Virtual Enterprises International INC

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 2010EducationEIN 27-3362452Revenue $3.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSveinternational.org122 Amsterdam Ave, 10023-6407 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Nov 2010Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide schools and school districts with strategies for implementing the vei program, an applied learning instructional model for career readiness, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, economics, business, and technology. In addition, the organization will provide schools and school districts with opportunities for students to engage in real-world learning activities such as internships, business plan competitions, trade shows, and professional workshops.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 643 volunteers and 37 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $122K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 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
$948K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 80% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $758K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$533K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 28 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 28 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.7M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$868K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.7M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$3.7M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$3.9M
Net assets
$868K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$868K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Nov 2010.

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% · $2.9M Management & general 11% · $434K Fundraising 15% · $584K

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

34 people listed on the 990; $948K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$190,516Pt VII · Sec A
$157,363Pt VII · Sec A
Founder
$149,693Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$133,523Pt VII · Sec A
Director Curriculum & Pro Learning
$120,697Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Programs
$118,317Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Director of Programs
$78,022Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tom Smith’s $191K as President & CEO is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ali Shama—$194,573$177,109$64,083——
Tom Smith$190,516—————
Nicholas Lee Chapman———$165,132$153,527$154,630
Eduardo Beltre$157,363$153,885————
Iris Blanc$149,693$140,588$132,973$130,044$140,588$140,291
Doris Thomas——$141,460———
Rebecca Mooney$133,523—————
Paul Presti—$126,879$122,835$116,985$114,132$121,511

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

Helps schools implement programs for real-world student learning activities.

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1 program · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization provided three signature activities to the students in the program as part of the youth business summit - the international trade show, the national business plan competition and the global business challenge. More than 22,000 students participated and or served through these activities.

$2.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 16 grants · $343K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$36,000
Brooklyn Academy of Global FinanceFY2022$12,999
Piper High SchoolFY2022$10,000
Cs Brown High School StemFY2022$10,000
Dos Palos High SchoolFY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,650
West Hempstead UfsdFY2022$6,000
Patchogue-Medford High SchoolFY2022$6,000
Carpinteria Unified School DistrictFY2021$13,000
Greater Johnstown School DistrictFY2020$50,000
DC Public Education FundDC · FY2020$25,000
Dallas Education FoundationTX · FY2020$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$434K
Fundraisingcol D$584K
Owns and owesPt X
$868K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$533K
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$540K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$3.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$33K
SavingsLn 2$216K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$250K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$174K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$533K
Net assetsLn 32$868K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 6643
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$527K$250K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$171K$174K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$556K$533K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$868K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$40K$40K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$619K$308K$188K$124K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.1M$102K$277K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$111K$80K$9K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$189K$128K$26K$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c$129K$106K$21K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$245K$201K$39K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$41K$41K
Office expensesLn 13$202K$129K$30K$43K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$11K$1K$4K
TravelLn 17$43K$36K$419$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27K$26K$1K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$110K$110K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$9K$10K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$625K$603K$4K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$2.9M$434K$584K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.7M$3.9M−$191K$868K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.9M$4.1M−$214K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$4.0M−$774K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$3.6M−$560K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.3M$2.6M$670K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$2.7M$340K$1.9M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,718,136 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,064,508$1,817,887
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,878,139$2,045,663
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,704$7,392
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$33,562−$152,806
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,925,789$3,718,136
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $55,100$40,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,548,950$2,406,235
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $55,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,480,863$1,462,985
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,139,913$3,909,220
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$214,124−$191,084
Part VI · Governance 27 of 28 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members27
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 $3,718,136 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$539,531
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,278,356
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,817,887
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,045,663$2,045,663
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,392$7,392
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$153,301−$153,301
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $495$495
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,045,663 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$145,414$3,718,136
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,909,220 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $40,000$40,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $307,573 · Management $187,988 · Fundraising $123,895$619,456
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,107,573 · Management $102,340 · Fundraising $276,836$1,486,749
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $79,826 · Management $9,118 · Fundraising $21,608$110,552
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $127,783 · Management $25,595 · Fundraising $36,100$189,478
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $105,603 · Management $20,518 · Fundraising $2,639$128,760
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $200,567 · Management $38,970 · Fundraising $5,012$244,549
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $40,721$40,721
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $128,678 · Management $30,474 · Fundraising $42,821$201,973
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,416$2,416
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,240 · Management $1,104 · Fundraising $4,194$16,538
IX-17 TravelPrograms $36,080 · Management $419 · Fundraising $6,075$42,574
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $25,520 · Fundraising $1,125$26,645
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,201$1,201
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $109,728$109,728
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,545 · Management $9,523 · Fundraising $5,042$23,110
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $602,772 · Management $4,039 · Fundraising $17,959$624,770
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,891,488 · Management $433,705 · Fundraising $584,027$3,909,220
Part X · Balance sheet $1,400,883 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $215,222$33,471
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $312,249$216,479
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $922,326$969,360
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,996$7,350
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $170,900$174,223
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,647,693$1,400,883
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $501,145$466,772
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,740$38,790
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,420$27,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $556,305$533,162
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $626,388$19,207
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $465,000$848,514
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,091,388$867,721
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,647,693$1,400,883
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $867,721 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,718,136
XI-2 Total expenses$3,909,220
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$191,084
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,091,388
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$32,583
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$867,721

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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