Thiebaut (tebow) Method (TM) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that catalyzes human intrinsic motivation into real world goals and actions intended to add value to the lives of other people. By empowering underserved youth to use their intrinsic motivations to help others, TM exposes youth to people, ideas, skills, talents, and knowledge that enlarge their understanding of the world, reveal purpose-driven college and career aspirations, and put them on a trajectory to break the cycle of poverty.

87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$125K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $37K a year · 11% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $71K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$391K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$345K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$87K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$391K
FY2022▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$292K
FY2021$323K
FY2022$391K
Expenses
$345K
FY2022▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$457K
FY2022$345K
Net assets
$87K
FY2022▲ +114%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2021$41K
FY2022$87K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2026

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Apr 2010.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $300K Management & general 7% · $24K Fundraising 6% · $21K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$125,167Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Legal Counsel
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Thiebaut III’s $125K as Chairman is at the 91st 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Paul Thiebaut III$125,167$136,000$124,667

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

Programs and updates

Empowers underserved youth to use their passions to help others, fostering purpose and breaking poverty cycles.

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1 program · $300K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The Social Good Project (SGP) program empowers underserved youth in grades 4-8 to become community service leaders by designing and leading projects that benefit others in their community. Youth research the issue they address, design promotional materials, recruit donors, volunteers and beneficiaries, collaborate with professional…

$300Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$71K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$391K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$391K
Investment incomeLn 3$80
Money outPt IX
$345K
Ln 25
Programscol B$300K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$87K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$68K
Total assetsLn 16$87K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$391K
Investment incomeLn 3$80
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$391K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
SavingsLn 2$60K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$68K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$87K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$87K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K$68K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$19K
Total assetsLn 16$41K$87K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$41K$87K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$109K$9K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$94K$82K$7K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$16K$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$200$174$14$12
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$218$187
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K$90$77
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$71K$62K$5K$4K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$297$255
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$15K$1K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$9K$688$592
Total functional expensesLn 25$345K$300K$24K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest Viewing $391K$345K$47K$87K 990 PDF
FY2021 $323K$457K−$133K$41K 990 PDF
FY2020 $292K$315K−$23K$174K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $391,198 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $323,244$391,118
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $81$80
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $323,325$391,198
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $315,037$237,389
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $141,652$107,191
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $456,689$344,580
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$133,364$46,618
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $391,198 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$391,118
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$391,118
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $80$80
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $80$391,198
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $344,580 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $108,895 · Management $8,762 · Fundraising $7,510$125,167
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $82,076 · Management $6,604 · Fundraising $5,660$94,340
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,557 · Management $1,252 · Fundraising $1,073$17,882
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $174 · Management $14 · Fundraising $12$200
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,708 · Management $218 · Fundraising $187$3,113
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,115 · Management $90 · Fundraising $77$1,282
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $61,815 · Management $4,974 · Fundraising $4,263$71,052
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,694 · Management $297 · Fundraising $255$4,246
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,169 · Management $1,220 · Fundraising $1,047$17,436
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,582 · Management $688 · Fundraising $592$9,862
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $299,785 · Management $24,119 · Fundraising $20,676$344,580
Part X · Balance sheet $87,346 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,015$8,853
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,782$59,562
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,931$18,931
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $40,728$87,346
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $40,728$87,346
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $40,728$87,346
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $87,346 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$391,198
XI-2 Total expenses$344,580
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$46,618
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$40,728
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$87,346

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