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DC School Reform Now FY2020 filing

Washington, DCUnknown exempt organization EIN 26-2918853Revenue $123K in FY2020

On file with the IRSdcschoolreform.org1730 Massachusetts Ave Nw · Washington, DC

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To give families in underserved communities information about quality schools and to eliminate obstacles that would prevent the children of those families from competing to attend quality schools.

83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$139K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $42K a year · 21% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$139K
to officers and key staff · 60% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 60% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $291K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$103K
137% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 137% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$123K
Spent
$234K
To programs
83%
Net assets
−$28K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$123K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$273K
Expenses
$234K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$246K
Net assets
−$28K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$28K
FY2021$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $195K Management & general 12% · $28K Fundraising 5% · $11K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $139K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Patrick Corvington
Executive Director
$139,333Pt VII · Sec A
Terry Goings
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Onek
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Tucker
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Riner
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Patrick Corvington$164,667$139,333

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

Empowering underserved families with school information and removing barriers to quality education access.

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1 program · $195K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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To give families in underserved communities in DC information about quality schools and to eliminate obstacles that would prevent the children of those families from competing to attend quality schools.

$195Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Tides FoundationFY2020$150K
Flamboyan Foundation INCFY2020$100K
Education Forward DCFY2020$41K
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2020$5
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$291K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$123K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$123K
Money outPt IX
$234K
Ln 25
Programscol B$195K
Managementcol C$28K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
−$28K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K
Total assetsLn 16$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
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$123K
Total revenueLn 12$123K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$63K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
Net assetsLn 32−$28K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K$63K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$125K$75K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K$103K
Net assetsLn 32$83K−$28K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$160K$144K$8K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12K$12K$100
Other employee benefitsLn 9$311$311
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$12K$604$614
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$345$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$507$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$5K$919$563
Total functional expensesLn 25$234K$195K$28K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest $273K$246K$28K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $123K$234K−$111K−$28K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $122,815 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $132,962$122,815
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $56$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $133,018$122,815
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 $219,613$185,962
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $278,903$47,984
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $498,516$233,946
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$365,498−$111,131
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 $122,815 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$122,815
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$122,815
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$122,815
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $233,946 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $143,826 · Management $7,991 · Fundraising $7,991$159,808
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,085 · Fundraising $100$12,185
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $311$311
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,440 · Management $604 · Fundraising $614$13,658
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $345 · Management $9,284$9,629
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,056$16,056
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $507 · Management $1,003 · Fundraising $1,420$2,930
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,000$4,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,919$3,919
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,779$4,779
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,189 · Management $919 · Fundraising $563$6,671
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $194,759 · Management $28,499 · Fundraising $10,688$233,946
Part X · Balance sheet $75,212 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,144$63,204
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,977$3,400
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,527$8,608
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $124,648$75,212
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,226$73,221
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$29,700
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,226$102,921
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $72,522−$27,709
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,900$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $83,422−$27,709
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $124,648$75,212
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$27,709 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$122,815
XI-2 Total expenses$233,946
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$111,131
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$83,422
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$27,709

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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