Stoa: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & 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.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $337K

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 (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII

Lynda Sloneker

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Theresa Ellington

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maggie Carabellos

President

$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 · $337K · in their own filed words · FY2022

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Organization and production of speech competitions for homeschooled children

$337Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$377K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$366K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$97K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Money outPt IX

$337K

Ln 25

Programscol B$337K

Owns and owesPt X

$191K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$364K

Total assetsLn 16$367K

LiabilitiesLn 26$176K

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a1,334

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$97K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$366K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Total revenueLn 12$377K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$254K

SavingsLn 2$111K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$364K

Total assetsLn 16$367K

LiabilitiesLn 26$176K

Net assetsLn 32$191K

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 FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$190K	$364K
Total assetsLn 16	$191K	$367K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$39K	$176K
Net assetsLn 32	$151K	$191K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$102K	$102K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$9K	$9K
Legal feesLn 11b	$1K	$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$6K	$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2K	$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$7K	$7K
Office expensesLn 13	$23K	$23K
Information technologyLn 14	$24K	$24K
TravelLn 17	$47K	$47K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$101K	$101K
InsuranceLn 23	$14K	$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1K	$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$337K	$337K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$364K	$321K	$43K	$364K	990 PDF
FY2024	$399K	$273K	$126K	$320K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$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 $377,073 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$96,917

I-9 Program service revenue$366,457

I-10 Investment income$1,465

I-11 Other revenue−$87,766

I-12 Total revenue$377,073

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$111,052

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expenses$226,286

I-18 Total expenses$337,338

I-19 Revenue less expenses$39,735

Part VI · Governance 0 of 1,334 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1,334

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 $377,073 across 6 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$166,567 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$96,917

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$96,917

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $366,457$366,457

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,465$1,465

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $78,801$78,801

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $280,156 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$377,073

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $337,338 across 12 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $102,030$102,030

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,022$9,022

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,363$1,363

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,335$6,335

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,570$1,570

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,863$6,863

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,205$23,205

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $24,162$24,162

IX-17 TravelPrograms $46,632$46,632

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $100,830$100,830

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,857$13,857

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,469$1,469

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $337,338 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$337,338

Part X · Balance sheet $366,604 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80,525$253,668

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $109,201$110,666

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $918$2,270

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $190,644$366,604

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,127$159,013

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,572$17,685

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year −$1,315−$1,089

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,384$175,609

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $151,260$190,995

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $151,260$190,995

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $190,644$366,604

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $190,995 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$377,073

XI-2 Total expenses$337,338

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,735

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$151,260

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$190,995

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Stoa FY2023 filing

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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