Speakup EIN 23-2896812

Speakup FY2022 filing

EIN  23-2896812 Public foundation / grantmaker Devon, PA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Builds inclusive school communities to foster youth thriving through conversation and relationships.
Leadership
Martha G Bernicker · Executive Director · $75K
Money in and out
$787K revenue, $802K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency

Builds inclusive school communities to foster youth thriving through conversation and relationships. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $787K in revenue, $802K in expenses, and $1.4M in net assets.Pt I

Grants paid & assets · FY2022
Total revenue
$787K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$802K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$15K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.17
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
21.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-2%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$787K
FY2022▼ -28%
Expenses
$802K
FY2022▲ +2%
Total assets
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +1%
Total liabilities
$61K
FY2022▲ +82%
Total revenue
$787K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$802K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$15K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $567K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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"this audit year speakup! Conducted 16 programs serving 22 diverse school communities in the region. Our school profile is as follows: 59% of our schools are private / 41% public; 86% suburban /14% urban; 59% of our programs are at the high school level / 41% middle school. In terms of participant totals, speakup!

$567Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSpeakup
EINHdr · item D23-2896812
Principal addressHdr · item CDevon, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.speakup.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T11)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1998

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
$950Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kimberly Bullock’s $88K as Dir. Finance & Admin is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1688 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kimberly Bullock$88,336
Martha G Bernicker$81,023$76,875$71,520$75,000$75,000
Jonathan Jackson$1,225$425$850$950$750

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$737K · 94%
Program service revenue$49K · 6%
Contributions & grants94%$737K
Program service revenue6%$49K
Investment income$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$348K
Total revenueLn 12$787K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.17
Program services71%$567K
Management & general13%$103K
Fundraising17%$132K
Total functional expensesLn 25$802K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$61K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed20.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.4M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $802K · Less non-cash grants $7K · Cash operating expenses/yr $795K
21.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $567K · Total expenses $802K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $103K · Total expenses $802K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $132K · Total expenses $802K
17%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $133K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $667K
$0.20 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $737K · Total revenue $787K
94%
Government reliance
Government grants $348K · Total revenue $787K
44%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $49K · Total revenue $787K
6%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $787K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $49K · Total expenses $802K
6%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $787K · Prior year $1.1M
-28%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $787K · Expenses $802K
-2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.4M · Total assets $1.5M
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.5M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Martha G Bernicker · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $75K · Total expenses $802K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $427K · Total expenses $802K
53%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 18%
Revenue growth -28%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$787K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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