Stoa: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 27-0837507)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$273K
FY2022	$281K
FY2023	$377K
FY2024	$399K
FY2025	$364K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$234K
FY2022	$285K
FY2023	$337K
FY2024	$273K
FY2025	$321K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$160K
FY2022	$152K
FY2023	$191K
FY2024	$320K
FY2025	$364K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2013.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $321K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Theresa Ellington

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynda Sloneker

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janice Tham

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Stoa is a youth development nonprofit based in Modesto, CA.

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1 program · $321K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Organization and production of speech competitions for homeschooled children

$321Kprogram 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 · FY2023

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2023$21K

The Modglin Family FoundationFY2023$5K

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$355

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$26K

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$364K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$161K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$134K

Other incomeLn 4–11$66K

Money outPt IX

$321K

Ln 25

Programscol B$321K

Owns and owesPt X

$364K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$368K

Total assetsLn 16$390K

LiabilitiesLn 26$26K

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a1,452

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$134K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$161K

Investment incomeLn 3$3K

Other incomeLn 4–11$66K

Total revenueLn 12$364K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$182K

SavingsLn 2$186K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$368K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K

Total assetsLn 16$390K

LiabilitiesLn 26$26K

Net assetsLn 32$364K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 52

Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$322K	$368K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$29K	$17K
Total assetsLn 16	$351K	$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$31K	$26K
Net assetsLn 32	$320K	$364K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$111K	$111K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$9K	$9K
Legal feesLn 11b	$128	$128
Accounting feesLn 11c	$7K	$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1K	$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$12K	$12K
Office expensesLn 13	$16K	$16K
Information technologyLn 14	$17K	$17K
TravelLn 17	$24K	$24K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$76K	$76K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$20K	$20K
InsuranceLn 23	$16K	$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$11K	$11K
All other expensesLn 24e	$933	$933
Total functional expensesLn 25	$321K	$321K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$364K	$321K	$43K	$364K	990 PDF
FY2024	$399K	$273K	$126K	$320K	990 PDF
FY2023	$377K	$337K	$40K	$191K	990 PDF
FY2022	$281K	$285K	−$4K	$152K	990 PDF
FY2021	$273K	$234K	$39K	$160K	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 $363,672 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$133,892

I-9 Program service revenue$161,267

I-10 Investment income$2,865

I-11 Other revenue$65,648

I-12 Total revenue$363,672

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$119,848

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expenses$200,972

I-18 Total expenses$320,820

I-19 Revenue less expenses$42,852

Part VI · Governance 0 of 1,452 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1,452

VI-1b Independent voting members0

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

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $363,672 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$5,810 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$133,892

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$133,892

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $159,291$159,291

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,865$2,865

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $73,434$73,434

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $229,780 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$363,672

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $320,820 across 14 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $111,331$111,331

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,517$8,517

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $128$128

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,449$7,449

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,430$1,430

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,617$11,617

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,912$15,912

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,806$16,806

IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,717$23,717

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $76,169$76,169

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,904$19,904

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,049$16,049

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,858$10,858

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $933$933

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $320,820 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$320,820

Part X · Balance sheet $390,249 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $189,196$182,294

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $132,997$185,861

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$5,297

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $28,882$16,797

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $351,075$390,249

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,046$3,071

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $21,430$25,345

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year −$897−$2,514

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,579$25,902

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $320,496$364,347

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $320,496$364,347

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $351,075$390,249

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $364,347 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$363,672

XI-2 Total expenses$320,820

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,852

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$320,496

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$999

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$364,347

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

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Stoa

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV