Our focus is to ensure that every child attains academic and life success and mastery. Our approach to education is to provide well-rounded academics, while also instilling values and cultivating a lifelong desire to learn.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$275K 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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FY2025 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $124K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$275K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$668K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$657K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$329K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$668K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$593K
FY2022$682K
FY2023$803K
FY2024$639K
FY2025$668K
Expenses
$657K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$271K
FY2022$476K
FY2023$675K
FY2024$686K
FY2025$657K
Net assets
$329K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$92K
FY2022$237K
FY2023$365K
FY2024$318K
FY2025$329K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $518K Management & general 21% · $140K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $275K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairperson
$275,000Pt VII · Sec A

Mary M Bray’s $275K as Chairperson is at the 100th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Mary M Bray$275,000$275,000$240,000

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 15aNo

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1 program · $518K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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To ensure that every child attains academic and life success and mastery. Our approach to education is to provide well-rounded academics, while also instilling values and cultivating a lifelong desire to learn.

$518Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$668K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$668K
Money outPt IX
$657K
Ln 25
Programscol B$518K
Managementcol C$140K
Owns and owesPt X
$329K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$329K
Total assetsLn 16$329K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$668K
Total revenueLn 12$668K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$215K
SavingsLn 2$115K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$329K
Total assetsLn 16$329K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$329K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$318K$329K
Total assetsLn 16$318K$329K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$318K$329K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$15K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$461K$346K$115K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$512$513
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$72K$65K$7K
TravelLn 17$29K$23K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$10K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$43K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$13K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$657K$518K$140K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $668K$657K$11K$329K 990 PDF
FY2024 $639K$686K−$47K$318K 990 PDF
FY2023 $803K$675K$128K$365K 990 PDF
FY2022 $682K$476K$207K$237K 990 PDF
FY2021 $593K$271K$322K$92K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $668,399 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$668,399
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$668,399
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$15,477
I-15 Salaries and benefits$461,081
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$180,898
I-18 Total expenses$657,456
I-19 Revenue less expenses$10,943
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
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 $668,399 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $668,399$668,399
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $668,399 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$668,399
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $657,456 across 9 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $15,477$15,477
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $345,811 · Management $115,270$461,081
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $512 · Management $513$1,025
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,600$2,600
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $64,800 · Management $7,200$72,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,049 · Management $5,762$28,811
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,787 · Management $2,447$12,234
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,796 · Management $5,062$47,858
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,096 · Management $3,274$16,370
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $517,928 · Management $139,528 · Fundraising $0$657,456
Part X · Balance sheet $329,394 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $215,451$214,744
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $103,000$114,650
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $318,451$329,394
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $318,451$329,394
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $318,451$329,394
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $329,394 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$668,399
XI-2 Total expenses$657,456
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,943
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$318,451
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$329,394

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