Birmingham Education Foundation

Tax-deductible

Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Since 2009EducationEIN 26-4685144Revenue $935K in FY2025

On file with the IRSedbirmingham.org1220 20th St S, 35205-3814 · Birmingham, ALTax-exempt since Aug 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Birmingham Education Foundation (ed) is dedicated to increasing the number of students in the Birmingham city schools that are on the path to college, career, and life readiness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
43¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 21 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $67K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
43%
of spending
Concern: 43% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$138K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 94% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $28K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$118K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$935K
+91% vs prior year
Spent
$521K
To programs
43%
Net assets
$410K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$935K
FY2025▲ +91%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$881K
FY2023$666K
FY2024$489K
FY2025$935K
Expenses
$521K
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$857K
FY2024$516K
FY2025$521K
Net assets
$410K
FY2025▲ ×92
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$530K
FY2022$213K
FY2023$23K
FY2024−$5K
FY2025$410K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Aug 2009.

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

Where the money goes

43 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 43% · $226K Management & general 17% · $90K Fundraising 39% · $204K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $138K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$138,211Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Ashley Samuels’s $138K as Executive Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jw Carpenter———$17,980$147,015
Dr Ashley Samuels$138,211$130,171$11,250$49,094—

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

Boosts student numbers and prepares them for life after school.

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1 program · $226K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The birmingham education foundation's programs are centered around the FOLLOWING:1.TO build a network of members of the birmingham community and the birmingham city schools who believe in birmingham's children and their limitless potential for success and will focus on the following areas: A.COLLEGE, career and life readiness B.COLLEGE &…

$226Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$28K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$935K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$927K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$521K
Ln 25
Programscol B$226K
Managementcol C$90K
Fundraisingcol D$204K
Owns and owesPt X
$410K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$528K
Total assetsLn 16$528K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$927K
Government grantsLn 1e$299K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$935K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$528K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$528K
Total assetsLn 16$528K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
Net assetsLn 32$410K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 621
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K$528K
Total assetsLn 16$110K$528K
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K$118K
Net assetsLn 32−$5K$410K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$204K$41K$41K$122K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$43K$42K$332$997
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$1K$631$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$9K$5K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$6K$3K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$25K$4K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$56K$28K$4K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$698$2K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$11K$2K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$26K$4K$10K
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$219$546
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$409$1K
InterestLn 20$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$8K$1K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$21K$9K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$521K$226K$90K$204K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $935K$521K$414K$410K 990 PDF
FY2024 $489K$516K−$27K−$5K 990 PDF
FY2023 $666K$857K−$191K$23K 990 PDF
FY2022 $881K$1.2M−$317K$213K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.3M−$214K$530K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $935,310 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $464,072$927,010
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $25,000$8,300
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $489,072$935,310
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 $321,850$297,065
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $194,445$223,906
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $516,295$520,971
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$27,223$414,339
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $935,310 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$298,737
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$628,273
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$927,010
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $8,300$8,300
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,300$935,310
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $520,971 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,766 · Management $40,766 · Fundraising $122,297$203,829
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,152 · Management $332 · Fundraising $997$43,481
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,273 · Management $631 · Fundraising $1,893$3,797
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,097 · Management $4,509 · Fundraising $13,528$27,134
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,311 · Management $3,128 · Fundraising $9,385$18,824
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $24,970 · Management $3,842 · Fundraising $9,604$38,416
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27,877 · Management $4,289 · Fundraising $24,075$56,241
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,535 · Management $698 · Fundraising $1,744$6,977
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,233 · Management $1,728 · Fundraising $4,320$17,281
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,357 · Management $4,055 · Fundraising $10,137$40,549
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,421 · Management $219 · Fundraising $546$2,186
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $409 · Fundraising $1,225$1,634
IX-20 InterestManagement $15,432$15,432
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,412 · Management $1,294 · Fundraising $3,235$12,941
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,335 · Management $9,419 · Fundraising $1,495$32,249
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $226,148 · Management $90,342 · Fundraising $204,481$520,971
Part X · Balance sheet $527,844 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,180$527,844
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $110,180$527,844
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,653$21,978
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $96,088$96,088
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $114,741$118,066
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$392,848−$87,608
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $388,287$497,386
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$4,561$409,778
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $110,180$527,844
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $409,778 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$935,310
XI-2 Total expenses$520,971
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$414,339
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$4,561
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$409,778

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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