Shaker Schools Foundation: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 34-1351470)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$699K
FY2021	$1.2M
FY2022	$1.2M
FY2023	$1.1M
FY2024	$1.0M
FY2025	$1.3M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$572K
FY2021	$993K
FY2022	$798K
FY2023	$700K
FY2024	$878K
FY2025	$1.0M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$4.7M
FY2021	$5.9M
FY2022	$5.0M
FY2023	$5.4M
FY2024	$6.1M
FY2025	$6.7M

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

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

77%

15%

Program services 77% · $764K Management & general 15% · $153K Fundraising 8% · $76K

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

20 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Dorothea Polster

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stasia Vavruska

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Doug Wang

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cathy Zbanek

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eileen Anderson

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cathy Belk

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Bowen

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pawan Divakarla

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $764K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

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

$720Kprogram expense

02

Provided support for 61 students who met the criteria for academic AND/OR co-curricular achievements.

$36Kprogram expense

03

Provided support for 5 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$747K

Investment incomeLn 3$431K

Money outPt IX

$993K

Ln 25

Programscol B$764K

Managementcol C$153K

Fundraisingcol D$76K

Owns and owesPt X

$5.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K

Total assetsLn 16$5.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$51K

PeoplePt VI, VII

20

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a19

IndependentVI 1b19

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$747K

Government grantsLn 1e$20K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$98K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$171K

Investment incomeLn 3$431K

Gains on assetsLn 7$282K

Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$175K

SavingsLn 2$48K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$223K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.7M

Other assetsLn 15$9K

Total assetsLn 16$5.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$51K

Net assetsLn 32$5.9M

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$197K	$223K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$4.5M	$5.7M
Total assetsLn 16	$4.7M	$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$36K	$51K
Net assetsLn 32	$4.7M	$5.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$44K	$44K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$85K	$35K	$50K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$2K	$953	$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$9K	$4K	$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$5K	$2K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$82K		$29K	$53K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$31K		$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$5K			$5K
Office expensesLn 13	$52K		$34K	$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$678K	$678K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$993K	$764K	$153K	$76K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
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 Viewing	$1.2M	$993K	$169K	$5.9M	990 PDF
FY2020	$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

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Part I · Summary $1,162,284 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $490,923$747,315

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $198,781$430,557

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,974−$15,588

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $698,678$1,162,284

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $55,123$43,694

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $100,442$101,597

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $416,085$847,536

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $571,650$992,827

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $127,028$169,457

Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19

VI-1b Independent voting members19

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 $1,162,284 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$170,902

VIII-1e Government grants$19,550

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$556,863

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$97,677

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$747,315

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $148,296$148,296

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $282,261$282,261

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$15,588−$15,588

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $282,261 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $132,708$1,162,284

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $992,827 across 10 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $43,694$43,694

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $35,000 · Management $49,816$84,816

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $953 · Management $1,357$2,310

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,714 · Management $5,286$9,000

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,258 · Management $3,213$5,471

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,164 · Fundraising $52,941$82,105

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $30,501$30,501

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $5,204$5,204

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $33,641 · Fundraising $17,974$51,615

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $678,111$678,111

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $763,730 · Management $152,978 · Fundraising $76,119$992,827

Part X · Balance sheet $5,939,958 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $140,943$175,322

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $56,005$47,604

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $19,902$27,694

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,498,734$5,680,588

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$8,750

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,715,584$5,939,958

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,055$16,467

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $8,975$14,941

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $19,550$19,110

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,580$50,518

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,155,327$1,752,148

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,524,677$4,137,292

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,680,004$5,889,440

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,715,584$5,939,958

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,889,440 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,162,284

XI-2 Total expenses$992,827

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$169,457

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,680,004

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,039,979

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,889,440

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

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Shaker Schools Foundation FY2021 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Shaker Schools Foundation

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV