Schoolnova at Stony Brook INC FY2021 filing

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East Setauket, NY501(c)(3)EducationEIN 46-2930613Revenue $612K in FY2021

On file with the IRSschoolnova.org4 Mondavi Ln Physics Building, 11733-2654 · East Setauket, NYTax-exempt since Feb 2015School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The purpose of the corporation is for the advancement of education within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code; to maintain and operate a weekend enrichment program and related activities for preK-12 children as a not-for-profit enterprise. The corporation also has such powers as are now or may hereafter be granted by the General Not-for-Profit Corporation Act of the State of New York.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$155K 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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FY2021 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $107K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$155K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $27K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$162K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$612K
+0.9% vs prior year
Spent
$548K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$431K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$612K
FY2021▲ +0.9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$607K
FY2021$612K
FY2022$707K
FY2023$576K
FY2024$641K
FY2025$660K
Expenses
$548K
FY2021▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$489K
FY2021$548K
FY2022$500K
FY2023$523K
FY2024$544K
FY2025$557K
Net assets
$431K
FY2021▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$367K
FY2021$431K
FY2022$638K
FY2023$692K
FY2024$830K
FY2025$933K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2015.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $340K Management & general 38% · $209K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $155K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$92,700Pt VII · Sec A
$62,390Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marina Polonskaia’s $92K as Executive Director is at the 79th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marina Polonskaia$91,790$97,066$77,700$92,950$92,700$90,000
Anya Cartwright———$66,182$62,390$59,874
Oksana Ivashkevych——$2,000———

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

Programs and updates

Provides weekend enrichment programs and activities for preK-12 children.

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1 program · $340K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

We have maintained and operated a weekend enrichment program and related activities for pre-k through grade 12 children in the areas of science, mathematics, art and foreign languages.

$340Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$27K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$612K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$561K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$926
Money outPt IX
$548K
Ln 25
Programscol B$340K
Managementcol C$209K
Owns and owesPt X
$431K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$318K
Total assetsLn 16$592K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$561K
Investment incomeLn 3$926
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$612K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$318K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$318K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$270K
Total assetsLn 16$592K
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K
Net assetsLn 32$431K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 553
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$437K$318K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$441K$592K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K$162K
Net assetsLn 32$367K$431K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$155K$155K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$294K$294K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$22K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$139$139
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$126$126
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$8K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$3K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$548K$340K$209K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $660K$557K$103K$933K 990 PDF
FY2024 $641K$544K$96K$830K 990 PDF
FY2023 $576K$523K$53K$692K 990 PDF
FY2022 $707K$500K$207K$638K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $612K$548K$64K$431K 990 PDF
FY2020 $607K$489K$118K$367K 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 $612,425 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $35,850$50,758
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $566,431$560,741
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,590$926
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $606,871$612,425
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $380,219$490,549
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $108,451$57,768
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $488,670$548,317
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $118,201$64,108
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $612,425 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$50,758
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$50,758
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $560,741$560,741
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $926$926
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $561,667$612,425
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $548,317 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $155,090$155,090
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $293,636$293,636
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,875$7,875
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,923 · Management $12,025$33,948
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,150$15,150
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,097$3,097
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $139$139
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,230$3,230
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $126$126
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,821$1,821
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,563 · Management $1,499$4,062
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,562 · Management $13,486$21,048
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,762 · Management $6,333$9,095
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $339,551 · Management $208,766 · Fundraising $0$548,317
Part X · Balance sheet $592,292 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $436,768$318,215
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,699$4,077
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$270,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $441,467$592,292
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $72,915$157,162
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,397$4,348
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $74,312$161,510
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $367,155$430,782
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $367,155$430,782
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $441,467$592,292
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $430,782 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$612,425
XI-2 Total expenses$548,317
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,108
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$367,155
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$481
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$430,782

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