See part III, line 1.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M 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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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $793K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $6.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $41K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.2M
57% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 57% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.6M
-57% vs prior year
Spent
$7.8M
To programs
63%
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.6M
FY2021▼ -57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$17.6M
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$29.9M
FY2023$41.1M
FY2024$39.9M
FY2025$41.1M
Expenses
$7.8M
FY2021▼ -63%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$21.2M
FY2021$7.8M
FY2022$27.7M
FY2023$40.4M
FY2024$42.0M
FY2025$42.8M
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2021▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$3.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1971.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $4.9M Management & general 31% · $2.4M Fundraising 7% · $518K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $1.1M 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
Chief Executive Officer
$241,624Pt VII · Sec A
President
$199,129Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Sales & Operations
$139,668Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$136,749Pt VII · Sec A
Chief External Affairs Officer
$124,855Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Marketing, IT & Transportation
$115,518Pt VII · Sec A
Head of New Products & Programs
$113,993Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Stargell’s $339K as Chief Fin. & Op. Off.(until 12/2024) is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M arts & culture 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Timothy Davis——$283,205—$241,624$350,139
Stephanie Stargell$338,550$251,443$210,256$153,800$136,749$163,821
Eric Adydan$299,131$329,636$306,254$223,805$199,129$256,045
Mia Charity$247,386$253,399$228,632$213,973$124,855$173,901
Lindsay Greenberg$214,766$232,105$166,587$123,207$113,993—
Jodi Miteva$174,112$200,918$214,457—$115,518$169,416
Justin Andersen———$149,536$139,668$201,965
Lindey Greenberg—————$184,428

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

Educates immigrant students about US government, democracy, and civic involvement through Washington, D.C. programs.

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3 programs · $4.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Washington High School Program

These programs include opportunities for students to learn and practice key citizenship skills, interact with key policy experts and elected officials and their staffs, and participate in legislative simulations.

$3.0Mprogram expense
02

Washington Middle School Program

These programs use the nations capital as a living classroom where students explore its iconic sites and discover how the issues and ideals represented impact us today. Through various interactive site visits, workshops, and discussions, students learn the historical events and ideas that have shaped american democracy and gain a deeper…

$1.9Mprogram expense
03

Program for New Americans (pna)

A seminar in washington, DC examining the federal system and its response to the changing demands of a pluralistic society, for high school and middle school students who have immigrated to the us within the past 8 years.

$11Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$41K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$664K
Money outPt IX
$7.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.9M
Managementcol C$2.4M
Fundraisingcol D$518K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$10.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$664K
Other incomeLn 4–11$51K
Gains on assetsLn 7$525K
Total revenueLn 12$7.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$119K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$10.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.2M
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5279
VolunteersI 617
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$799K$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.1M$6.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$307K$119K
Total assetsLn 16$14.7M$10.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.7M$6.2M
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$4.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$985K$409K$359K$217K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.8M$2.6M$1.0M$186K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$574K$372K$157K$44K
Payroll taxesLn 10$331K$212K$91K$29K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$38K
Investment management feesLn 11f$53K$53K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$165K$122K$40K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$71K$58K$375$13K
Office expensesLn 13$250K$59K$188K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$922$528$119$275
OccupancyLn 16$426K$324K$81K$22K
TravelLn 17$193K$193K$23
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$250
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$188K$188K
InsuranceLn 23$121K$121K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$569K$569K
All other expensesLn 24e$107K$29K$76K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.8M$4.9M$2.4M$518K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $41.1M$42.8M−$1.7M$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $39.9M$42.0M−$2.1M$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $41.1M$40.4M$689K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $29.9M$27.7M$2.3M$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $7.6M$7.8M−$284K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $17.6M$21.2M−$3.6M$4.0M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,554,330 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,845,183$2,302,492
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $14,522,279$4,536,840
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $179,204$663,784
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,359$51,214
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,555,025$7,554,330
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 $8,990,695$5,645,870
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $12,175,852$2,192,742
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $21,166,547$7,838,612
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,611,522−$284,282
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $7,554,330 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,709,784
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$592,708
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,302,492
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,536,840$4,536,840
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $138,879$138,879
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $524,905$524,905
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $51,214$51,214
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,536,840 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $714,998$7,554,330
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,838,612 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $409,455 · Management $358,834 · Fundraising $216,611$984,900
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,551,934 · Management $1,018,203 · Fundraising $185,634$3,755,771
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $372,180 · Management $157,476 · Fundraising $44,269$573,925
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $211,980 · Management $90,765 · Fundraising $28,529$331,274
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,995$9,995
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,920$37,920
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $52,541$52,541
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $121,846 · Management $40,350 · Fundraising $2,500$164,696
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $57,762 · Management $375 · Fundraising $12,796$70,933
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $58,544 · Management $187,564 · Fundraising $3,607$249,715
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $528 · Management $119 · Fundraising $275$922
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $323,941 · Management $80,762 · Fundraising $21,707$426,410
IX-17 TravelPrograms $192,657 · Management $23$192,680
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,846 · Fundraising $250$2,096
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $188,186$188,186
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $121,239$121,239
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $568,694$568,694
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $29,177 · Management $76,165 · Fundraising $1,373$106,715
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,900,544 · Management $2,420,517 · Fundraising $517,551$7,838,612
Part X · Balance sheet $10,857,588 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,784$24,145
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $776,724$1,208,657
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $150,000$100,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $409,374$483,088
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $28,366$16,349
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,880,645$2,358,011
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $307,330$119,144
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,131,189$6,542,114
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,580$6,080
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,709,992$10,857,588
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,094,529$1,068,005
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,310,706$5,055,206
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $263,164$90,276
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,668,399$6,213,487
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,677,008$4,185,434
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $364,585$458,667
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,041,593$4,644,101
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,709,992$10,857,588
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,644,101 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,554,330
XI-2 Total expenses$7,838,612
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$284,282
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,041,593
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$886,790
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,644,101

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