Educational Justice strives to end Educational inequity by pairing a 5th-8th grade student with a high-achieving high school student for long-term academic mentorship aimed at both improving academic performance and providing a meaningful student leadership experience.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$115K 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $65K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$740K
Spent
$467K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$991K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$740K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$740K
FY2022$396K
FY2023$569K
FY2024$424K
FY2025$755K
Expenses
$467K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$467K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$446K
FY2024$608K
FY2025$716K
Net assets
$991K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$991K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 2011.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $315K Management & general 24% · $113K Fundraising 8% · $39K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director of Program Manag
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Program Manag
$55,150Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bryan Warren’s $89K as Executive Director is at the 77th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Bryan Warren$89,411$89,660$86,500$30,894—
Lori Smith$69,780$67,678$61,462$17,500—
Ibrahim Alshammaa$68,500$64,154$37,055——
Katherine Six———$35,356$60,000
Hannah Lewis———$37,724$55,150

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Pairs middle schoolers with high school mentors for academic help and leadership growth.

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1 program · $315K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Educational justice activists (eja) provides weekly one-on-one tutoring and academic mentoring services to underserved students. Eja serves over 350 students throughout the school year.

$315Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$740K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$732K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$152
Money outPt IX
$467K
Ln 25
Programscol B$315K
Managementcol C$113K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$991K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$456K
Total assetsLn 16$991K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$732K
Government grantsLn 1e$39K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$152
Total revenueLn 12$740K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$149K
SavingsLn 2$307K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$456K
Other assetsLn 15$534K
Total assetsLn 16$991K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$991K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 6425
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$437K$456K
Total assetsLn 16$719K$991K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$719K$991K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$127K$89K$25K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$115K$81K$23K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$10K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$109K$76K$22K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$2K$649$324
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$35K$35K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$362
Office expensesLn 13$12K$8K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$28K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$560$280
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$400$400
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$1K$584
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$660$660
Total functional expensesLn 25$467K$315K$113K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $755K$716K$39K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $424K$608K−$184K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $569K$446K$123K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $396K$322K$75K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $740K$467K$272K$991K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $739,541 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $408,076$731,758
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$7,631
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$152
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $408,076$739,541
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 $309,728$365,078
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $126,400$102,250
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $436,128$467,328
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$28,052$272,213
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $739,541 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$38,665
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$693,093
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$731,758
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,631$7,631
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $152$152
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,631 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $152$739,541
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $467,328 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,112 · Management $25,461 · Fundraising $12,730$127,303
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $80,605 · Management $23,030 · Fundraising $11,515$115,150
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,824 · Management $2,807 · Fundraising $1,403$14,034
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $76,014 · Management $21,718 · Fundraising $10,859$108,591
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,271 · Management $649 · Fundraising $324$3,244
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $35,279$35,279
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,086 · Fundraising $362$1,448
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,146 · Management $2,327 · Fundraising $1,164$11,637
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,444$28,444
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,959 · Management $560 · Fundraising $280$2,799
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $400$400
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,082 · Management $1,166 · Fundraising $584$5,832
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,507$12,507
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $660$660
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $315,110 · Management $112,997 · Fundraising $39,221$467,328
Part X · Balance sheet $990,906 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $437,443$149,491
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$306,915
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $281,250$534,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $718,693$990,906
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $718,693$990,906
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $718,693$990,906
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $990,906 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$739,541
XI-2 Total expenses$467,328
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$272,213
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$718,693
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$990,906

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