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Thiebaut Method EIN 35-2348013

Thiebaut Method FY2020 filing

EIN  35-2348013 Public charity (501(c)(3)) E Palo Alto, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers underserved youth to use their passions to help others, fostering purpose and breaking poverty cycles.
Leadership
Paul Thiebaut III · Chairman · $125K
Money in and out
$292K revenue, $315K expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency

Empowers underserved youth to use their passions to help others, fostering purpose and breaking poverty cycles. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $292K in revenue, $315K in expenses, and $174K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$292K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$315K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$174K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$23K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-8%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$292K
FY2020
Expenses
$315K
FY2020
Total assets
$174K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total revenue
$292K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$315K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$174K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$23K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$174K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $274K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

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…

$274Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThiebaut Method
EINHdr · item D35-2348013
Principal addressHdr · item CE Palo Alto, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thiebautmethod.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$124,667Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Ahlstrom
Legal Counsel
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Thiebaut III’s $125K as Chairman is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$292K
Investment income$64
Total revenueLn 12$292K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.06
Program services87%$274K
Management & general7%$22K
Fundraising6%$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$315K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$155K
Total assetsLn 16$174K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$174K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $155K · Operating expenses/yr $315K
5.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $274K · Total expenses $315K
87%
Management & General
Management & general $22K · Total expenses $315K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $19K · Total expenses $315K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $19K · Solicited contributions $292K
$0.06 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $292K · Total revenue $292K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $292K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $292K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $64 · Total revenue $292K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $315K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $292K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $174K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $292K · Expenses $315K
-8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $174K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $174K · Total assets $174K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $174K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Paul Thiebaut III · Reported title Chairman · Highest reported compensation $125K · Total expenses $315K
40%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $215K · Total expenses $315K
68%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%——
Overhead ratio 7%——
Fundraising cost ratio 6%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Silicon Valley Community FoundationFY2023$70K
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$21
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$71K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2022 (Latest)$391K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$323K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$292K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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