philanthropy.org | 990 Resource | FAQ Verify yourself
Sign in

Questscope Ltd FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Minneapolis, MN501(c)(3)International EIN 36-3936979Revenue $1.0M in FY2021

On file with the IRSquestscope.org1325 Quincy St Ne Ste A1, 55413-1540 · Minneapolis, MNTax-exempt since Aug 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more)

What claiming does How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

See part III, line 1.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

Before you give

FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · under 1% 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
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $529K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$461K
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.0M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
70%
Net assets
−$2K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2021
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2021
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
−$2K
FY2021
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$2K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$372K
FY2025$135K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2021 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1994.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $853K Management & general 19% · $232K Fundraising 11% · $133K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Curt Rhodes
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Gappa
Chair & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Imad Libbus
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Scales
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Don McCarty
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
See Questscope Ltd executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

Partners with Jordan's Ministry of Education to transition non-formal education programs into formal systems, helping thousands of youth continue their education.

Questions for Questscope Ltd

Tap to ask. Questscope Ltd sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Questscope Ltd answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $853K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Questscope began its work in jordan, where it designed and implemented, in partnership with the ministry of education, the first accredited non-formal education curriculum program of its kind in the arab world. The program enables thousands of young men and women who had left school to continue their studies.

$853Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$212K
The Martin Foundation INCFY2024$100K
Christian Community Foundation INCFY2024$100K
A2 MinistriesFY2024$58K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$30K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$10K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$7K
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$529K
See all 10 funders →

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

Download 990
from philanthropy.org
1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$962K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$67K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$853K
Managementcol C$232K
Fundraisingcol D$133K
Owns and owesPt X
−$2K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$158K
Total assetsLn 16$459K
LiabilitiesLn 26$461K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$962K
Government grantsLn 1e$82K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$67K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$158K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$158K
Other assetsLn 15$278K
Total assetsLn 16$459K
LiabilitiesLn 26$461K
Net assetsLn 32−$2K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K$158K
Total assetsLn 16$603K$459K
LiabilitiesLn 26$416K$461K
Net assetsLn 32$187K−$2K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$752K$752K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$244K$57K$108K$79K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$531$4K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$3K$19K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$4K$8K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$58K$2K$41K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$245$107$138
Office expensesLn 13$13K$2$3K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$2K$15K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$33K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$853K$232K$133K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.4M−$237K$135K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.0M$51K$372K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.0M$154K$322K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.1M$170K$168K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.0M$1.2M−$189K−$2K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,028,817 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $966,386$961,549
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $63,596$67,268
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$31,158$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $998,824$1,028,817
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $443,787$751,503
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $256,690$303,914
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $193,267$162,585
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $893,744$1,218,002
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $105,080−$189,185
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,028,817 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$67,285
VIII-1e Government grants$81,810
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$812,454
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$961,549
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $67,268$67,268
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $67,268 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,028,817
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,218,002 across 15 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $751,503$751,503
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $57,175 · Management $107,544 · Fundraising $79,367$244,086
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $531 · Management $3,949 · Fundraising $2,575$7,055
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,504 · Management $18,625 · Fundraising $12,143$33,272
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,308 · Management $8,443 · Fundraising $6,750$19,501
IX-11b Legal feesFundraising $4,729$4,729
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,025$12,025
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,000 · Management $40,681 · Fundraising $15,088$57,769
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $107 · Management $138$245
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2 · Management $3,246 · Fundraising $9,554$12,802
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,477$1,477
IX-20 InterestManagement $11,279$11,279
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,185 · Management $14,910 · Fundraising $2,355$19,450
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,940 · Management $8,369$41,309
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $853,255 · Management $232,186 · Fundraising $132,561$1,218,002
Part X · Balance sheet $459,489 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $82,218$158,028
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,192$23,461
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $460,976$278,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $603,386$459,489
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $138,200$106,256
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $278,000$355,232
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $416,200$461,488
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,168−$168,951
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $185,018$166,952
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $187,186−$1,999
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $603,386$459,489
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$1,999 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,028,817
XI-2 Total expenses$1,218,002
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$189,185
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$187,186
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$1,999

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.