In Your Hands INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Mountain View, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 30-0079538Revenue $3.0M in FY2021

On file with the IRSpaloaltoprep.com2462 Wyandotte Street, 94043-2367 · Mountain View, CATax-exempt since Mar 2003School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

The exempt purpose of this corporation is to further the education and training of young people in a manner consistent with a certified curriculum.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$184K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $135K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$184K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.0M
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
62%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2021▼ -15%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2021▼ -13%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$2.8M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2021▲ +22%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2021 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2003.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $1.5M Management & general 38% · $930K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $184K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary
$148,950Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$34,710Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Teacher
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa O'Hearn’s $155K as Secretary is at the 67th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa O'Hearn$154,800$159,091$148,950$148,950$148,950$158,800
Dylan Rich$116,340$118,377————
Chris Keck$66,000$68,700$54,000$53,509$34,710$38,510

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.

See In Your Hands INC executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Claim this org to fix it.

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates and trains young people using a certified curriculum.

Questions for In Your Hands INC

Tap to ask. In Your Hands INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. In Your Hands INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

In Your Hands DBA Palo Alto Preparatory School is a unique, private, college prep high school designed to cultivate student success. Small class sizes, experiential education and emotional/physical safety, shape the school.

$1.5Mprogram 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 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Investment incomeLn 3$247
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$930K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Government grantsLn 1e$252K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$247
Gains on assetsLn 7−$8K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67K
Other assetsLn 15$15K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$2.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$78K$67K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$184K$184K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$892K$892K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$200K$200K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$83K$68K$15K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$39K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$248K$248K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$14K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$114K$109K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$403K$271K$132K
All other expensesLn 24e$253K$174K$78K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$1.5M$930K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.8M$2.8M$39K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.9M$3.2M−$306K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.9M−$329K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$2.7M$190K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.0M$2.5M$517K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.5M$2.8M$699K$2.3M 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,980,327 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $214,803$252,799
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,289,030$2,727,281
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,751$247
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,516,584$2,980,327
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,290,500$1,363,887
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,526,775$1,098,982
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,817,275$2,462,869
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $699,309$517,458
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,980,327 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$252,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$299
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$252,799
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,727,281$2,727,281
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,006$8,006
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$7,759−$7,759
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,727,528$2,980,327
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,462,869 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $183,660$183,660
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $892,415$892,415
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $200,000$200,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $4,600$4,600
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $68,256 · Management $14,956$83,212
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $39,120$39,120
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,631$6,631
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $14,593$14,593
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $248,065$248,065
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,261$4,261
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,690 · Management $3,066$16,756
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $108,938 · Management $5,073$114,011
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $270,946 · Management $132,000$402,946
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $174,344 · Management $78,255$252,599
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,532,850 · Management $930,019 · Fundraising $0$2,462,869
Part X · Balance sheet $2,805,121 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $10,666; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,153,445$1,145,935
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,021,367$1,566,657
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $78,410$66,859
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,001$15,004
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,278,889$2,805,121
X-25 Other liabilities$20,855
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,784$20,855
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,277,105$2,784,266
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,277,105$2,784,266
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,278,889$2,805,121
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,784,266 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,980,327
XI-2 Total expenses$2,462,869
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$517,458
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,277,105
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$10,297
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,784,266

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.