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Speakup FY2023 filing

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Devon, PA501(c)(3)Foundations & Grantmakers EIN 23-2896812Revenue $1.2M in FY2023

On file with the IRSspeakup.org80 Lancaster Ave Ste 220, 19333-1331 · Devon, PATax-exempt since Feb 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K 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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FY2023 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $149K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $88K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$383K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+56% vs prior year
Spent
$962K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$787K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$962K
FY2023▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$785K
FY2022$802K
FY2023$962K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Feb 1998.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $689K Management & general 11% · $101K Fundraising 18% · $172K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Martha G Bernicker
Executive Director
$71,520Pt VII · Sec A
$850Pt VII · Sec A
Jessica Phelan
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tamra Klerr
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bryan Carter
Co-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stephen Piltch
Co-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Martha W Gillin
Founder, Director
$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 1690 $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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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

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1 program · $689K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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This audit year speakup! Conducted 25 programs serving 30 diverse school communities in the region. Our school profile is as follows: 50% of our schools are private / 50% public; 73% suburban / 27% urban; 57% of our programs are at the high school level / 43% middle school. In terms of participant totals, speakup!

$689Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$33K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$24K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$14K
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$10K
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundFY2024$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$88K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$962K
Ln 25
Programscol B$689K
Managementcol C$101K
Fundraisingcol D$172K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$383K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$323K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$51K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
SavingsLn 2$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Other assetsLn 15$283K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$383K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K$383K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$76K$61K$5K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$373K$302K$26K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$18K$2K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$27K$2K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$52K$52K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$149K$73K$7K$68K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$12K$482$12K
Office expensesLn 13$69K$41K$15K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$96K$78K$7K$12K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$12K$1K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$9K$408$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$962K$689K$101K$172K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.2M$106K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.1M$77K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.2M$962K$263K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $787K$802K−$15K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$785K$315K$1.4M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,224,739 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $737,406$1,149,042
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $48,625$45,375
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,297$30,322
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $787,328$1,224,739
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 $426,878$503,266
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $375,124$458,791
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $802,002$962,057
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,674$262,682
Part VI · Governance 9 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,224,739 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$81
VIII-1e Government grants$322,649
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$826,312
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$50,622
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,149,042
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $45,375$45,375
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,302$26,302
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,020$4,020
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $45,375 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,322$1,224,739
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $962,057 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,195 · Management $5,289 · Fundraising $9,066$75,550
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $301,962 · Management $26,096 · Fundraising $44,735$372,793
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,837 · Management $1,541 · Fundraising $2,643$22,021
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,651 · Management $2,303 · Fundraising $3,948$32,902
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,755$19,755
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $51,900$51,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $73,114 · Management $7,329 · Fundraising $68,305$148,748
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,194 · Management $482 · Fundraising $12,117$24,793
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41,007 · Management $14,835 · Fundraising $13,133$68,975
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $78,101 · Management $6,749 · Fundraising $11,571$96,421
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,718$4,718
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,739 · Management $1,015 · Fundraising $1,739$14,493
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,380$15,380
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,845 · Management $408 · Fundraising $4,355$13,608
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $689,263 · Management $101,182 · Fundraising $171,612$962,057
Part X · Balance sheet $2,083,648 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,840$2,335
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,389,586$1,776,254
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,875$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,927$6,242
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,072$16,114
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $61,000$282,703
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,477,300$2,083,648
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,075$19,868
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $52,000$139,851
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$222,948
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $61,075$382,667
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,373,225$1,628,981
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $43,000$72,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,416,225$1,700,981
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,477,300$2,083,648
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,700,981 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,224,739
XI-2 Total expenses$962,057
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$262,682
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,416,225
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$22,074
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,700,981

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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