Springboard to Learning INC EIN 43-1202003

Springboard to Learning INC

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Develops children's critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication skills. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $882K in revenue, $979K in expenses, and $3.2M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
Saint Louis, MO
Website
www.springboardstl.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$882KFY2025
Expenses
$979K
Net assets
$3.2M
People
18
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  43-1202003 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Louis, MO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Develops children's critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication skills.
Leadership
Cathy Hartmann · Executive Director · $108K
Money in and out
$882K revenue, $979K expenses
Bottom line
66% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$882K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$979K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$97K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.19
Program efficiency
66%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
39.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-11%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -157% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$882K
FY2025▼ -24%
Expenses
$979K
FY2025▲ +5%
Total assets
$3.3M
FY2025▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$115K
FY2025▼ -16%
Total revenue
$882K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$979K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$97K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B66%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 417
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $642K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Teaching artist created programs are proprietary to individual teaching artists, targeting elementary through middle school students. Programs are based on the artistic discipline of the teaching artist and vary from performing and visual arts, dance, music, puppetry, storytelling and design thinking.

$252Kprogram expense
02

Signature programs, proprietary to springboard, are eight to ten session residencies, many created in partnership with the university of mo ST. Louis; align with missouri learning standards; include measurable learning objectives; build 21ST century skills; offer authentic, realworld learning opportunities; provide autonomy, fostering…

$234Kprogram expense
03

Wolf trap institute for early learning through the arts is a program springboard to learning delivers, focusing on early childhood education, six weeks through six years. The wolf trap model has two aspects: baby artsplay focused on children six weeks - 3 years and wolf trap literacy and stem focused on children 4 - 6 years.

$156Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSpringboard to Learning INC
EINHdr · item D43-1202003
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Louis, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.springboardstl.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1980

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a17
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b17
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$108,101Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cathy Hartmann’s $108K as Executive Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1035 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cathy Hartmann$108,101$102,953$98,067$94,000$88,007$89,700

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 & grants$412K · 47%
Program service revenue$393K · 45%
Investment income$67K · 8%
Other revenue$9K · 1%
Contributions & grants47%$412K
Program service revenue45%$393K
Investment income8%$67K
Other revenue1%$9K
Total revenueLn 12$882K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.19
Program services66%$642K
Management & general15%$147K
Fundraising19%$190K
Total functional expensesLn 25$979K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$90K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$115K
Total net assetsLn 32$3.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.2M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $979K · Less non-cash grants $25K · Cash operating expenses/yr $954K
39.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $642K · Total expenses $979K
66%
Management & General
Management & general $147K · Total expenses $979K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $190K · Total expenses $979K
19%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $152K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $438K
$0.35 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $412K · Total revenue $882K
47%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $882K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $393K · Total revenue $882K
45%
Investment reliance
Investment income $67K · Total revenue $882K
+8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $393K · Total expenses $979K
40%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $882K · Prior year $1.2M
-24%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $934K · FY2024 $882K
-1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $882K · Expenses $979K
-11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.2M · Total assets $3.3M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $3.1M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.3M
93%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cathy Hartmann · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $108K · Total expenses $979K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $538K · Total expenses $979K
55%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 66%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 46%
Revenue growth -24%
Accounting fee ratio 9%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$882K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$662K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$703K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$934K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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