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Grad Cincinnati INC FY2022 filing

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Cincinnati, OH501(c)(3)Education EIN 31-1816376Revenue $1.6M in FY2022Latest return filed Mar 18, 2026

On file with the IRSgradcincinnati.org301 Oak St, 45219-2508 · Cincinnati, OHTax-exempt since Feb 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Grad Cincinnati raises expectation and achievement for all students by building high impact partnerships within the community to provide a premiere college readiness, access and support program.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$108K 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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FY2022 · 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 $28K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$56K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$513K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2022▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$794K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2022▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$879K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$513K
FY2022▲ +52%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$277K
FY2021$339K
FY2022$513K
FY2023$530K
FY2024$524K
FY2025$528K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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 Feb 2002.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.3M Management & general 8% · $111K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ms Patricia Stewart-Adams
Executive Director
$107,952Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mr Kenneth Simonson
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ms Sara Runge
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ms Eve Bolton
Cps Liasion
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia Stewart-Adams’s $108K as Executive Director is at the 37th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ms Patricia Stewart-Adams——$107,952$107,952$107,952$108,174
Patricia Stewart-Adams$107,952$107,952————

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

Builds partnerships to provide college readiness, access, and support for all students.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Campus Family Support

Grad cincinnati has seven resource coordinators. They are located at at western hills university high school, taft information technology high school, riverview east academy, cincinnati digital academy, roll hill, westwood elementary and ethel taylor academy.

$929Kprogram expense
02

21ST century community learning center (CCLC) after school program - the 21ST CCLC program is authorized under title iv, part b of the elementary and secondary education act (esea), as amended by the no child left behind act of 2001 (NCLB).

$398Kprogram expense
03

Scholarship

In the 9TH grade parents and students are made aware of the grad scholarship which outlines the course, grade point average, summer institute and counseling requirements to qualify for a scholarship from grad.

$9Kprogram expense

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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
Peter and Mary Levin Family FoundationFY2025$16K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $48K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,100
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,100
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,500
Unitemized GrantFY2019$4,700

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$111K
Owns and owesPt X
$513K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208K
Total assetsLn 16$569K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$208K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$208K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$906
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$569K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$513K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6700
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$395K$208K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$906$906
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$518K$569K
LiabilitiesLn 26$179K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$339K$513K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$117K$110K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$951K$899K$52K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$270K$242K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$80K$73K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.3M$111K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 18, 2026 $1.3M$1.3M$5K$528K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 18, 2025 $1.6M$1.6M−$7K$524K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 6, 2024 $1.5M$1.5M$17K$530K 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 5, 2023 $1.6M$1.4M$175K$513K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 26, 2022 $1.2M$1.1M$61K$339K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 22, 2021 $794K$879K−$85K$277K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,621,539 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,054,910$1,623,797
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10$8
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $147,600−$2,266
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,202,520$1,621,539
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,500$9,100
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $846,157$1,067,530
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $289,401$370,367
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,141,058$1,446,997
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $61,462$174,542
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $1,621,539 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$37,861
VIII-1c Fundraising events$19,870
VIII-1e Government grants$1,271,455
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$294,611
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,623,797
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8$8
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,541−$3,541
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,275$1,275
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$2,258$1,621,539
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,446,997 across 8 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,100$9,100
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $110,159 · Management $6,429$116,588
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $898,505 · Management $52,437$950,942
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,950$7,950
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $242,178 · Management $27,485$269,663
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,420$8,420
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $73,112 · Management $6,750$79,862
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,947 · Management $1,525$4,472
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,336,001 · Management $110,996 · Fundraising $0$1,446,997
Part X · Balance sheet $569,247 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $394,882$208,193
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $121,813$360,148
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $906$906
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $517,601$569,247
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,467$56,026
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $178,922$56,026
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $338,679$513,221
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $338,679$513,221
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $517,601$569,247
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $513,221 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,621,539
XI-2 Total expenses$1,446,997
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$174,542
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$338,679
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$513,221

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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