Resilience Education

Tax-deductible

Charlottesville, VA501(c)(3)Since 2012Crime & LegalEIN 46-1134670

Resilience education stops cycles of incarceration by improving employment outcomes and reentry success through high-quality business education and career support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 110 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
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
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 years looks good.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
3 of 4
years in the black
Worth a look: 1 of the last 4 filings shows a deficit.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
How much reaches the programs?
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more looks good.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$200K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: leaders' pay is 12% of spending; 15% or less looks good.
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more looks good.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
7
named funders · $2.0M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more looks good.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$71K
liabilities
Looks good: debts are 6% of assets; 50% or less looks good.
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
5
independent of 7 voting board members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodWorth a lookConcernTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.7M
+307% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2024▲ +307%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$126K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$745K
FY2023$749K
FY2024$653K
FY2024$2.7M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +29%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$131K
FY2022$240K
FY2023$503K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +416%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$707K
FY2023$953K
FY2024$229K
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CResilience Education
EINHdr · item D46-1134670
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2014
Year of formationHdr · item L2012
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CCharlottesville, VA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I43)
WebsiteHdr · item Jresilience-education.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.05
Program services81%$1.4M
Management & general15%$251K
Fundraising5%$79K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
81%
of spending reaches programs▲ +43% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +172% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+36%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +135% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +270%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$217K
FY2022$715K
FY2023$963K
FY2024$339K
FY2024$1.3M
Total liabilities
$71K
FY2024▼ -35%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$15K
FY2022$8K
FY2023$10K
FY2024$110K
FY2024$71K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$955K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$609K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$71K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.3

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$2.4M · 92%
Program service revenue$173K · 7%
Investment income$35K · 1%
Contributions & grants92%$2.4M
Program service revenue7%$173K
Investment income1%$35K
Other revenue$6K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses/yr $1.7M
7.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.4M · Total expenses $1.7M
81%
Management & General
Management & general $251K · Total expenses $1.7M
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $79K · Total expenses $1.7M
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $33K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.2M
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.4M · Total revenue $2.7M
92%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $2.7M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $173K · Total revenue $2.7M
7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $35K · Total revenue $2.7M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $173K · Total expenses $1.7M
10%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.7M · Prior year $653K
+307%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $126K · FY2024 $2.7M
+84%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.7M · Expenses $1.7M
+36%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.3M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.2M · Total assets $1.3M
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $509K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.3M
41%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tierney Fairchild · Reported title SECRETARY & EXECUTIVE DIRE · Highest reported compensation $200K · Total expenses $1.7M
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $987K · Total expenses $1.7M
58%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%——
Overhead ratio 15%——
Fundraising cost ratio 3%——
Revenue growth 307%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary & Executive Dire
$200,000Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair - Ended 6/25
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director - Ended 6/25
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director - Ended 6/25
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tierney Fairchild’s $200K as Secretary & Executive Dire is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tierney Fairchild$200,000$150,833——$42,214$3,500
Tierney Fairchild——$100,038———
Tierney Fairchild Ph D———$75,833——
Joshua Pritchett———$68,750——

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 7Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Improves employment and reentry success for formerly incarcerated individuals through business education.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $1.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Post releasethe reentry division of resilience education provides career support, mentorship programs, business and law courses for justice-impacted individuals through an online platform, the resilient professional community.

$884Kprogram expense
02

In prisonresilience education provides entrepreneurship, financial literacy, business foundations, and law courses inside carceral facilities in partnership with leading business and law schools and state correctional facilities. The program improves reentry and employment success, and reduces recidivism.

$491Kprogram expense

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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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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 $653K$1.3M-13% 990 PDF
FY2023 $749K$503K+0.6% 990 PDF
FY2022 $745K$240K+176% 990 PDF
FY2021 $270K$131K+114% 990 PDF
FY2020 $126K— 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2024

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,704,027 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $159,113 · Management $43,003 · Fundraising $3,883$205,999
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $739,318 · Management $41,765$781,083
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,500 · Management $96,243$146,743
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $145,158 · Management $497 · Fundraising $54,491$200,146
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $54,704 · Management $4,651 · Fundraising $4,210$63,565
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $114,686 · Management $15,104 · Fundraising $3,284$133,074
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,862$2,862
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $780$780
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $110,913 · Management $42,409 · Fundraising $13,005$166,327
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,448$3,448
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,374,392 · Management $250,762 · Fundraising $78,873$1,704,027

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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