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Schooling for Life FY2020 filing

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Reston, VA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 27-4868296Revenue $47K in FY2020

On file with the IRS12030 Sunrise Valley Dr Ste 450, 20191-3400 · Reston, VATax-exempt since May 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To create, plan, and facilitate curriculum and programs for gifted students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $121K a year · 46% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
616 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 615.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $274K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$47K
Spent
$22K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$5.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$47K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$21K
FY2023$536K
FY2024$217K
FY2025$488K
Expenses
$22K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021$116K
FY2022$217K
FY2023$359K
FY2024$111K
FY2025$10K
Net assets
$5.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.1M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$5.4M
FY2025$5.9M

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 May 2011.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $22K Management & general 2% · $471

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Roger Silk
Director/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
May Liang
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steven Simon
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kendra Harvey
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops and runs educational programs for gifted students.

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1 program · $22K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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To create, plan, and facilitate curriculum and programs for gifted students.

$22Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Century Vision Benefit FundFY2025$274K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$274K
Grants paid · 17 grants · $750K · 2020–2024
Stanford Jewish Center INCCA · FY2024$100,000
Stanford Jewish Center INCCA · FY2023$150,000
Incline Village Community Hospital FoundationNV · FY2023$25,000
Renown Health FoundationNV · FY2023$25,000
Temple Knesset IsraelFY2023$20,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityCA · FY2023$20,000
Mass General Brigham IncorporatedMA · FY2023$20,000
Kehillat Ma Arav-The Westside CongregationCA · FY2023$15,000
Emory Jewish Student Center INCGA · FY2023$15,000
Chabad of Northern Nevada INCNV · FY2023$12,500
Wheaton CollegeIL · FY2023$12,500
Providence Health & Services FoundationCA · FY2023$10,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCA · FY2023$10,000
Emory UniversityGA · FY2023$10,000
Stanford Jewish Center INCCA · FY2022$200,000
Stanford Jewish Center INCCA · FY2021$100,000
Emory Jewish Student Center INCGA · FY2020$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$47K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$102K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Money outPt IX
$22K
Ln 25
Programscol B$22K
Managementcol C$471
Owns and owesPt X
$5.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$102K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$156K
Total revenueLn 12$47K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$131K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$5.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.8M$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$5.1M$5.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$847$424$423
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$2K$48
Total functional expensesLn 25$22K$22K$471$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $488K$10K$478K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $217K$111K$106K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $536K$359K$177K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $21K$217K−$195K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $250K$116K$134K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $47K$22K$25K$5.1M 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
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Part I · Summary $46,987 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $133$100,010
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,200$1,200
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $125,139−$54,223
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $130,472$46,987
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$5,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $58,069$17,046
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $58,069$22,046
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $72,403$24,941
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $46,987 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$100,010
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$100,010
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,200$1,200
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $101,579$101,579
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$155,802−$155,802
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,200 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$54,223$46,987
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,046 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $424 · Management $423$847
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,000$6,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,676$7,676
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,475 · Management $48$2,523
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $21,575 · Management $471 · Fundraising $0$22,046
Part X · Balance sheet $5,092,414 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $275,439$131,048
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,482,964$1,000,143
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,309,070$3,961,223
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,067,473$5,092,414
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,067,473$5,092,414
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,067,473$5,092,414
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,067,473$5,092,414
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,092,414 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$46,987
XI-2 Total expenses$22,046
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,941
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,067,473
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,092,414

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

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