826dc INC FY2024 filing

Washington, DC · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Youth Development

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2024
Revenue
$746K
▼ -17% vs prior year
Spent
$930K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$187K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 2024 (IRS tax year 2023).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
22 funders, incl. 826 National
$310K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
57% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↓ -17% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item C826dc INC
EINHdr · item D26-2426166
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2008
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.826dc.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.26
Program services57%$531K
Management & general17%$158K
Fundraising26%$241K
Total functional expensesLn 25$930K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$746K
FY2024▼ -17%
Expenses
$930K
FY2024▼ -5%
Program efficiency
57%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-25%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$453K
FY2024▼ -40%
Total liabilities
$266K
FY2024▼ -30%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$184K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$453K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B57%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$220K
Total assetsLn 16$453K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$266K
Total net assetsLn 32$187K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.8

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants99%$741K
Program service revenue$800
Investment income$41
Other revenue$4K
— government grantsLn 1e$272K
Total revenueLn 12$746K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $220K · Operating expenses/yr $930K
2.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $531K · Total expenses $930K
57%
Management & General
Management & general $158K · Total expenses $930K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $241K · Total expenses $930K
26%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $237K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $586K
$0.40 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $741K · Total revenue $746K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $272K · Total revenue $746K
37%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $800 · Total revenue $746K
0.1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $41 · Total revenue $746K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $800 · Total expenses $930K
0.09%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $746K · Prior year $896K
-17%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $668K · FY2023 $746K
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $187K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $746K · Expenses $930K
-25%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $453K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $187K · Total assets $453K
41%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $453K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Andrea Nelson · Reported title INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEG SEPT) · Highest reported compensation $79K · Total expenses $930K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $574K · Total expenses $930K
62%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 57%——
Overhead ratio 17%——
Fundraising cost ratio 32%——
Revenue growth -17%——
Accounting fee ratio 4%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Interim Executive Director (beg Sept)
$79,454Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director (thru Mid-Sept)
$78,311Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrea Nelson’s $85K as Interim Ed (thru July) is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Zachary Clark—$78,311$100,750$95,900$88,300$94,550
Andrea Nelson$84,910$79,454————
Robyn Lingo$43,125—————

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Helps kids ages 6-18 improve their creative and expository writing.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $531K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Student Programs

In FY24, 826DC served 2,000 students through its literacy-focused program, each designated to cultivate writing skills and provide publication opportunities for DC students. Our core programs include the young authors' book project, field trips, in-school programs, after-school writing lab, workshops, and reading all stars.

$457Kprogram expense
02

Public Programs

A small component of 826DC'S work is our public literary programming including our book release and student showcase events. 826DC staff uses this and other public-facing event as an opportunity to recruit new program volunteers, share our students' works with the broader public, and disseminate information about programming events.

$73Kprogram expense

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $976K$987K+31% 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $746K$930K-17% 990 PDF
FY2023 $896K$984K-13% 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$771K+23% 990 PDF
FY2021 $836K$731K+25% 990 PDF
FY2020 $668K$777K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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