Wonderfolk develops diverse young leaders through access to unique leadership opportunities that amplify their agency, impact their community, and shape their future. We remove barriers and nurture community leaders through art, community engagement, travel, and nature-based proj

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-4012981) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 volunteers and 4 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 12% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
71% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
8.6 mo
of spending, in cash
8.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $373K
10 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
6% of total assets
Liabilities are 6% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
6 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$690K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$523K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$353K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$690K
FY2025▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$36K
FY2021$165K
FY2022$294K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$506K
FY2025$690K
Expenses
$523K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$291K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$429K
FY2025$523K
Net assets
$353K
FY2025▲ +89%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$37K
FY2021$109K
FY2022$124K
FY2023$98K
FY2024$187K
FY2025$353K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2014.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $371K Management & general 29% · $152K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$79,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Tresurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Bennett’s $79K as Executive Director is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Bennett$79,000$68,250$65,000$66,540$35,863$12,869
Faith Briggs—————$21,365
Diana Tuz-Bojorquez———$18,474$1,550—
Emma Cisneros———$7,840$1,658$4,602
Asia Wesley———$5,015$1,409$1,366

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

Develops young leaders through art, travel, and nature to amplify their agency and community impact.

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1 program · $371K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

25 students served over 50 meetings, workshops and community engagement events

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-4012981) · Dispute this line
$371Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$690K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$590K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$523K
Ln 25
Programscol B$371K
Managementcol C$152K
Owns and owesPt X
$353K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$373K
Total assetsLn 16$377K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$590K
Government grantsLn 1e$473K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Total revenueLn 12$690K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$279K
SavingsLn 2$94K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$373K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$3K
Total assetsLn 16$377K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$353K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$193K$373K
Total assetsLn 16$196K$377K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$187K$353K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$14K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$175K$124K$51K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$15K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$2K$1K$471
Legal feesLn 11b$13$9$4
Accounting feesLn 11c$88K$62K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$86K$61K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$541
Information technologyLn 14$803$569$234
OccupancyLn 16$30K$21K$9K
TravelLn 17$32K$23K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$908
InsuranceLn 23$16K$11K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$30K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$523K$371K$152K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 16, 2026 $690K$523K$167K$353K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $506K$429K$77K$187K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $357K$378K−$20K$98K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $294K$291K$3K$124K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 2, 2022 $165K$109K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 6, 2021 $36K$37K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $690,477 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $500,346$590,322
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,690$8,434
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $261$91,721
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $506,297$690,477
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $8,963$14,026
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $151,712$202,349
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $268,242$306,855
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $428,917$523,230
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $77,380$167,247
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $690,477 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$473,441
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$116,881
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$590,322
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,434$8,434
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $46,925$46,925
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $44,796$44,796
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $53,230 · Unrelated business $46,925 · Excluded from tax $0$690,477
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $523,230 across 16 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $14,026$14,026
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $123,956 · Management $50,876$174,832
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $5,757$5,757
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,428 · Management $6,332$21,760
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,149 · Management $471$1,620
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9 · Management $4$13
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $62,376 · Management $25,601$87,977
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $60,898 · Management $24,995$85,893
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,318 · Management $541$1,859
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $569 · Management $234$803
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,019 · Management $8,627$29,646
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,518 · Management $9,241$31,759
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,212 · Management $908$3,120
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,248 · Management $4,616$15,864
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,061 · Management $12,338$42,399
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,185 · Management $1,717$5,902
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $370,972 · Management $152,258 · Fundraising $0$523,230
Part X · Balance sheet $376,620 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $106,018$279,379
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $86,902$93,750
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,491$3,491
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $196,411$376,620
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,584$23,139
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,584$23,139
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $186,827$353,481
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $186,827$353,481
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $196,411$376,620
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $353,481 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$690,477
XI-2 Total expenses$523,230
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$167,247
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$186,827
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$593
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$353,481

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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