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Shaker Schools Foundation FY2020 filing

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Shaker Hts, OH501(c)(3)EIN 34-1351470Revenue $699K in FY2020

On file with the IRSshakerschoolsfoundation.org15600 Parkland Dr, 44120-2529 · Shaker Hts, OHTax-exempt since Mar 1982Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To support all Shaker heights city school students by cultivating community resources to advance equitable access and enhance opportunities in and out of the classroom.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ 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
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $261K a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$699K
Spent
$572K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$699K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$699K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$572K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$572K
FY2021$993K
FY2022$798K
FY2023$700K
FY2024$878K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$6.1M
FY2025$6.7M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Mar 1982.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $407K Management & general 19% · $111K Fundraising 9% · $53K

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

23 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stasia Vavruska
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Doug Wang
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cathy Zbanek
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cathy Belk
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Bowen
Trustee (12/12/19 - Current)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Cultivates community resources to advance equitable access and enhance opportunities for all Shaker Heights students.

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3 programs · $407K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Provided support for various academic PROGRAMS/PROJECTS throughout the school district.

$352Kprogram expense
02

Provided support for 50 students who met the criteria for academic AND/OR co-curricular achievements.

$47Kprogram expense
03

Provided support for 20 classroom initiatives undertaken by teachers.

$8Kprogram 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
James and Susan Ratner Family FoundationFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $345K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$60,830
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,081
Unitemized GrantFY2023$43,365
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,418
Unitemized GrantFY2022$54,168
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,166
Unitemized GrantFY2021$51,295
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,990
Unitemized GrantFY2020$35,708
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,986
Unitemized GrantFY2019$46,750
Unitemized GrantFY2019$8,373

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$699K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$491K
Investment incomeLn 3$199K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$572K
Ln 25
Programscol B$407K
Managementcol C$111K
Fundraisingcol D$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$197K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$491K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$82K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$69K
Investment incomeLn 3$199K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$44K
Total revenueLn 12$699K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$141K
SavingsLn 2$56K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$197K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$272K$197K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.3M$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$55K$55K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$81K$35K$46K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$1K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$4K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$3K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$50K$21K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$33K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$309K$309K
Total functional expensesLn 25$572K$407K$111K$53K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.0M$252K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$878K$152K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$700K$417K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$798K$450K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$993K$169K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $699K$572K$127K$4.7M 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $698,678 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $616,493$490,923
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $202,194$198,781
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,808$8,974
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $835,495$698,678
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $45,383$55,123
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $100,971$100,442
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $491,375$416,085
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $637,729$571,650
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $197,766$127,028
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $698,678 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$68,965
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$421,958
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$82,171
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$490,923
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $154,301$154,301
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $44,480$44,480
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $8,974$8,974
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $44,480 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $163,275$698,678
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $571,650 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $55,123$55,123
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $35,000 · Management $46,232$81,232
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,145 · Management $1,513$2,658
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,878 · Management $5,122$9,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,254 · Management $4,298$7,552
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,085 · Fundraising $28,730$49,815
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $14,487$14,487
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $33,121 · Fundraising $9,636$42,757
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $309,026$309,026
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $407,426 · Management $111,371 · Fundraising $52,853$571,650
Part X · Balance sheet $4,715,584 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $215,954$140,943
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $55,907$56,005
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $63,415$19,902
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,348,886$4,498,734
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,684,162$4,715,584
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,624$7,055
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $4,243$8,975
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$19,550
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,867$35,580
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,038,710$1,155,327
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,619,585$3,524,677
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,658,295$4,680,004
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,684,162$4,715,584
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,680,004 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$698,678
XI-2 Total expenses$571,650
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$127,028
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,658,295
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$105,319
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,680,004

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

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