The organization's mission is to provide services to children in need, assisting them by providing school and family related services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 962 volunteers and 206 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 $3K a year · under 1% 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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$441K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1.4M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.7M
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
$28.7M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$28.7M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$28.7M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$16.3M
FY2021$10.5M
FY2022$13.8M
FY2023$16.8M
FY2024$25.2M
FY2025$28.7M
Expenses
$28.7M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$16.1M
FY2021$11.1M
FY2022$13.9M
FY2023$16.8M
FY2024$24.7M
FY2025$28.7M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$731K
FY2021$180K
FY2022$775K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · 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 Jun 2012.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $25.1M Management & general 12% · $3.6M

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

14 people listed on the 990; $441K 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
$231,803Pt VII · Sec A
Grants Director
$108,521Pt VII · Sec A
Grants Director
$101,033Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharon Shetter’s $232K as President is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 189 $10–100M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sharon Shetter$231,803$195,735$227,512$207,479$160,829$88,336
Nicole Spenrath$108,521$103,821$104,771———
Rebecca Wieland—$85,374$101,927———
Priscilla Garza$101,033$97,061————
Priscilla P Garza——$101,023———

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 15aYes

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Helps children in need with school and family services.

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3 programs · $21.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The JVLCDG grant provided educational services to 317 children during the 2024-2025 school year. The locations included Victoria ISD, Waelder ISD, Yoakum ISD, Nixon-Smiley ISD, Victoria HS and EHS, Cuero EHS, Edna HS, and Port Lavaca EHS. During the 2024-2025 academic year, the EHS CCP grant had a total of 120 children served.

$10.1Mprogram expense
02

The Innovative Network of Knowledge OPLA grant provided educational services to 475 children during the 2024-25 Year. The locations included Monroe, West Monroe, Sterlington, Richwood, Franklin Parish, Richland and Lincoln parish. The program had 7 EHS childcare partners. The program opened EHS/HS program in Lincoln parish.

$6.8Mprogram expense
03

The Alabama grant provided educational services to 80 children during the 2024-2025 school year. These children were Early Head Start ages birth to 3. Alabama served these children in 5 locations in Walker County: Jasper, Cordova, Dora, Curry, Townley.

$4.3Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1.4M
Grants paid · 2 grants · $12K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,006
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,600

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$28.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$63K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Money outPt IX
$28.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$25.1M
Managementcol C$3.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$717K
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$26.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$350K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$63K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$21K
Total revenueLn 12$28.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$717K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$717K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M
Other assetsLn 15$24K
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5206
VolunteersI 6962
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$1.7M$717K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$254K$254K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11.9M$11.5M$439K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$115K$110K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.9M$1.8M$82K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.0M$957K$43K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$170K$170K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.7M$2.6M$60K$0
OccupancyLn 16$2.9M$2.9M$24K
TravelLn 17$247K$225K$22K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$493K$493K$382
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$988K$958K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$252K$147K$105K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.7M$3.4M$2.3M
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$28.7M$25.1M$3.6M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $28.7M$28.7M$63K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $25.2M$24.7M$438K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $16.8M$16.8M−$19K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.8M$13.9M−$71K$775K 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.5M$11.1M−$551K$180K 990 PDF
FY2020 $16.3M$16.1M$123K$731K 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
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Part I · Summary $28,741,661 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $24,972,954$28,609,791
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $34,025$41,697
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $150,240$62,907
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $263$27,266
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $25,157,482$28,741,661
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,600$6,006
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,336,508$15,191,515
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $12,377,184$13,481,411
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $24,719,292$28,678,932
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $438,190$62,729
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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $28,741,661 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$1,381,706
VIII-1e Government grants$26,274,543
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$953,542
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$350,394
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,609,791
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $41,697$41,697
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $83,986$83,986
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$21,079−$21,079
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $27,266$27,266
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $41,697 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $90,173$28,741,661
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $28,678,932 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,006$6,006
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $254,037$254,037
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,492,697 · Management $438,640$11,931,337
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $110,133 · Management $4,995$115,128
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,808,081 · Management $82,010$1,890,091
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $957,493 · Management $43,429$1,000,922
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,354$3,354
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $170,101$170,101
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,609,877 · Management $59,929 · Fundraising $0$2,669,806
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,903,748 · Management $23,780$2,927,528
IX-17 TravelPrograms $224,911 · Management $22,495$247,406
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $493,043 · Management $382$493,425
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $957,502 · Management $30,359$987,861
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $146,722 · Management $104,966$251,688
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,386,438 · Management $2,343,804$5,730,242
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,096,651 · Management $3,582,281 · Fundraising $0$28,678,932
Part X · Balance sheet $5,999,792 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,748,677$716,573
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $571,960$2,603,632
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,747$21,778
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,513,075$2,634,261
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $48,987$23,548
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,906,446$5,999,792
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,166,347$1,922,501
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,477,812$1,752,275
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,644,159$3,674,776
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,262,287$2,325,016
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,262,287$2,325,016
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,906,446$5,999,792
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,325,016 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$28,741,661
XI-2 Total expenses$28,678,932
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,729
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,262,287
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,325,016

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