C B Community Schools FY2021 filing

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 47-3573157Revenue $1.7M in FY2021

On file with the IRScbcommunityschools.org4101 Freeland Ave, 19128-3509 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Sep 2015School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The school provides a compassionate high school for youth living in foster care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $123K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $793K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$379K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$804K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$804K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$804K
FY2022$858K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$139K
FY2025$349K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Sep 2015.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.6M Management & general 4% · $81K Fundraising 9% · $167K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $90K 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
Interim Executive Director
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robbin Smart’s $135K as Head of Scho is at the 56th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Robbin Smart$134,838$135,046$86,831$86,831—
Joy Tartar————$90,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers a supportive high school for youth in foster care.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide vulnerable, system-involved youth with a social, emotional and competency based school that prepares them to graduate from high school with a path forward to independence.

$1.6Mprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$939
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$81K
Fundraisingcol D$167K
Owns and owesPt X
$804K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$809K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$379K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$280K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$939
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$809K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$809K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$379K
Net assetsLn 32$804K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$727K$809K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$367K$379K
Net assetsLn 32$963K$804K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$94K$2K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$937K$17K$77K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$105K$100K$870$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$95K$86K$1K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$22K$10K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$182K$96K$46K$40K
OccupancyLn 16$112K$102K$2K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$10K$172$792
InsuranceLn 23$32K$24K$417$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$127K$119K$1K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.6M$81K$167K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.5M$210K$349K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.7M−$249K$139K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$2.0M−$472K$386K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.9M$54K$858K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.7M$1.8M−$159K$804K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,678,977 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,056,071$1,678,038
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,466$939
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,061,537$1,678,977
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 $1,321,950$1,333,125
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $465,302$504,597
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,787,252$1,837,722
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $274,285−$158,745
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $1,678,977 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$15,767
VIII-1e Government grants$280,368
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,381,903
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,264
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,678,038
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $939$939
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $939$1,678,977
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,837,722 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $94,377 · Management $1,663 · Fundraising $7,713$103,753
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $936,855 · Management $16,509 · Fundraising $76,569$1,029,933
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $99,804 · Management $870 · Fundraising $3,995$104,669
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $86,424 · Management $1,480 · Fundraising $6,866$94,770
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $21,714 · Management $10,463 · Fundraising $9,097$41,274
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $95,662 · Management $46,096 · Fundraising $40,076$181,834
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $102,116 · Management $1,799 · Fundraising $8,279$112,194
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,766 · Management $172 · Fundraising $792$10,730
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,679 · Management $417 · Fundraising $7,569$31,665
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $119,426 · Management $1,392 · Fundraising $6,082$126,900
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,589,823 · Management $80,861 · Fundraising $167,038$1,837,722
Part X · Balance sheet $1,182,845 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $726,752$808,628
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $550,119$324,196
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,188$19,187
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $24,630$13,900
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,934$16,934
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,329,623$1,182,845
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $161,027$172,994
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $206,000$206,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $367,027$378,994
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $424,928$586,351
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $537,668$217,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $962,596$803,851
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,329,623$1,182,845
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $803,851 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,678,977
XI-2 Total expenses$1,837,722
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$158,745
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$962,596
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$803,851

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