Jounce's mission is to accelerate learning for students in high-need schools.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.2M 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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FY2023 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $25K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 53% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 53% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$297K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2023▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$3.1M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2023▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.8M
Net assets
$297K
FY2023▼ -39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$387K
FY2022$485K
FY2023$297K
FY2024−$54K
FY2025$727K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2011.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $2.3M Management & general 17% · $382K Fundraising 3% · $64K

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

35 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
School Acceleration Partner
$136,816Pt VII · Sec A
School Acceleration Partner
$132,500Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director/Ex-Officio
$130,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director/Ex-Officio
$130,000Pt VII · Sec A
School Acceleration Partner
$129,242Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$128,575Pt VII · Sec A
School Acceleration Partner
$121,123Pt VII · Sec A
School Acceleration Partner
$119,533Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Dean’s $161K as Executive Di is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Paul Dean$161,250$142,500$130,000$110,000$100,000
Edward J Beale$159,766$141,031———
Sarah Elder$146,705$140,000$132,500$136,000$111,246
Michael Hammond$143,364$138,732$136,816$131,664$137,640
Valerie Joell$141,250$133,573$121,123——
Courtney Taylor$129,656————
Caroline Jolley——$129,242——
Edward Beale——$128,575$113,586$110,000

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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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Accelerates learning for students in high-need schools.

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4 programs · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

School Partnerships

Jounce works with schools serving low income populations, helping these schools install and execute a model of accelerated teacher development. Our partner schools have demonstrated dramatic school achievement gains as they have implemented the jounce model with increasing fidelity.

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Instructional Leadership Fellowship

Jounce recruits educators, trains them to be instructional leaders and then helps match them with schools who need strong leadership.

$916Kprogram expense
03

School Partnerships

Jounce works with schools serving low income populations, helping these schools install and execute a model of accelerated teacher development.

$916Kprogram expense
04

Talent Pipeline Program Partnerships

Jounce trains new teachers through partnerships with different learning organizations such as relay graduate school of education, and kipp's capital teaching residency. Through these partnerships, jounce prepares new teachers for classrooms in high-need communities and new principals to lead schools in high-need communities.

$347Kprogram 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$15K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$108K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$382K
Fundraisingcol D$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$297K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$270K
Total assetsLn 16$297K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$108K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$270K
Total assetsLn 16$297K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$297K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 9, 2026 $3.1M$2.8M$242K$727K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 26, 2025 $2.3M$2.7M−$380K−$54K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2024 $2.1M$2.3M−$188K$297K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2023 $2.0M$1.9M$98K$485K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 5, 2022 $1.5M$1.4M$100K$387K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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