To grant scholarships to adults with down syndrome who are seeking post-secondary education, enrichment or vocational classes, helping them achieve their dreams of higher education while spreading awareness of their capabilities and general awesomeness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 2 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$170K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $127K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$594K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$440K
FY2021$744K
FY2022$812K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$392K
FY2021$636K
FY2022$777K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$594K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$456K
FY2021$580K
FY2022$607K
FY2023$650K
FY2024$588K
FY2025$594K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 May 2012.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $931K Management & general 6% · $58K Fundraising 6% · $58K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $170K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Plachta’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Plachta$85,000$70,917$67,540$64,324$61,261$58,344
Catherine Morris——$34,880$31,341$27,669—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides scholarships for adults with Down syndrome pursuing further education and training.

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2 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Awarded scholarships to adults with down syndrome who are seeking post-secondary education and enrichment or vocational classes.

$931Kprogram expense
02

Awarded scholarships to adults with down syndrome who are seeking post-secondary education and enrichment or vocational classes.

$931Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $3.1M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$470,250
Unitemized GrantFY2025$470,250
Unitemized GrantFY2024$579,959
Unitemized GrantFY2023$567,357
Unitemized GrantFY2022$436,593
Unitemized GrantFY2021$381,119
Unitemized GrantFY2020$238,266

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$931K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$58K
Owns and owesPt X
$594K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$258K
Total assetsLn 16$605K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$258K
Total assetsLn 16$605K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$594K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.0M$1.0M−$22K$594K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.1M−$84K$588K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.1M$24K$650K 990 PDF
FY2022 $812K$777K$35K$607K 990 PDF
FY2021 $744K$636K$109K$580K 990 PDF
FY2020 $440K$392K$48K$456K 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 8 of 8 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

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