Schools for Salone: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 26-1157489)

Cindy Nofziger’s $94K as Executive Director is at the 80th 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Cindy Nofziger	$93,600	$97,800	$90,000	$70,000	$60,000

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves education in Sierra Leone by working with local communities.

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3 programs · $256K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

School Support

Through our school support program, in 2024 schools for salone and its partner organizations constructed two primary schools (including a well and latrines) in underserved communities in sierra leone (pentagon and musaia). We also repaired a latrine and equipped one of the new schools with a solar-power system.

$122Kprogram expense

02

Girls Program

Schools for salone supports girls' education by working with uman tok, a sierra leonean non-profit organization that provides sexual reproductive health education to students and reusable menstrual pads to girls to ensure they do not miss school due to their period.

$74Kprogram expense

03

Teacher supportin 2024, schools for salone's partner organization, the learning foundation, conducted literacy training workshops for 51 teachers and lead remedial reading clubs for 685 students and 19 TEACHERS.ADDITIONALLY, SFS partnered with the sierra leone book trust to implement the inspiring readers programme which brings library…

$60Kprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

McPherson Family FoundationFY2024$320K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$34K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$18K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$17K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$11K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$5K

Bucy Family FundFY2024$500

Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$405K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$799K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$791K

Investment incomeLn 3$19K

Money outPt IX

$721K

Ln 25

Programscol B$594K

Managementcol C$58K

Fundraisingcol D$69K

Owns and owesPt X

$590K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K

Total assetsLn 16$604K

LiabilitiesLn 26$13K

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$791K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$111K

Investment incomeLn 3$19K

Gains on assetsLn 7$1K

Total revenueLn 12$799K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$36K

SavingsLn 2$107K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$144K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$453K

Total assetsLn 16$604K

LiabilitiesLn 26$13K

Net assetsLn 32$590K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 55

VolunteersI 620

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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 FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$515K	$144K
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$453K
Total assetsLn 16	$517K	$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$9K	$13K
Net assetsLn 32	$508K	$590K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$411K	$411K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$94K	$56K	$17K	$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$111K	$67K	$21K	$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$4K	$4K	$216	$308
Payroll taxesLn 10	$18K	$11K	$3K	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$20K	$11K	$5K	$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$4K	$2K	$863	$827
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$31K	$16K	$7K	$7K
Office expensesLn 13	$665	$352	$160	$153
TravelLn 17	$11K	$10K	$241	$720
InsuranceLn 23	$1K	$667	$302	$289
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$13K	$4K	$2K	$8K
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K	$770	$549	$636
Total functional expensesLn 25	$721K	$594K	$58K	$69K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$799K	$721K	$78K	$590K	990 PDF
FY2023	$669K	$669K	$698	$508K	990 PDF
FY2022	$596K	$617K	−$21K	$509K	990 PDF
FY2021	$752K	$573K	$179K	$530K	990 PDF
FY2020	$716K	$668K	$49K	$351K	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 F · Foreign O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $798,975 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $657,352$791,334

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,163$19,250

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,202−$11,609

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $669,313$798,975

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $394,212$410,904

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $165,549$226,722

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $108,854$83,175

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $668,615$720,801

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $698$78,174

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

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 $798,975 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$111,368

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$679,966

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,940

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$791,334

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $17,840$17,840

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,410$1,410

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$11,713−$11,713

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $104$104

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,354 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$11,713$798,975

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $720,801 across 13 lines filed

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $410,904$410,904

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,398 · Management $17,448 · Fundraising $19,754$93,600

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $67,002 · Management $20,729 · Fundraising $23,468$111,199

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,800 · Management $216 · Fundraising $308$4,324

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,692 · Management $3,242 · Fundraising $3,665$17,599

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,746 · Management $4,866 · Fundraising $4,664$20,276

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,907 · Management $863 · Fundraising $827$3,597

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,446 · Management $7,447 · Fundraising $7,137$31,030

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $352 · Management $160 · Fundraising $153$665

IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,201 · Management $241 · Fundraising $720$11,162

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $667 · Management $302 · Fundraising $289$1,258

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,699 · Management $1,663 · Fundraising $7,870$13,232

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $770 · Management $549 · Fundraising $636$1,955

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $593,584 · Management $57,726 · Fundraising $69,491$720,801

Part X · Balance sheet $603,536 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $91,925$36,479

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $423,292$107,376

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,138$6,645

X-11 Publicly traded securities$453,036

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $517,355$603,536

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,016$2,060

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,093$11,160

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,109$13,220

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $433,326$497,972

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $74,920$92,344

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $508,246$590,316

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $517,355$603,536

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $590,316 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$798,975

XI-2 Total expenses$720,801

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$78,174

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$508,246

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,898

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$590,316

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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