To get every at-risk child Reading at or above grade level within the first years of school, through the power of discipline of the arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$293K 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$293K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$115K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$983K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$498K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$983K
FY2023▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$983K
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2023▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$841K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$498K
FY2023▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$579K
FY2021$172K
FY2022$548K
FY2023$498K
FY2024$933K
FY2025$896K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1983.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $716K Management & general 23% · $242K Fundraising 7% · $75K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $293K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$84,355Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$83,860Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$70,382Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$54,700Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Duffy’s $128K as Executive Di is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erin Duffy$128,125—————
Karl Androes————$104,448$105,488
Lauren Jarvis$102,500$90,355$54,700$41,261——
Gabriel Gonzalez—$43,870$84,355$88,077$87,112—
Kristen Walter————$81,438$87,246
Julie Pinn—$37,881$83,860$69,913$53,691—
Christina Jensen—————$82,536
Kathryn Daniel———$58,730$70,826—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers at-risk children to read grade-level through arts education.

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3 programs · $716K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Rim aspire is a world-class reading program for at-risk children. This program uses arts-based activities that are physical, kinesthetic, and imaginative to address key reading skills. During the year ended june 30, 2023, 2,575 pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, 1ST grade, and 2ND grade students benefited from this program.

$519Kprogram expense
02

Spanish is is the spanish language version of rim aspire and is an adaptation designed to be used in bilingual pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and 1ST grade classrooms in which reading is taught in spanish. This program uses music and drama-based activities to address key reading and pre reading skills.

$111Kprogram expense
03

National expansion program is focused on bringing rim's best in class rim aspire program (in english and spanish) to other major metropolitan areas across the united states with large populations of at-risk students.

$86Kprogram expense

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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$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$983K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$850K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$172K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$716K
Managementcol C$242K
Fundraisingcol D$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$498K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$612K
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$850K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$265K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$172K
Total revenueLn 12$983K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$57K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$242K
Total assetsLn 16$612K
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K
Net assetsLn 32$498K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 60
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$119K$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$303K$242K
Total assetsLn 16$605K$612K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K$115K
Net assetsLn 32$548K$498K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$293K$100K$139K$54K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$335K$335K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$86K$60K$18K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$38K$6K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$97K$80K$12K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$5K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K$348$174
TravelLn 17$7K$7K$15$122
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$61K$61K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$647$324
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$88K$82K$4K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$727$252
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$716K$242K$75K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$2.0M−$36K$896K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.3M$435K$933K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $983K$1.0M−$50K$498K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$841K$376K$548K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.6M−$335K$172K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$2.1M−$146K$579K 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
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Part I · Summary $983,015 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,008,728$849,820
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $207,990$171,763
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue−$38,568
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,216,718$983,015
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $602,900$762,188
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $237,942$270,783
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $840,842$1,032,971
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $375,876−$49,956
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $983,015 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$264,806
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$585,014
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$849,820
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $171,763$171,763
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$150,520−$150,520
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $111,952$111,952
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $283,715 · Excluded from tax −$150,520$983,015
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,032,971 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $100,108 · Management $139,166 · Fundraising $54,024$293,298
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $334,936$334,936
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $60,379 · Management $18,456 · Fundraising $7,379$86,214
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,370 · Management $5,542 · Fundraising $3,828$47,740
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $79,616 · Management $11,669 · Fundraising $5,835$97,120
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,486 · Management $1,103 · Fundraising $1,226$7,815
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,592 · Management $348 · Fundraising $174$2,114
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,234 · Management $15 · Fundraising $122$7,371
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $60,561$60,561
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,962 · Management $647 · Fundraising $324$3,933
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,735 · Management $3,998 · Fundraising $1,999$87,732
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,158 · Management $727 · Fundraising $252$4,137
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $715,576 · Management $242,232 · Fundraising $75,163$1,032,971
Part X · Balance sheet $612,084 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $119,234$56,996
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $84,650$161,670
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $47,789$91,880
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $26,456$23,427
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,380$35,866
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $303,029$242,245
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $604,538$612,084
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,165$22,622
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $48,835$91,880
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $57,000$114,502
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $432,695$433,502
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $114,843$64,080
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $547,538$497,582
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $604,538$612,084
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $497,582 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$983,015
XI-2 Total expenses$1,032,971
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$49,956
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$547,538
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$497,582

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