Activities Beyond the Classroom FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Cincinnati, OH501(c)(3)Since 2004EducationEIN 35-2222723

To provide the necessary support for every Cincinnati Public Schools student to engage in extracurricular activities throughout the year, offering the opportunity to build leadership, teamwork, responsibility, and self-discipline that can help them succeed in life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$134K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $164K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
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 · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
63% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 63% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.0M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$3.6M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$743K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.0M
FY2021▼ -13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$6.2M
FY2024$7.3M
Expenses
$3.6M
FY2021▼ -17%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$7.0M
FY2024$6.4M
Net assets
$743K
FY2021▲ +106%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$362K
FY2021$743K
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$899K
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2004.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $3.0M Management & general 16% · $588K Fundraising 0% · $15K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$133,808Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sally Grimes’s $129K as Executive Director is at the 52nd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brian Leshner————$133,808$130,000
Sally Grimes—$131,369$129,323$112,323——
Sally Grimes$129,462—————

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

Supports Cincinnati students in extracurricular activities to build life skills.

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1 program service account for $3.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Serving inner city school district of 36,000 students by increasing or enhancing extracurricular activities, by increasing the number of students involved and by expanding extracurricular offerings.

$3.0Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$3.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$588K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$743K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.5M
Total revenueLn 12$4.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$354
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$743K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 550
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$857K$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$726$354
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$642K$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$362K$743K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$138K$89K$48K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$798K$437K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$216K$166K$50K
Payroll taxesLn 10$107K$71K$35K$960
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$2K$262
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$17K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$474K$473K$303
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$360
Office expensesLn 13$16K$14K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$35K$4K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$372$372
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$1.3M
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$7K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.6M$3.0M$588K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $6.2M$7.0M−$799K$899K 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.8M$6.0M−$204K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.7M$5.6M$1.2M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.0M$3.6M$382K$743K 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.6M$4.3M$284K$362K 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,001,675 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,516,244
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,516,244
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,485,431$2,485,431
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,485,431 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,001,675
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,620,012 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,200 · Management $47,960 · Fundraising $1,164$138,324
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $798,127 · Management $436,863 · Fundraising $10,836$1,245,826
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $166,114 · Management $49,628$215,742
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $70,774 · Management $35,219 · Fundraising $960$106,953
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,357 · Management $262$2,619
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,827 · Management $1,870$18,697
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $473,471 · Management $303$473,774
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,238 · Management $360$3,598
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,127 · Management $1,570$15,697
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,711 · Management $3,857$38,568
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,196$3,196
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $372$372
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,724$4,724
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,341,469$1,341,469
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,069 · Management $1,697 · Fundraising $1,687$10,453
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,017,484 · Management $587,881 · Fundraising $14,647$3,620,012
Part X · Balance sheet $2,008,297 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $856,964$1,454,607
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $145,540$553,336
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $726$354
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,003,230$2,008,297
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $119,779$371,399
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $641,563$1,264,967
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $214,751$531,565
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $146,916$211,765
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $361,667$743,330
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,003,230$2,008,297
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $743,330 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,001,675
XI-2 Total expenses$3,620,012
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$381,663
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$361,667
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$743,330

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