The Get Schooled Foundation FY2020 filing

Seattle, WAUnknown exempt organizationSince 2010EIN 27-2245578Revenue $2.3M in FY2020

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.

83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$539K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$539K
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
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
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
$70K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2020
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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
$2.2M
FY2020
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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
$2.4M
FY2020
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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 FY2020 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

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.8M Management & general 11% · $236K Fundraising 6% · $141K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $539K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Deputy Director
$165,063Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Communications & Mkt
$109,348Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Digital Engagement
$108,807Pt VII · Sec A
SR Program Mgr, First Job
$101,911Pt VII · Sec A
President/Executive Director
$54,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director- Current, Secretary Through 8/26/20
$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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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$1.8Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$236K
Fundraisingcol D$141K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$170K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K$70K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$229K$182K$22K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$839K$670K$82K$88K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$6K$748$803
Other employee benefitsLn 9$59K$47K$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$83K$66K$8K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$382$382
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$44K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$28K$6K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$14K$16K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$389K$360K$29K
OccupancyLn 16$82K$53K$20K$8K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$754
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$348K$348K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.8M$236K$141K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $2.3M$2.2M$160K$2.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,346,747 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,220,387$2,346,747
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,220,387$2,346,747
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 $1,182,762$1,218,072
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,540,900$969,041
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,723,662$2,187,113
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,503,275$159,634
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $2,346,747 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$170,440
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,176,307
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,346,747
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,346,747
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,187,113 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $182,426 · Management $22,266 · Fundraising $23,847$228,539
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $670,179 · Management $81,757 · Fundraising $87,545$839,481
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,046 · Management $748 · Fundraising $803$7,597
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $46,935 · Management $5,804 · Fundraising $6,237$58,976
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $66,436 · Management $8,215 · Fundraising $8,828$83,479
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $382$382
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $44,460$44,460
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,649 · Management $6,070 · Fundraising $3,599$37,318
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $31,490$31,490
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,823 · Management $16,204 · Fundraising $1,623$31,650
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $359,852 · Management $29,313$389,165
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $53,217 · Management $20,469 · Fundraising $8,187$81,873
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,471 · Fundraising $754$4,225
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $348,478$348,478
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,810,002 · Management $235,688 · Fundraising $141,423$2,187,113
Part X · Balance sheet $2,421,766 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,250,769$2,297,749
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,000$102,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,991$21,517
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,285,760$2,421,766
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $93,802$42,825
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$27,349
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $93,802$70,174
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,787,686$1,376,016
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $404,272$975,576
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,191,958$2,351,592
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,285,760$2,421,766
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,351,592 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,346,747
XI-2 Total expenses$2,187,113
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$159,634
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,191,958
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,351,592

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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