The Northville Educational Foundation fosters and enhances Educational opportunities and academic excellence for all students by providing aspirational funding beyond the Northville public school district's resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 55 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $12K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $829K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 12.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$244K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$242K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$244K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$240K
FY2021$275K
FY2022$325K
FY2023$271K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$244K
Expenses
$242K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$210K
FY2021$460K
FY2022$275K
FY2023$214K
FY2024$250K
FY2025$242K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$866K
FY2022$879K
FY2023$974K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2000.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $155K Management & general 18% · $45K Fundraising 18% · $43K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$69,600Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathryn Mitchell’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 62nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathryn Mitchell$69,600$63,500$58,205———
Christa Howley———$65,000$61,269$62,000

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

Funds educational opportunities and academic excellence for students beyond school district resources.

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2 programs · $155K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Support to northville public schools including student financial assistance, steam initiatives and cooperatives, annual community-wide steam fair, community parent camp, teacher training through the galileo cohort and curriculum and consumable costs around project lead the way classes.

$117Kprogram expense
02

Innovative grants are provided to northville public schools to support projects sponsored by teachers with creative and innovative approaches to teaching and technology which benefits a vast number of students.

$38Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $959K · 2019–2024
Northville Public SchoolsFY2024$120,294
Northville Public SchoolsFY2023$138,950
Northville Public SchoolsFY2022$107,867
Northville Public SchoolsFY2021$151,146
Northville Public SchoolsFY2020$346,700
Northville Public SchoolsFY2019$94,403

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$244K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$220K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Money outPt IX
$242K
Ln 25
Programscol B$155K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$220K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$122K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Total revenueLn 12$244K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$255K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$829K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 655
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$260K$255K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$788K$829K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$120K$120K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$25K$10K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$18K$7K$3K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$994$376$151$467
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$2K$973$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$5K$597
Total functional expensesLn 25$242K$155K$45K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $244K$242K$2K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $221K$250K−$28K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $271K$214K$57K$974K 990 PDF
FY2022 $325K$275K$50K$879K 990 PDF
FY2021 $275K$460K−$185K$866K 990 PDF
FY2020 $240K$210K$31K$1.0M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $244,199 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $229,515$220,392
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,775$32,270
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$16,011−$8,463
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $221,279$244,199
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $138,950$120,294
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $83,189$90,321
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $27,579$31,694
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $249,718$242,309
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$28,439$1,890
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $244,199 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$121,732
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$98,660
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$220,392
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32,270$32,270
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$8,463−$8,463
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,807$244,199
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $242,309 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $120,294$120,294
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,561 · Management $9,695 · Fundraising $30,378$64,634
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,921 · Management $2,732 · Fundraising $8,560$18,213
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $376 · Management $151 · Fundraising $467$994
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,462 · Management $973 · Fundraising $3,045$6,480
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,000$6,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,221$5,221
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,152$1,152
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,358$1,358
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,118$5,118
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,178$7,178
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $5,070 · Fundraising $597$5,667
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $154,614 · Management $44,648 · Fundraising $43,047$242,309
Part X · Balance sheet $1,107,455 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $260,144$255,075
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,000$23,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $788,255$829,380
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,059,399$1,107,455
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,391$1,398
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,000$500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,391$1,898
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $774,258$802,957
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $273,750$302,600
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,048,008$1,105,557
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,059,399$1,107,455
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,105,557 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$244,199
XI-2 Total expenses$242,309
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,890
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,048,008
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$55,659
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,105,557

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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