Golden Ciphers FY2022 filing

Cleveland, OH · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$256K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$298K
To programs
91%
Net assets
−$78K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$256K
FY2022▲ +11%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$232K
FY2022$256K
FY2023$232K
FY2024$116K
Expenses
$298K
FY2022▲ +11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$171K
FY2021$268K
FY2022$298K
FY2023$275K
FY2024$186K
Net assets
−$78K
FY2022▼ -116%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$387
FY2021−$36K
FY2022−$78K
FY2023−$121K
FY2024−$190K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CGolden Ciphers
EINHdr · item D34-1970795
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2002
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CCleveland, OH
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B192)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.09
Program services91%$272K
Management & general9%$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$298K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-16%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Total assets
$124K
FY2022▼ -20%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$155K
FY2022$124K
FY2023$80K
FY2024$11K
Total liabilities
$202K
FY2022▲ +6%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$191K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$201K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$42K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$124K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$109K
Total assetsLn 16$124K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$202K
Total net assetsLn 32−$78K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$255K
Other revenue$802
— government grantsLn 1e$255K
Total revenueLn 12$256K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $109K · Operating expenses/yr $298K
4.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $272K · Total expenses $298K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $26K · Total expenses $298K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $298K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $255K · Total revenue $256K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $255K · Total revenue $256K
100%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $256K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $256K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $298K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $256K · Prior year $232K
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year −$78K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $256K · Expenses $298K
-16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $124K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets −$78K · Total assets $124K
-63%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $124K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Pamela Hubbard · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $45K · Total expenses $298K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $90K · Total expenses $298K
30%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%——
Overhead ratio 9%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 11%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$45,440Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela Hubbard’s $33K as Executive Director is at the 25th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Pamela Hubbard$33,120$36,800$45,440

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 7Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 7Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Strengthens families and communities with educational programs and events.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $272K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Is made up of cleveland playhouse, cleveland foundation, healthcomp, starting point and united black fund, which are used to assist with program services and overhead cost for golden ciphers.

$147Kprogram expense
02

Alcohol and other drug services and sud prevention -10-WEEK interactive real program that teaches skills to address drug prevention, violence prevention and self-esteem. The acronym stands for refuse, explain, avoid, and leave, draws numerous theoretical perspective, including communication competence theory, narrative theory, the focus…

$65Kprogram expense
03

Juveline crime delinquency- program foster a resiliency and accountability approach and assist in the process of healthy human development. This program utilizes a dynamic process in which personality and environmental influences interact in a reciprocal, transactional relationship.

$61Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$24

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $116K$186K-50% 990 PDF
FY2023 $232K$275K-9% 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $256K$298K+11% 990 PDF
FY2021 $232K$268K+30% 990 PDF
FY2020 $179K$171K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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