Lead Education Group INC FY2020 filing

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Wheaton, IL501(c)(3)EducationEIN 27-2456254Revenue $392K in FY2020

On file with the IRSleadeducationgroup.comPo Box 5392, 60189-5392 · Wheaton, ILTax-exempt since Dec 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide transformational Education in various countries throughout the world. This mission is accomplished through the following initiatives: starting english speaking schools,providing teachers for national schools, and teacher training.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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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FY2020 · 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 $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $24K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% 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
$392K
Spent
$358K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$199K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$392K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$392K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$414K
FY2023$363K
FY2024$547K
FY2025$397K
Expenses
$358K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$358K
FY2021$446K
FY2022$378K
FY2023$332K
FY2024$409K
FY2025$559K
Net assets
$199K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$199K
FY2021$142K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$208K
FY2024$347K
FY2025$185K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2011.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $265K Management & general 22% · $78K Fundraising 4% · $15K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$63,637Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Stephen Beck’s $64K as President is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Stephen Beck$64,100$74,097$80,499$73,775$7,200$63,637

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

Empowering global communities through English-speaking schools, teacher training, and education for the deaf.

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3 programs · $265K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

English Speaking Schools

Progress made in starting an international english speaking school. The school began in september 2018. Lead is now providing cross-cultural training for teachers at this school.

$175Kprogram expense
02

Providing Teachers for National Schools

Teaching english in national schools. We have continued to recruit and place teachers internationally.

$48Kprogram expense
03

English Tutoring

Establishment of english learning and tutoring in morocco. This program received official approval and is functioning well.

$41Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$24K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$392K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$391K
Investment incomeLn 3$719
Money outPt IX
$358K
Ln 25
Programscol B$265K
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$199K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$198K
Total assetsLn 16$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$391K
Government grantsLn 1e$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$719
Total revenueLn 12$392K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$198K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$198K
Total assetsLn 16$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$199K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
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$182K$198K
Total assetsLn 16$183K$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$165K$199K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$58K$4K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$200K$168K$21K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$13K$11K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$824$824
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$26K$44K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$2K$6K$913
Total functional expensesLn 25$358K$265K$78K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $397K$559K−$162K$185K 990 PDF
FY2024 $547K$409K$138K$347K 990 PDF
FY2023 $363K$332K$30K$208K 990 PDF
FY2022 $414K$378K$36K$178K 990 PDF
FY2021 $390K$446K−$56K$142K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $392K$358K$34K$199K 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 $392,014 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $485,905$391,295
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$719
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $485,905$392,014
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 $334,061$264,119
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $189,790$94,087
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $523,851$358,206
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$37,946$33,808
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 $392,014 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$21,100
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$370,195
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$391,295
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $719$719
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $719 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$392,014
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $358,206 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $57,910 · Management $3,818 · Fundraising $1,909$63,637
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $168,316 · Management $21,444 · Fundraising $10,722$200,482
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,800$1,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,782 · Fundraising $1,884$12,666
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $824$824
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,167 · Management $44,170$70,337
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,685 · Management $5,862 · Fundraising $913$8,460
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $264,860 · Management $77,918 · Fundraising $15,428$358,206
Part X · Balance sheet $211,817 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $181,993$198,224
X-4 Accounts receivable$13,393
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,075$200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $183,068$211,817
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,663$8,917
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,624$4,311
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,287$13,228
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $83,238$98,327
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $81,543$100,262
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $164,781$198,589
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $183,068$211,817
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $198,589 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$392,014
XI-2 Total expenses$358,206
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,808
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$164,781
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$198,589

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

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