The Get Schooled Foundation

Seattle, WAUnknown exempt organizationSince 2010 EIN 27-2245578Revenue $3.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSgetschooled.com1425 Broadway 401 · Seattle, WA

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Get Schooled helps young people Get to college, find first jobs, and succeed in both. As america's only all-digital college and career counselor, we provide compelling, research-based content on our website and social media, as well as personalized texts with youth.

78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 15 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $60K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
9
named funders · $1.8M
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2025▲ +41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$3.5M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $2.3M Management & general 11% · $320K Fundraising 11% · $325K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$438,333Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$192,154Pt VII · Sec A
Director - Product & Data
$144,357Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Marketing & Communi
$142,147Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Program Manager
$106,363Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Branam$438,333$134,000$122,000$100,000$100,000$54,000
Kyla Lackie$192,154$187,761$150,782$170,254——
Carol Rava—————$165,063
David Nguyen$144,357$129,756$124,685$118,569$113,099$108,807
Christopher Brown$142,147$133,517$135,506$123,851$119,509$109,348
Eric Lopez$106,363—————
Sean Morrin—$104,348$102,736$102,736——
Jacqueline Ivy—————$101,911

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

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1 program · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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$2.3Mprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$186K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$320K
Fundraisingcol D$325K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$186K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$660K$393K$134K$134K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$969K$33K$132K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$39K$33K$1K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$96K$73K$9K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$123K$93K$11K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$35K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$154K$131K$13K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$67K$65K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$61K$12K$44K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$561K$542K$19K
TravelLn 17$31K$4K$19K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.3M$320K$325K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.5M$3.0M$578K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$3.1M−$578K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.4M$172K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$2.2M−$145K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.9M$176K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.3M$2.2M$160K$2.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,543,232 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,063,796$3,330,689
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $406,080$186,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46,793$26,543
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,516,669$3,543,232
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 $1,832,482$2,051,204
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,262,238$914,483
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,094,720$2,965,687
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$578,051$577,545
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $3,543,232 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,330,689
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,330,689
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $186,000$186,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,543$26,543
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $186,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26,543$3,543,232
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,965,687 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $392,643 · Management $133,784 · Fundraising $133,783$660,210
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $968,645 · Management $32,981 · Fundraising $132,053$1,133,679
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $32,781 · Management $1,386 · Fundraising $4,663$38,830
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $72,543 · Management $8,712 · Fundraising $14,672$95,927
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $93,197 · Management $11,239 · Fundraising $18,122$122,558
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,140$35,140
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $131,385 · Management $12,589 · Fundraising $9,554$153,528
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $65,381 · Management $1,364$66,745
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,391 · Management $44,346 · Fundraising $3,895$60,632
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $542,458 · Management $18,788$561,246
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,002 · Management $19,184 · Fundraising $8,074$31,260
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,932$5,932
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,321,358 · Management $319,513 · Fundraising $324,816$2,965,687
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,024,763$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,000,000$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $72,756$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,097,519$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $101,562$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $19,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $120,562$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,216,198$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $760,759$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,976,957$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,097,519$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,543,232
XI-2 Total expenses$2,965,687
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$577,545
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,976,957
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,554,502
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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