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Narberth, PA501(c)(3)Since 2005EducationEIN 27-0139226Revenue $1.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSworkshoplearning.org822 Montgomery Ave Ste 318, 19072-1948 · Narberth, PATax-exempt since Aug 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization's primary purpose is to provide high school students with the opportunity to learn rigorous academic content through real-world problem solving. The organization's mission is through real-world Learning, robust community, and personal growth, empower young adults to pursue a life of security, connection, and purpose. The organization challenges students to know themselves, seek and leverage opportunities that align with their interests and goals, develop skills that let them succeed in a wide range of educational and professional settings, and draw productive and actionable lessons from their experiences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$117K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $219K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+90% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$984K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +90%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$358K
FY2022$395K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$569K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$860K
FY2021$842K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$982K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$984K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$984K

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 2010.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $908K Management & general 12% · $131K Fundraising 8% · $86K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $117K 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
$117,099Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Igor Messano
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Yaracs
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brandon Miller
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jamie Gilliyerd
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ayannah Kamryn
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jameel Rush
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Matthew Riggan’s $117K as Executive Di is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Matthew Riggan$117,099$116,368$115,924$85,800$90,624$103,726

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 15aNo

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Teaches high schoolers real-world problem-solving for careers in energy-efficient building.

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1 program · $908K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To accomplish the organization's mission, collaborative projects were designed for high school students that present difficult and evolving challenges for them. The students will work through these challenges together and will be able to document the results of their work.

$908Kprogram 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
Jevs Human ServicesFY2024$120K
The Philadelphia FoundationFY2024$57K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$25K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$10K
Tides CenterFY2024$6K
Cherith Christian Private FoundationFY2024$500
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$219K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$908K
Managementcol C$131K
Fundraisingcol D$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$984K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$558K
Total assetsLn 16$999K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$302K
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Gains on assetsLn 7$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
SavingsLn 2$549K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$558K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$391K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$999K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$984K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$553K$558K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$359K$391K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$999K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$984K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$155K$124K$20K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$572K$457K$74K$40K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K$16K$3K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$55K$44K$7K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$51K$41K$7K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$20K$365$196
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$1K$712
OccupancyLn 16$495$495
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$18K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$140K$119K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$57K$57K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$908K$131K$86K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.1M−$44K$984K 990 PDF
FY2024 $569K$1.2M−$618K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$982K$470K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $395K$1.2M−$775K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $358K$842K−$484K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.3M$860K$1.4M$2.4M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,079,951 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $544,959$1,042,377
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,616$37,574
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $568,575$1,079,951
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $800,110$852,679
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $386,624$271,745
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,186,734$1,124,424
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$618,159−$44,473
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,079,951 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$302,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$739,877
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,042,377
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32,051$32,051
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $5,523$5,523
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,523 · Excluded from tax $32,051$1,079,951
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,124,424 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $124,056 · Management $20,159 · Fundraising $10,855$155,070
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $457,310 · Management $74,313 · Fundraising $40,015$571,638
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $16,280 · Management $2,645 · Fundraising $1,424$20,349
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,770 · Management $7,113 · Fundraising $3,830$54,713
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,727 · Management $6,618 · Fundraising $3,564$50,909
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,860$11,860
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,333$3,333
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,902 · Management $365 · Fundraising $196$20,463
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,371$2,371
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,143 · Management $1,323 · Fundraising $712$10,178
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $495$495
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,711$2,711
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,223 · Management $2,961 · Fundraising $1,594$22,778
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $119,133 · Fundraising $21,055$140,188
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $57,368$57,368
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $908,118 · Management $130,690 · Fundraising $85,616$1,124,424
Part X · Balance sheet $998,734 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $138,641$9,020
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $414,844$549,354
X-4 Accounts receivable$20,759
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,686$19,258
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,231$9,520
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $359,429$390,823
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,040,831$998,734
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,637$15,217
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,637$15,217
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $909,194$958,517
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $100,000$25,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,009,194$983,517
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,040,831$998,734
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $983,517 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,079,951
XI-2 Total expenses$1,124,424
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$44,473
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,009,194
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$18,796
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$983,517

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

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