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W E B Dubois Learning Center

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Boosts academic performance in Kansas City's underserved communities using education and technology. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $635K in revenue, $440K in expenses, and $703K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Kansas City, MO
Website
www.duboislc.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$635KFY2025
Expenses
$440K
Net assets
$703K
People
5
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  43-1225401 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Kansas City, MO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Boosts academic performance in Kansas City's underserved communities using education and technology.
Leadership
Tamara Sykes · Executive Director · $100K
Money in and out
$635K revenue, $440K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$635K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$440K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$703K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $195K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▲ +15% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +25% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+31%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +31% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$635K
FY2025▲ +12%
Expenses
$440K
FY2025▲ +1%
Total assets
$703K
FY2025▲ +38%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$635K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$440K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$703K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$195K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$703K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CW E B Dubois Learning Center
EINHdr · item D43-1225401
Principal addressHdr · item CKansas City, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.duboislc.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1983

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
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 15aNo
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
$100,046Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tamara Sykes$100,046$102,474$102,474$87,300$87,300$50,925
Dr Carla Mebane$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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $340K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

At the W.E.B. DuBois Learning Center, we pride ourselves on our personalized approach to education, where each students unique needs and learning styles are taken into account to create a tailored and effective program for success.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$622K · 98%
Program service revenue$13K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$622K
Program service revenue2%$13K
Investment income$475
— government grantsLn 1e$496K
Total revenueLn 12$635K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.06
Program services77%$340K
Management & general16%$72K
Fundraising6%$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$440K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$261K
Total assetsLn 16$703K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$703K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $261K · Operating expenses/yr $440K
7.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $340K · Total expenses $440K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $72K · Total expenses $440K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $27K · Total expenses $440K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $18K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $249K
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $622K · Total revenue $635K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $496K · Total revenue $635K
78%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $13K · Total revenue $635K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $475 · Total revenue $635K
+0.07%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $13K · Total expenses $440K
3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $635K · Prior year $567K
+12%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $221K · FY2024 $635K
+23%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $703K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $635K · Expenses $440K
+31%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $703K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $703K · Total assets $703K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $703K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tamara Sykes · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $100K · Total expenses $440K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $110K · Total expenses $440K
25%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth 12%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $299K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$84,617
Unitemized GrantFY2023$81,674
Unitemized GrantFY2022$37,997
Unitemized GrantFY2021$19,058
Unitemized GrantFY2020$33,972
Unitemized GrantFY2019$42,048

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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)$635K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$567K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$320K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$726K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$394K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$221K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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