Support for Atlanta Public School System

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$18K 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$201K
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$201K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$36K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$201K
FY2023▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$126K
FY2022$198K
FY2023$201K
FY2024$94K
Expenses
$201K
FY2023▼ -0.6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$140K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$201K
FY2024$105K
Net assets
$36K
FY2023-0.3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$40K
FY2022$36K
FY2023$36K
FY2024$25K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2007.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $183K Management & general 3% · $6K Fundraising 6% · $12K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$16,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$2,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Howell’s $30K as President is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cindy Howell$30,000$16,000$16,000$16,000
Mara Perkins—$2,000$1,000$1,000
Caroline Rodgers———$2,000

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

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

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1 program · $183K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Tutoring for students and training for teachers in the Atlanta Public School System. Services are provided in Atlanta Public Schools at the elementary level with over 600 children served.

$183Kprogram 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$25K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$201K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Money outPt IX
$201K
Ln 25
Programscol B$183K
Managementcol C$6K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$36K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$80K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Government grantsLn 1e$125K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$201K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$80K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$36K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$90K$80K
Total assetsLn 16$90K$80K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$36K$36K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$16K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$138K$138K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$10K$734
Total functional expensesLn 25$201K$183K$6K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $94K$105K−$11K$25K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $201K$201K−$121$36K 990 PDF
FY2022 $198K$202K−$4K$36K 990 PDF
FY2021 $126K$140K−$14K$40K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $201,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $198,323$201,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $198,323$201,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$154,500
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$12,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $202,383$34,621
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $202,383$201,121
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,060−$121
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $201,000 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$125,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$76,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$201,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$201,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $201,121 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,000$16,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $138,500$138,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,159$2,159
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $12,000$12,000
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,817$2,817
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,477$5,477
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,240$13,240
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,194 · Management $734$10,928
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $183,411 · Management $5,710 · Fundraising $12,000$201,121
Part X · Balance sheet $79,779 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $89,900$79,779
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $89,900$79,779
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $43,750$43,750
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,750$43,750
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $36,150$36,029
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $36,150$36,029
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $89,900$79,779
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $36,029 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$201,000
XI-2 Total expenses$201,121
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$121
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$36,150
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$36,029

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