To serve and benefit organizations committed to enhancing and improving (a) the character of, quality of, and access to education; (b) the personal, social, and intellectual development of children and youth; or (c) the educational and social quality of community life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$187K 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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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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2.6M a year · 65% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$187K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $122.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.0 months of spending in cash, plus $122.0M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$6.7M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$122.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2025▼ -35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$6.2M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$5.4M
FY2025$3.5M
Expenses
$6.7M
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.2M
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$6.7M
Net assets
$122.4M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$116.7M
FY2021$121.4M
FY2022$98.8M
FY2023$108.2M
FY2024$112.8M
FY2025$122.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 1995.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $6.4M Management & general 4% · $270K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $187K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$134,400Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Due’s $134K as Executive Director is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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
Tina M Quealy——$125,884$164,308$160,909$147,500
Christopher Due$134,400$118,000————
Kathleen Burke$7,500$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000
Mary Burke$7,500$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000
Michele Deubel$7,500$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000
Debra Dosemagen$7,500$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000
Abiola Keller$7,500$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000
Deanna Tillisch$7,500$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000$5,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Provides grants to nonprofit organizations that improve educational access, youth development, and the social quality of community life.

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1 program · $6.4M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The foundation provides grants to exempt organizations that are committed to enhancing and improving (a) the character of, the quality of, and access to education, (b) the personal, social, and intellectual development of children and youth, or (c) the educational and social quality of community life.

$6.4Mprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 95 grants · $36.6M · 2020–2025
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$3.5M
Money outPt IX
$6.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.4M
Managementcol C$270K
Owns and owesPt X
$122.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K
Total assetsLn 16$122.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$3.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7$688K
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$122.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K
Total assetsLn 16$122.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$122.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$78K$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$112.3M$122.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K$49K
Total assetsLn 16$112.8M$122.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$112.8M$122.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6.1M$6.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$191K$149K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$72K$51K$22K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$592$414$178
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$11K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Investment management feesLn 11f$129K$129K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$250$750
OccupancyLn 16$82K$58K$25K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$552
InsuranceLn 23$40$28$12
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$24K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$3K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.7M$6.4M$270K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.5M$6.7M−$3.2M$122.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.4M$7.4M−$2.0M$112.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$5.1M−$3.1M$108.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$4.6M−$2.5M$98.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.2M$6.9M−$720K$121.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.0M$9.2M−$4.1M$116.7M 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 $3,508,998 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,390,105$3,508,998
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,390,105$3,508,998
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,891,474$6,097,812
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $180,941$279,828
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $314,472$296,676
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,386,887$6,674,316
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,996,782−$3,165,318
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $3,508,998 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,820,837$2,820,837
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $688,161$688,161
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,508,998$3,508,998
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,674,316 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,097,812$6,097,812
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $149,423 · Management $41,539$190,962
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $50,715 · Management $21,735$72,450
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $414 · Management $178$592
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,077 · Management $4,747$15,824
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,228$2,228
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,644$20,644
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $128,608$128,608
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $250 · Management $750$1,000
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $57,682 · Management $24,721$82,403
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,063$4,063
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,815$4,815
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,288 · Management $552$1,840
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28 · Management $12$40
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,820 · Management $16,830$40,650
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,311 · Management $7,074$10,385
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,404,698 · Management $269,618 · Fundraising $0$6,674,316
Part X · Balance sheet $122,392,784 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $340,987; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $77,825$13,313
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $50,465$48,625
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $112,282,334$121,989,859
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $112,812,011$122,392,784
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,843$3,951
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,843$3,951
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $112,809,168$122,388,833
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $112,809,168$122,388,833
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $112,812,011$122,392,784
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $122,388,833 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,508,998
XI-2 Total expenses$6,674,316
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,165,318
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$112,809,168
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,744,983
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$122,388,833

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