Athletes Committed to Educating Students FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Minneapolis, MN501(c)(3)Since 1994EducationEIN 41-1789659

Aces is an innovative out-of-school-time program that brings math and social-emotional learning to life for minnesota students. Our hands-on curriculum, individual mentorship, and once-in-a-lifetime field trip opportunities help students develop crucial academic and life skills all through the exciting lens of sport themes. In partnership with minnesotas professional and collegiate sports teams, aces is tackling the academic opportunity gap and preparing young learners to succeed in school, career, and community. Our mission is to empower youth and expand opportunity through engaging, inclusive, and accessible learning experiences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$82K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $82K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $308K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$180K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 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
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$729K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$606K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2021▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$874K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$729K
FY2021▼ -8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$792K
FY2021$729K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$606K
FY2021▲ +83%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$332K
FY2021$606K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$531K
FY2024$660K
FY2024$215K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1995.

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% · $510K Management & general 17% · $123K Fundraising 13% · $96K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$82,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Education Co
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer /
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jazmin Danielson’s $120K as Executive Di is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jazmin Danielson$120,000$9,231————
Christina Saunders Thru 1123—$98,502————
Christina Saunders——$98,240$89,065$82,000$80,500

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

Improves futures for at-risk students by reducing the academic achievement gap.

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1 program service account for $510K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Aces programming includes hands-on, project based activities and dedicated academic support while focusing on the three critical components of educational development: academics, behavior and community. These are the abcs of aces.

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$971K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$729K
Ln 25
Programscol B$510K
Managementcol C$123K
Fundraisingcol D$96K
Owns and owesPt X
$606K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$704K
Total assetsLn 16$786K
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$971K
Government grantsLn 1e$183K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$38K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$704K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$704K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K
Total assetsLn 16$786K
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K
Net assetsLn 32$606K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 567
VolunteersI 627
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$442K$704K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$24K
Total assetsLn 16$492K$786K
LiabilitiesLn 26$160K$180K
Net assetsLn 32$332K$606K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$43K$22K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$389K$328K$26K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$67K$49K$8K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$31K$5K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$15K$23K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$3K$21K$2K
TravelLn 17$427$427
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$1K$2K$371
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$937$937
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$34K$13K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$729K$510K$123K$96K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.6M$1.4M$129K$660K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.5M−$496K$531K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.0M$421K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.0M$729K$274K$606K 990 PDF
FY2020 $874K$792K$82K$332K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,002,740 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$17,609
VIII-1e Government grants$182,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$770,112
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$38,157
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$970,621
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,104$26,104
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,326$1,326
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,689$4,689
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,104 · Excluded from tax $6,015$1,002,740
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $728,825 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,397 · Management $21,698 · Fundraising $21,698$86,793
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $328,007 · Management $25,918 · Fundraising $35,441$389,366
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,302 · Management $8,487 · Fundraising $9,106$66,895
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,761 · Management $5,295 · Fundraising $5,681$41,737
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,080 · Management $23,435 · Fundraising $5,973$44,488
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $12,339$12,339
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,023 · Management $20,940 · Fundraising $2,152$26,115
IX-17 TravelPrograms $427$427
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,562$1,562
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,487 · Management $1,859 · Fundraising $371$3,717
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,371 · Management $937 · Fundraising $937$6,245
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,136 · Management $13,161 · Fundraising $1,844$49,141
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $509,991 · Management $123,292 · Fundraising $95,542$728,825
Part X · Balance sheet $785,879 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $442,190$704,249
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $46,666$46,666
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $634$1,546
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7$9,404
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,423$24,014
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $491,920$785,879
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,033$31,977
X-19 Deferred revenue$23,500
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $137,900$124,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $159,933$179,977
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $215,704$451,736
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $116,283$154,166
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $331,987$605,902
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $491,920$785,879
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $605,902 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,002,740
XI-2 Total expenses$728,825
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$273,915
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$331,987
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$605,902

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