Jubilee School mission is to empower at risk children in low income neighborhoods in philadelphia. The goal is to provide an alternative to public School in which the curiosity, creativity, and enthusiasm children begin with would be kept alive throughout their School years.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$22K 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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FY2019 · 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 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 3% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$22K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $32K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Concern: -0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$595K
258% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 258% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$675K
Spent
$777K
To programs
80%
Net assets
−$365K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$675K
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$675K
FY2020$659K
FY2021$780K
FY2022$857K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$799K
FY2025$755K
Expenses
$777K
FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$777K
FY2020$727K
FY2021$650K
FY2022$882K
FY2023$822K
FY2024$708K
FY2025$803K
Net assets
−$365K
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019−$365K
FY2020−$432K
FY2021−$302K
FY2022−$309K
FY2023−$99K
FY2024−$8K
FY2025−$56K

From the FY2019 Form 990 (year ending June 2019) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1997.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $625K Management & general 19% · $146K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $22K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2018); the FY2019 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$21,875Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jamila Carter’s $45K as Ex Director/ is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jamila Carter$45,000$45,000$45,000$50,167$35,869$36,801
Karen Falcon——$25,000$30,000$23,958$21,875

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Empowers at-risk children in low-income Philadelphia neighborhoods with an alternative school.

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1 program · $625K · in their own filed words · FY2018
01

Operation of a primary school in inner-city philadelphia

$625Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$675K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$407K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Money outPt IX
$777K
Ln 25
Programscol B$625K
Managementcol C$146K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
−$365K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$4K
Total assetsLn 16$231K
LiabilitiesLn 26$595K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Government grantsLn 1e$202K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$407K
Investment incomeLn 3$37
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$675K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2−$4K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$32K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$125K
Total assetsLn 16$231K
LiabilitiesLn 26$595K
Net assetsLn 32−$365K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129−$4K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$31K$32K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$132K$125K
Total assetsLn 16$237K$231K
LiabilitiesLn 26$500K$595K
Net assetsLn 32−$263K−$365K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$457K$385K$68K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$68K$62K$6K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$733$48
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$34K$6K$416
Office expensesLn 13$18K$5K$13K$34
OccupancyLn 16$60K$53K$7K$324
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$16K$2K$190
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$902$116
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$40K$7K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$55K$19K$36K$139
Total functional expensesLn 25$777K$625K$146K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $755K$803K−$48K−$56K 990 PDF
FY2024 $799K$708K$91K−$8K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$822K$210K−$99K 990 PDF
FY2022 $857K$882K−$25K−$309K 990 PDF
FY2021 $780K$650K$130K−$302K 990 PDF
FY2020 $659K$727K−$68K−$432K 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $675K$777K−$101K−$365K 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 $675,062 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $353,464$253,289
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $302,287$406,671
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $791$37
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,119$15,065
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $660,661$675,062
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $553,029$570,252
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $250,896$206,289
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $803,925$776,541
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$143,264−$101,479
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $675,062 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $15,065 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$202,351
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$50,938
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$253,289
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$406,671
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$37
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $421,773 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$675,062
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $776,541 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $384,761 · Management $67,535 · Fundraising $4,321$456,617
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $61,815 · Management $6,382 · Fundraising $0$68,197
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,887 · Management $733 · Fundraising $48$4,668
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,981 · Management $6,373 · Fundraising $416$40,770
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,386 · Management $12,764 · Fundraising $34$18,184
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $53,239 · Management $6,732 · Fundraising $324$60,295
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,317 · Management $1,530 · Fundraising $190$18,037
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,216 · Management $902 · Fundraising $116$8,234
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,547 · Management $7,234 · Fundraising $0$46,781
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,924 · Management $35,695 · Fundraising $139$54,758
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $625,073 · Management $145,880 · Fundraising $5,588$776,541
Part X · Balance sheet $230,850 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $129−$3,614
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $48,365$52,581
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,015$9,604
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $131,814$124,825
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $31,215$31,869
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $15,585$15,585
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $237,123$230,850
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $55,683$18,514
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $22,160$7,510
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $159,000$302,025
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $500,238$595,444
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$263,115−$364,594
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $237,123$230,850
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$364,594 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$675,062
XI-2 Total expenses$776,541
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$101,479
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$263,115
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$364,594

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