,898 · Fundraising $872$242,454
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,113 · Management $312 · Fundraising $144$4,569
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $739,517 · Management $69,481 · Fundraising $17,543$826,541
Part X · Balance sheet $469,433 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $375,617$177,295
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$250,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $123,255$41,911
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $227$227
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $499,174$469,433
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,766$52,619
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $51,345$39,105
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $225,200$224,196
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $303,311$315,920
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $195,863−$96,487
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$250,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $195,863$153,513
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $499,174$469,433
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $153,513 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$805,210
XI-2 Total expenses$826,541
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,331
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$195,863
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$21,019
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$153,513

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