Deans for Impact: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 47-3046905)

Valerie Sakimura’s $190K as Executive Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Benjamin Riley	—	—	$265,855	$208,089	$208,835
Valerie Sakimura	$190,066	$190,439	$172,658	$166,800	$168,509
Peter Fishman	—	$177,366	$175,152	$158,983	$160,505
Tracey Weinstein	$165,000	$166,500	$163,290	$153,570	$156,175
Amber Willis	$154,472	$131,898	$103,879	—	—
Amy Wooten	$141,533	—	—	—	—
Patrick Steck	$138,353	$123,756	$111,091	—	—
Tripti Thapa	$128,359	$119,233	$112,505	$109,903	$107,410

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.

See Deans for Impact executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers leaders in educator preparation programs.

Questions for Deans for Impact

Tap to ask. Deans for Impact sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Deans for Impact answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Deans for impact brings together leaders of educator-preparation programs who want to change the way they prepare beginning teachers; helps these leaders transform their programs through evidence, including our best scientific understanding about how students learn; supports them to sustain changes over time; and builds their capacity to…

$1.9Mprogram expense

Funders

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

The Moody FoundationFY2024$261K

Houston Endowment INCFY2024$50K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$311K

Grants paid · 18 grants · $431K · 2021–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$39,000

Unitemized GrantFY2024$31,200

Unitemized GrantFY2024$29,400

Unitemized GrantFY2023$43,500

Texas A&m UniversityFY2023$35,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$34,600

Sam Houston State UniversityFY2023$30,000

Stephen F Austin State UniversityFY2023$30,000

Texas A&m University - TexarkanaFY2023$30,000

Unitemized GrantFY2022$54,571

Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,000

Louisiana Resource Center for EducatorsLA · FY2021$10,000

Endicott CollegeMA · FY2021$10,000

American UniversityDC · FY2021$10,000

University of MissouriFY2021$10,000

Temple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationPA · FY2021$10,000

Nashville Teacher ResidencyTN · FY2021$6,000

Lipscomb UniversityTN · FY2021$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

Download 990

from philanthropy.org

1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.6M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$161K

Investment incomeLn 3$19K

Money outPt IX

$2.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.9M

Managementcol C$292K

Fundraisingcol D$87K

Owns and owesPt X

$5.7M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M

Total assetsLn 16$6.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$376K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$161K

Investment incomeLn 3$19K

Other incomeLn 4–11$500

Total revenueLn 12$3.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$79K

SavingsLn 2$4.5M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.6M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K

Other assetsLn 15$10K

Total assetsLn 16$6.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$376K

Net assetsLn 32$5.7M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 516

VolunteersI 67

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$4.5M	$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$45K	$30K
Total assetsLn 16	$4.5M	$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$140K	$376K
Net assetsLn 32	$4.4M	$5.7M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$228K	$183K	$10K	$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.2M	$1.0M	$166K	$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$45K	$38K	$6K	$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$125K	$96K	$25K	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$103K	$85K	$13K	$4K
Legal feesLn 11b	$3K		$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$22K		$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$223K	$212K	$10K	$778
Office expensesLn 13	$26K	$12K	$13K	$594
OccupancyLn 16	$149K	$123K	$19K	$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$30K	$25K	$4K	$1K
InsuranceLn 23	$13K	$11K	$1K	$420
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$99K	$99K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.3M	$1.9M	$292K	$87K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$4.2M	$3.4M	$818K	$6.8M	990 PDF
FY2023	$3.6M	$3.0M	$595K	$5.9M	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.4M	$3.0M	−$522K	$5.3M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.7M	$2.6M	$139K	$5.8M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$3.6M	$2.3M	$1.3M	$5.7M	990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $3,571,360 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,601,828$3,390,765

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $178,832$160,851

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $79,380$19,244

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,430$500

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,862,470$3,571,360

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,721,253$1,734,935

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $776,956$564,335

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,498,209$2,299,270

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$635,739$1,272,090

Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members7

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,571,360 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,390,765

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,390,765

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $160,851$160,851

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19,244$19,244

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $500$500

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $161,351 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19,244$3,571,360

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,299,270 across 13 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $182,998 · Management $9,847 · Fundraising $34,871$227,716

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,034,850 · Management $166,433 · Fundraising $33,293$1,234,576

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $37,947 · Management $5,855 · Fundraising $1,288$45,090

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $96,358 · Management $24,789 · Fundraising $3,903$125,050

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $85,324 · Management $13,227 · Fundraising $3,952$102,503

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,733$2,733

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,108$22,108

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $212,132 · Management $9,987 · Fundraising $778$222,897

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,112 · Management $13,208 · Fundraising $594$25,914

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $123,063 · Management $18,988 · Fundraising $6,668$148,719

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,256 · Management $3,868 · Fundraising $1,358$30,482

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,305 · Management $1,162 · Fundraising $420$12,887

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,595$98,595

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,919,940 · Management $292,205 · Fundraising $87,125$2,299,270

Part X · Balance sheet $6,050,742 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $136,591$79,134

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,326,409$4,548,288

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$1,350,510

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,699$9,874

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,215$23,162

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $44,828$29,774

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,000$10,000

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,542,742$6,050,742

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,430$25,985

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $103,372$84,027

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$265,700

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $139,802$375,712

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,183,275$3,475,440

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,219,665$2,199,590

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,402,940$5,675,030

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,542,742$6,050,742

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,675,030 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,571,360

XI-2 Total expenses$2,299,270

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,272,090

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,402,940

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,675,030

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

Deans for Impact FY2020 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid