The Fly Initiative FY2021 filing

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Provide educational services and programs to teach financial literacy to youth and other stakeholders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$28K 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $54K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$28K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
71 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 71.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $15K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$466K
Spent
$71K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$424K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$466K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$466K
FY2022$43K
FY2023$718K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$71K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$71K
FY2022$435K
FY2023$632K
FY2024$979K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$424K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$424K
FY2022$33K
FY2023$119K
FY2024$307K
FY2025$301K

From the FY2021 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 Aug 2014.

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Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $42K Management & general 36% · $25K Fundraising 5% · $4K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $28K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$27,927Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marcy Reyes’s $113K as CEO is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Marcy Reyes$112,692$125,293$93,701$42,568$27,927

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

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1 program · $42K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Education of financial literacy for all ages using program materials and curriculum

$42Kprogram 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$15K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$466K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$466K
Money outPt IX
$71K
Ln 25
Programscol B$42K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$424K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$420K
Total assetsLn 16$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$466K
Total revenueLn 12$466K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$420K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$420K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$424K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$29K$420K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$29K$424K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$29K$424K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$28K$11K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$968$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$193$193
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K$463
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$444$3K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$1K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$230$230
InsuranceLn 23$779$779
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$21K$346$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$39$39
Total functional expensesLn 25$71K$42K$25K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 4, 2026 $1.1M$1.1M−$6K$301K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $1.2M$979K$188K$307K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $718K$632K$86K$119K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 16, 2023 $43K$435K−$393K$33K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 9, 2022 $466K$71K$395K$424K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $465,650 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$465,650
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$465,650
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$30,348
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$40,343
I-18 Total expenses$70,691
I-19 Revenue less expenses$394,959
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $465,650 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$465,650
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$465,650
VIII-12 Total revenue$465,650
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $70,691 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,171 · Management $16,756$27,927
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $968 · Management $1,453$2,421
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $193$193
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,000 · Management $463$6,463
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,943$1,943
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $444 · Management $2,619$3,063
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,312 · Management $2,407$3,719
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,108$1,108
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $230$230
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $779$779
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,874 · Management $346 · Fundraising $1,586$22,806
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $39$39
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $41,877 · Management $25,285 · Fundraising $3,529$70,691
Part X · Balance sheet $424,101 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,142$419,734
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$4,367
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $29,142$424,101
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $29,142$424,101
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $29,142$424,101
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $29,142$424,101
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $424,101 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$465,650
XI-2 Total expenses$70,691
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$394,959
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$29,142
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$424,101

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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