Special Education Foundation

Tax-deductible

Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)EIN 43-1328026Revenue $578K in FY2025

On file with the IRSsef-stl.org2 Cityplace Dr Ste 200, 63141-7055 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Apr 1985Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Assist children with disabilities in st louis county achieve success in areas not supported by tax dollars.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$183K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$578K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$701K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$518K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$578K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$470K
FY2021$596K
FY2022$423K
FY2023$626K
FY2024$492K
FY2025$578K
Expenses
$701K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$453K
FY2021$440K
FY2022$447K
FY2023$601K
FY2024$644K
FY2025$701K
Net assets
$518K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$522K
FY2021$741K
FY2022$587K
FY2023$717K
FY2024$590K
FY2025$518K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1985.

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

Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $400K Management & general 19% · $135K Fundraising 24% · $166K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$128,750Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Emerita
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tim Eby$128,750$110,000$22,698——
David Diener——$34,343$63,583$63,832
Jeanine Aubuchon————$47,375

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

Helps disabled children in St. Louis County succeed in areas not funded by taxes.

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1 program · $400K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Programs, support, and programs for children with disabilities.

$400Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$578K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$559K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Money outPt IX
$701K
Ln 25
Programscol B$400K
Managementcol C$135K
Fundraisingcol D$166K
Owns and owesPt X
$518K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K
Total assetsLn 16$701K
LiabilitiesLn 26$183K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$559K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$305K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Gains on assetsLn 7$23K
Total revenueLn 12$578K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$67K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$620K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$701K
LiabilitiesLn 26$183K
Net assetsLn 32$518K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$258K$67K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$566K$620K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$838K$701K
LiabilitiesLn 26$248K$183K
Net assetsLn 32$590K$518K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$26K$52K$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$120K$56K$12K$52K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$16K$9K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$6K$5K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Investment management feesLn 11f$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$863$863
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$517$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$11K$3K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$2K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$179
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$270K$242K$3K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$701K$400K$135K$166K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $578K$701K−$123K$518K 990 PDF
FY2024 $492K$644K−$152K$590K 990 PDF
FY2023 $626K$601K$25K$717K 990 PDF
FY2022 $423K$447K−$25K$587K 990 PDF
FY2021 $596K$440K$156K$741K 990 PDF
FY2020 $470K$453K$17K$522K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $577,776 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $475,832$558,625
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46,488$34,054
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$29,837−$14,903
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $492,483$577,776
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $290,156$309,858
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $354,303$390,926
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $644,459$700,784
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$151,976−$123,008
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $577,776 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$304,994
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$253,631
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$558,625
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,974$10,974
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $23,080$23,080
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$14,903−$14,903
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,080 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$3,929$577,776
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $700,784 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,750 · Management $51,500 · Fundraising $51,500$128,750
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $56,388 · Management $11,991 · Fundraising $51,528$119,907
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,162 · Management $8,977 · Fundraising $17,158$42,297
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,284 · Management $4,739 · Fundraising $7,881$18,904
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,948$21,948
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $6,771$6,771
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $863$863
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,179$2,179
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $517 · Management $7,282 · Fundraising $7,075$14,874
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,650 · Management $3,489 · Fundraising $4,880$19,019
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,514 · Management $2,019 · Fundraising $1,514$5,047
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,974 · Management $1,771$3,745
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,386 · Fundraising $179$2,565
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,811$5,811
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $241,967 · Management $3,262 · Fundraising $24,524$269,753
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $38,351$38,351
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $399,557 · Management $134,988 · Fundraising $166,239$700,784
Part X · Balance sheet $700,533 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $257,907$67,127
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $14,740$3,413
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $565,605$619,993
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$10,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $838,252$700,533
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $71,200$9,026
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $91,020$84,583
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $85,659$88,932
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $247,879$182,541
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $500,543$451,060
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $89,830$66,932
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $590,373$517,992
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $838,252$700,533
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $517,992 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$577,776
XI-2 Total expenses$700,784
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$123,008
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$590,373
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$50,627
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$517,992

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