Evaluation and Training Institute FY2021 filing

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 23-7396648Revenue $1.7M in FY2021

On file with the IRSeticonsulting.org12240 Venice Blvd Ste 27, 90066-3891 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Oct 1974Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provides programs and evaluations for educational projects principally for governmental and quasi-governmental agencies

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$198K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $308K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$198K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$63K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$3.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$933K
FY2025$825K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$766K
FY2025$776K
Net assets
$3.3M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Oct 1974.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $846K Management & general 26% · $298K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $198K 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
President
$197,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jon Hobbs’s $209K as President is at the 99th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jon Hobbs$209,000$214,000$209,500$197,500

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 15aNo

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3 programs · $818K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Eir Rural Upstart

The evaluation and training institute (eti) was contracted to conduct a study of an early literacy program supported by a grant from the office of innovation and improvement in the U.S. Department of education.

$344Kprogram expense
02

Clark County ETI was contracted to expand the evaluation to Clark County participants, which will include a focus on dual language learners, who are learning English as a Second Language, and extend the evaluation to broaden our study of two areas specific to Clark County UPSTART participants, including the effects of the UPSTART program…

$302Kprogram expense
03

UTAH STATE UPSTART PROGRAM EVALUATIONETI was contracted by the state of Utah to evaluate the UPSTART program, a computer-based preschool program that teaches children literacy skills. The evaluation consisted of: (1) evaluating the programs effectiveness preparing children academically for success in school and (2) testing the…

$172Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$219K
Investment incomeLn 3$62K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$846K
Managementcol C$298K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$219K
Government grantsLn 1e$219K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$62K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$747K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$188K$63K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$3.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$198K$198K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$511K$310K$202K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$52K$52K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K$49K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$17K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$3$3
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$931$931
InsuranceLn 23$64K$55K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$159K$152K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$31K$25K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$846K$298K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $825K$776K$49K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $933K$766K$167K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.0M$617K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$111K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.7M$1.1M$597K$3.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,741,292 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$218,750
I-9 Program service revenue$1,461,038
I-10 Investment income$61,504
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$1,741,292
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$818,558
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$325,970
I-18 Total expenses$1,144,528
I-19 Revenue less expenses$596,764
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,741,292 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$218,750
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$218,750
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,461,038$1,461,038
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $61,504$61,504
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,461,038 · Excluded from tax $61,504$1,741,292
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,144,528 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $197,500$197,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $309,533 · Management $201,943$511,476
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $52,471$52,471
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $48,544 · Management $8,567$57,111
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,945 · Management $9,555$26,500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,200$37,200
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,545 · Management $1,244$6,789
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3$3
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $931$931
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $54,749 · Management $9,661$64,410
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $151,565 · Management $7,560$159,125
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,902 · Management $6,110$31,012
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $846,486 · Management $298,042 · Fundraising $0$1,144,528
Part X · Balance sheet $3,314,564 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $747,436$1,097,138
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,840$2,840
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,194$1,263
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,681,839$2,213,323
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,434,309$3,314,564
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $187,712$63,256
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $187,712$63,256
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,246,597$3,251,308
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,434,309$3,314,564
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,251,308 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,741,292
XI-2 Total expenses$1,144,528
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$596,764
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,246,597
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$407,947
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,251,308

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