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Graduate School FY2020 filing

Washington, DCUnknown exempt organization EIN 26-4232788Revenue $25.2M in FY2020

On file with the IRSgraduateschool.edu600 Maryland Avenue Sw No 120 · Washington, DC

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Develop & administer activities for educational improvement & increase employee productivity.

83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.3M 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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Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $721K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $6.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.7 months of spending in cash, plus $6.8M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$13.3M
89% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 89% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$25.2M
Spent
$28.9M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$25.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25.2M
FY2021$23.8M
FY2022$13.9M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$137K
FY2025$65K
Expenses
$28.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$28.9M
FY2021$22.6M
FY2022$12.6M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025Not on file

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: FY2025.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $24.0M Management & general 17% · $5.0M

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

15 people listed on the 990; $1.3M 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
John Maykoski
President/CEO
$198,018Pt VII · Sec A
Robert H Kies JR
Treasurer/CFO
$174,366Pt VII · Sec A
Beth Stoops
VP Curriculum & Learning S
$171,900Pt VII · Sec A
Jason Aubuchon
Senior Program Manager
$135,456Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Binder
Director, Gati
$134,643Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Brown
Director, IT
$133,954Pt VII · Sec A
Kim Price-Harwood
VP Marketing, Communicatio
$127,178Pt VII · Sec A
James Green
Secretary/Legal Counsel
$121,306Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Maykoski—$112,535$234,587$276,154$209,225$198,018
Robert H Kies JR——$181,814$205,992$184,377$174,366
Beth Stoops———$196,640$137,278$171,900
Jason Aubuchon———$170,122$130,300$135,456
Michael Binder———$160,984—$134,643
Kim Price-Harwood———$151,963$128,361$127,178
Allyson Burton$41,340$105,900$112,069$144,465——
James Green——$124,500$136,200$135,250$121,306

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

Improves education and boosts employee productivity through organized activities.

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1 program · $24.0M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Education and Training

By providing challenging education and training opportunities to aspiring and seasoned professionals, graduate school prepares individuals to enter and advance in careers in government, and other positions with private and not-for-profit organizations.

$24.0Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 4 grants · $4.0M · 2022–2023
Virginia Tech Foundation INCVA · FY2023$1,500,000
Hampton UniversityVA · FY2023$500,000
Williams-Franklin FoundationDC · FY2023$50,000
Virginia Tech Foundation INCVA · FY2022$2,000,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$25.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$106K
Money outPt IX
$28.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$24.0M
Managementcol C$5.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$14.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A15
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$106K
Total revenueLn 12$25.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
SavingsLn 2$120K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$984K
Other assetsLn 15$797K
Total assetsLn 16$14.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5366
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$1.2M$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.6M$6.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$990K$984K
Total assetsLn 16$18.7M$14.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.4M$13.3M
Net assetsLn 32$5.3M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$598K$598K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.4M$7.2M$2.2M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$641K$513K$127K
Payroll taxesLn 10$845K$614K$231K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$111K$111K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.9M$3.8M$35K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2.2M$2.0M$175K
Office expensesLn 13$165K$152K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$718K$718K
OccupancyLn 16$4.2M$3.8M$404K
TravelLn 17$1.8M$1.8M$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$63K$61K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$488K$356K$132K
InsuranceLn 23$181K$31K$150K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.4M$3.4M
All other expensesLn 24e$237K$171K$66K
Total functional expensesLn 25$28.9M$24.0M$5.0M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $65K 990 PDF
FY2024 $137K$2.7M−$2.6M$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.3M$3.1M$181K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.9M$12.6M$1.3M$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $23.8M$22.6M$1.2M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $25.2M$28.9M−$3.7M$1.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $25,249,075 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $34,056,558$25,528,662
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $153,341$106,032
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$465,534−$385,619
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $33,744,365$25,249,075
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 $12,266,850$11,494,686
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,607,228$17,420,778
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $34,874,078$28,915,464
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,129,713−$3,666,389
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $25,249,075 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,069 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,528,662$25,528,662
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $106,032$106,032
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$388,688−$388,688
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,528,662 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$279,587$25,249,075
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $28,915,464 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $597,690$597,690
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,224,234 · Management $2,186,794$9,411,028
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $513,235 · Management $127,461$640,696
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $614,143 · Management $231,129$845,272
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,720$8,720
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $111,465$111,465
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,841,266 · Management $35,216$3,876,482
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,030,476 · Management $175,478$2,205,954
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $152,091 · Management $13,019$165,110
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $717,764$717,764
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,816,209 · Management $403,897$4,220,106
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,756,976 · Management $1,506$1,758,482
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $61,164 · Management $2,058$63,222
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $355,951 · Management $131,653$487,604
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,422 · Management $149,633$181,055
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,387,678$3,387,678
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $171,306 · Management $65,830$237,136
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $23,956,151 · Management $4,959,313 · Fundraising $0$28,915,464
Part X · Balance sheet $14,917,796 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,046,818$1,673,380
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $120,354$120,128
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $665,087$366,600
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,091,025$3,988,233
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $966,012$178,676
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $989,592$984,189
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,646,098$6,809,337
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $170,239$797,253
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,695,225$14,917,796
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,295,547$2,749,957
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,906,619$6,957,851
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$1,607,200
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,233,876$1,957,163
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,436,042$13,272,171
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,259,183$1,645,625
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,259,183$1,645,625
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,695,225$14,917,796
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,645,625 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$25,249,075
XI-2 Total expenses$28,915,464
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,666,389
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,259,183
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$52,831
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,645,625

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

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