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Emerging Scholars Program INC EIN 41-2063863

Emerging Scholars Program INC FY2020 filing

EIN  41-2063863 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Arlington, VA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps low-income, gifted students change their educational paths.
Leadership
Ruth Hazel · Executive Director · $60K
Money in and out
$363K revenue, $364K expenses
Bottom line
52% program efficiency

Helps low-income, gifted students change their educational paths. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $363K in revenue, $364K in expenses, and $19K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$363K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$364K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$19K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$437
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.52 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.20
Program efficiency
52%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
0%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$363K
FY2020
Expenses
$364K
FY2020
Total assets
$33K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$15K
FY2020
Total revenue
$363K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$364K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$19K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$437
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$33K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B52%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $191K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Stmt 1

$191Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEmerging Scholars Program INC
EINHdr · item D41-2063863
Principal addressHdr · item CArlington, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.emergingscholarsprogram.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a13
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ruth Hazel
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Edwin Gordon
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sarah Kashef
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Thomas
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ruth Hazel’s $54K as Executive Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ruth Hazel$54,250$46,800$60,000$60,000$60,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants115%$417K
Investment income$6
— government grantsLn 1e$49K
Total revenueLn 12$363K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.52 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.20
Program services52%$191K
Management & general28%$101K
Fundraising20%$72K
Total functional expensesLn 25$364K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$25K
Total assetsLn 16$33K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$15K
Total net assetsLn 32$19K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $25K · Operating expenses/yr $364K
0.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $191K · Total expenses $364K
52%
Management & General
Management & general $101K · Total expenses $364K
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $72K · Total expenses $364K
20%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $72K · Solicited contributions $368K
$0.19 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $417K · Total revenue $363K
115%
Government reliance
Government grants $49K · Total revenue $363K
14%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $363K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6 · Total revenue $363K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $364K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $363K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $19K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $363K · Expenses $364K
0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $33K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $19K · Total assets $33K
56%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $33K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ruth Hazel · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $60K · Total expenses $364K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $250K · Total expenses $364K
69%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 52%——
Overhead ratio 28%——
Fundraising cost ratio 17%——
Legal fee ratio 1%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$44K
Foley Hoag & Eliot FdnFY2024$7K
The Peterson Family Foundation INCFY2024$5K
Robert Wood Johnson FoundationFY2024$4K
Alloy Family Foundation INCFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$62K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $20K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,765
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,500

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$267K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$338K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$326K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$369K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$363K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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