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Generation Citizen INC FY2021 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 2010Youth Development EIN 27-2039522Revenue $4.1M in FY2021

On file with the IRSgenerationcitizen.org1460 Broadway, 10036-7329 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Aug 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Generation Citizen (gc) works to ensure that every student in the united states receives an effective action civics education, which provides them with the knowledge and skills necessary to participate in our democracy as active citizens. We envision a country of young people working as active and effective citizens to collectively rebuild our american democracy. Gc teaches teenagers how to take effective political action. Through an innovative in-class curriculum, students work with local leaders to fix local problems. Through this real-world experience,our teens are building an active democracy. Our innovative, action-based program will revolutionize civics education in this country. Generation Citizen is building a new Generation of youth activists and leaders; a Generation inspired and equipped to make change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$289K 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $419K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$289K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $390K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$850K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.1M
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
63%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2021▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$6.6M
FY2025$3.7M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2021▼ -42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$5.8M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2021▲ +64%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$6.1M
FY2025$5.5M

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 2010.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $2.0M Management & general 18% · $565K Fundraising 19% · $620K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $289K 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
Scott Warren
Chief Executive Director
$165,630Pt VII · Sec A
Joshua Solomon
Chief Operating Officer
$123,692Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Fink
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Regan Tuner
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kunal Modi
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Clay Roy’s $202K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Clay Roy$201,538$200,000————
Elizabeth Roy——$168,371$168,483——
Scott Warren————$165,630$136,995
Julia Anne Love——$124,224$144,315——
Joshua Solomon$141,120$128,033$114,982$113,973$123,692$110,371
Sarah C Kelly$136,813—————
Allyson Cook$134,119$117,215————
Khin Mai Aung—$131,536$126,322———

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

Empowers families to build self-sufficiency, economic stability, and community involvement.

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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Despite the impact of COVID-19, generation citizen was able to deliver training to 19,800 students, engaging 269 teachers across six sites and remote partnerships in the 2020-2021 school year. We also we completed the transition of our curriculum and trainings to a digital and virtual format due to the restrictions of the pandemic.

$2.0Mprogram 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
New Profit INCFY2025$375K
Edgemont Foundation INCFY2025$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$390K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$259K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$565K
Fundraisingcol D$620K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$850K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$440K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$243K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$259K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$995K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$341
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$850K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 566
VolunteersI 646
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$341
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$442K$850K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$325K$215K$48K$63K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.3M$281K$372K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$173K$114K$25K$34K
Payroll taxesLn 10$204K$135K$30K$40K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$322K$176K$80K$66K
Office expensesLn 13$61K$27K$24K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$11K$5K$3K
TravelLn 17$366$174$192
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$23K$820$22K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$46K$37K$8K$520
InsuranceLn 23$11K$7K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$33K$25K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.0M$565K$620K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.7M$5.8M−$2.1M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.6M$5.2M$1.5M$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.4M$4.9M$1.5M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.7M$3.8M$961K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.1M$3.2M$856K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.3M$5.5M−$189K$1.3M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,064,100 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,363,152$3,799,055
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $953,959$259,471
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$5,574
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,640$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,335,751$4,064,100
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 $4,012,869$2,623,288
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,511,492$585,143
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,524,361$3,208,431
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$188,610$855,669
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $4,064,100 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$439,991
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,359,064
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$242,613
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,799,055
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $259,471$259,471
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,574$5,574
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $259,471 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,574$4,064,100
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,208,431 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $214,519 · Management $47,525 · Fundraising $63,016$325,060
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,267,870 · Management $280,712 · Fundraising $372,199$1,920,781
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $113,693 · Management $25,353 · Fundraising $34,016$173,062
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $134,561 · Management $30,180 · Fundraising $39,644$204,385
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,067$23,067
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $12,377$12,377
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $176,089 · Management $80,210 · Fundraising $65,735$322,034
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,123 · Management $24,316 · Fundraising $9,189$60,628
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,653 · Management $5,027 · Fundraising $2,761$18,441
IX-17 TravelPrograms $174 · Management $192$366
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $820 · Fundraising $22,050$22,870
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,659$1,659
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $37,163 · Management $8,319 · Fundraising $520$46,002
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,361 · Management $1,728 · Fundraising $2,100$11,189
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,408 · Management $24,784 · Fundraising $8,318$66,510
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,023,434 · Management $565,449 · Fundraising $619,548$3,208,431
Part X · Balance sheet $3,046,738 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $568,728$1,200,608
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $640,617$995,291
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $285,000$775,707
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $49,352$11,829
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,646$341
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $96,794$61,597
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $37,007$1,365
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,782,456$3,046,738
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,285$102,522
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $54,450$40,667
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $372,961$707,120
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $441,696$850,309
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $496,625$1,105,733
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $844,135$1,090,696
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,340,760$2,196,429
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,782,456$3,046,738
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,196,429 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,064,100
XI-2 Total expenses$3,208,431
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$855,669
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,340,760
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,196,429

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