Education Matters: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 23-7121512)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$581K
FY2021	$597K
FY2022	$3.5M
FY2022	$0

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$596K
FY2021	$744K
FY2022	$817K
FY2022	$0

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.6M
FY2021	$3.4M
FY2022	$6.9M
FY2022	$0

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

89%

Program services 89% · $664K Management & general 5% · $36K Fundraising 6% · $44K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $143K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Mary Delaney

Executive Director

$76,346Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Eskridge

CFO

$66,922Pt VII · Sec A

Matt Good

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rossana Stettler

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Young

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aisha Jordan

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maria Kreppel

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Perry

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Mary Delaney	$80,741	$76,346	$67,865
Emily Eskridge	$68,352	$66,922	$63,423

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 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Removes barriers to education to inspire learning and strengthen communities.

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3 programs · $664K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

The Education Forward program is designed to meet students where they are to move their education forward. The program recognizes that earning a GED is a key step in entering the workforce, college, or a training program.

$290Kprogram expense

02

The English Connection program provides a safe, accepting environment that serves not only as an English for Speakers of Other Languages program, but also as a bridge into the community at large by providing the tools for communication necessary to access employment, essential services, and safe housing.

$284Kprogram expense

03

The Urban Appalachian Community Coalition (UACC) is a project supported by Education Matters to raise awareness of the Urban Appalachian community in greater Cincinnati. UACC performs research and conducts education programming on cultural awareness and Appalachian history.

$90Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2022

The Greater Cincinnati FoundationFY2022$7K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

Grants paid · 3 grants · $151K · 2020–2021

Community Matters Cincinnati INCOH · FY2021$55,090

Urban Appalachian Community CoalitionOH · FY2020$73,872

Community Matters Cincinnati INCOH · FY2020$22,057

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$597K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$445K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K

Investment incomeLn 3$53K

Money outPt IX

$744K

Ln 25

Programscol B$664K

Managementcol C$36K

Fundraisingcol D$44K

Owns and owesPt X

$3.4M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$257K

Total assetsLn 16$5.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a11

IndependentVI 1b11

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$445K

Government grantsLn 1e$115K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K

Investment incomeLn 3$53K

Other incomeLn 4–11$6K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$25K

Total revenueLn 12$597K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$33K

SavingsLn 2$224K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$257K

InvestmentsLn 11–13−$86K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$101K

Total assetsLn 16$5.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M

Net assetsLn 32$3.4M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 513

VolunteersI 626

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$296K	$257K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	−$24K	−$86K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$248K	$101K
Total assetsLn 16	$5.9M	$5.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2.3M	$2.3M
Net assetsLn 32	$3.6M	$3.4M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$96K	$96K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$160K	$137K	$10K	$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$192K	$164K	$11K	$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$11K	$9K	$718	$798
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$12K	$10K	$816	$908
Payroll taxesLn 10	$34K	$29K	$2K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$24K	$21K	$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$46K	$45K	$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$3K	$2K	$108	$150
Office expensesLn 13	$11K	$10K	$266	$421
OccupancyLn 16	$82K	$74K	$3K	$5K
TravelLn 17	$278	$101	$177
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$281	$253	$11	$17
InterestLn 20	$33K	$30K	$1K	$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$11K	$10K	$427	$675
InsuranceLn 23	$9K	$8K	$347	$549
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$20K	$17K	$939	$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$744K	$664K	$36K	$44K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2022	$3.5M	$817K	$2.7M	$6.9M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$597K	$744K	−$147K	$3.4M	990 PDF
FY2020	$581K	$596K	−$15K	$3.6M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $597,390 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $418,821$444,640

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $84,276$94,102

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $77,642$52,548

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $59$6,100

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $580,798$597,390

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$95,929

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $326,337$408,367

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $269,287$240,028

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $595,624$744,324

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,826−$146,934

Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

VI-1b Independent voting members11

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

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 $597,390 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$115,133

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$329,507

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$444,640

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $94,102$94,102

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $77,678$77,678

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$25,130−$25,130

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,100$6,100

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $94,102 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $58,648$597,390

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $744,324 across 17 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $95,929$95,929

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $137,094 · Management $9,578 · Fundraising $13,340$160,012

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $164,294 · Management $11,317 · Fundraising $16,186$191,797

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,176 · Management $718 · Fundraising $798$10,692

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,431 · Management $816 · Fundraising $908$12,155

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,930 · Management $2,264 · Fundraising $2,517$33,711

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $21,341 · Management $3,143$24,484

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,561 · Management $1,887$46,448

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,307 · Management $108 · Fundraising $150$2,565

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,829 · Management $266 · Fundraising $421$10,516

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $73,686 · Management $3,242 · Fundraising $5,133$82,061

IX-17 TravelPrograms $101 · Management $177$278

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $253 · Management $11 · Fundraising $17$281

IX-20 InterestPrograms $30,034 · Management $1,247 · Fundraising $1,975$33,256

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,272 · Management $427 · Fundraising $675$11,374

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,356 · Management $347 · Fundraising $549$9,252

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,464 · Management $939 · Fundraising $1,110$19,513

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $664,058 · Management $36,487 · Fundraising $43,779$744,324

Part X · Balance sheet $5,685,161 assets, 14 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $5,316,800; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $198,060$33,043

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $98,048$224,450

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $47,927$92,018

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $951$3,942

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $248,063$101,079

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year −$24,465−$86,171

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,885,384$5,685,161

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,892$24,165

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,286,300$2,292,400

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,310,192$2,316,565

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,480,889$3,313,596

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $94,303$55,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,575,192$3,368,596

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,885,384$5,685,161

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,368,596 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$597,390

XI-2 Total expenses$744,324

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$146,934

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,575,192

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$59,662

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,368,596

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV