The Get Schooled Foundation FY2022 filing

Seattle, WAUnknown exempt organizationSince 2010 EIN 27-2245578Revenue $2.0M in FY2022

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.

88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$615K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$615K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.3 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
$82K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2022▼ -4%
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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
FY2022▲ +12%
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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
FY2022▼ -6%
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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 FY2022 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

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.9M Management & general 9% · $200K Fundraising 3% · $72K

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; $615K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Deputy Director
$170,254Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Marketing & Communi
$123,851Pt VII · Sec A
Director - Product & Data
$118,569Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Product Manager - First Jobs Access
$102,736Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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$1.9Mprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$200K
Fundraisingcol D$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$121K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K$82K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$283K$196K$43K$43K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$978K$21K$12K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$40K$37K$2K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$76K$71K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$103K$94K$5K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$43K$43K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$155K$138K$11K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$60K$60K
Office expensesLn 13$89K$28K$60K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$244K$233K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$1K$751$168
TravelLn 17$16K$15K$377
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$54K$54K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.9M$200K$72K

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 Viewing $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 $2,031,500 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,111,424$2,031,500
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 $2,111,424$2,031,500
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 $1,331,493$1,513,499
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $603,435$662,793
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,934,928$2,176,292
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $176,496−$144,792
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $2,031,500 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$369
VIII-1e Government grants$121,413
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,909,718
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,031,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,031,500
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,176,292 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $196,489 · Management $43,312 · Fundraising $43,312$283,113
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $978,325 · Management $21,071 · Fundraising $12,040$1,011,436
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $36,906 · Management $1,691 · Fundraising $1,374$39,971
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $70,646 · Management $2,857 · Fundraising $2,281$75,784
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $93,980 · Management $4,971 · Fundraising $4,244$103,195
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $42,600$42,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $137,660 · Management $10,618 · Fundraising $6,898$155,176
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $60,301$60,301
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,584 · Management $60,154 · Fundraising $1,566$89,304
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $233,018 · Management $11,249$244,267
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,092 · Management $751 · Fundraising $168$2,011
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,184 · Management $377$15,561
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53,573$53,573
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,904,758 · Management $199,651 · Fundraising $71,883$2,176,292
Part X · Balance sheet $2,465,665 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,356,232$2,406,516
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $235,000$38,550
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,494$20,599
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,610,726$2,465,665
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $82,638$82,369
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $82,638$82,369
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,367,887$1,282,566
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,160,201$1,100,730
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,528,088$2,383,296
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,610,726$2,465,665
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,383,296 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,031,500
XI-2 Total expenses$2,176,292
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$144,792
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,528,088
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,383,296

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