Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2016.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
18 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.
Alexander Shub’s $275K as Director, CEO is at the 93rd 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 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Shub | $274,983 | $270,762 | $247,172 | $227,494 | $176,908 | $228,518 |
| Lauren Kardos | $215,923 | $209,736 | $203,237 | — | — | — |
| Emily Scheneider - Krzys | $199,173 | $193,324 | $186,948 | $169,209 | — | — |
| Jessica Westermann | $195,231 | $185,324 | $160,412 | $118,596 | — | — |
| Michael Flynn | $192,055 | $187,781 | $183,577 | $166,196 | $150,693 | $119,488 |
| Eduardo Contreras | $191,491 | $185,747 | $176,295 | $170,355 | $168,725 | $155,892 |
| Carolyn Yaffe | — | — | — | — | — | $180,225 |
| Ryan Schetelick | — | — | — | — | $156,596 | $168,435 |
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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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
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.7M | $2.1M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.5M | $2.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $185K | $253K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $36K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.4M | $2.3M | $71K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $108K | $105K | $3K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $234K | $227K | $7K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $258K | $251K | $8K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $76K | $68K | $8K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $912K | $822K | $90K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $86K | $18K | $68K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $19K | $4K | $16K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $718K | $715K | $3K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $33K | $33K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $46K | $8K | $39K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $6.1M | $5.7M | $382K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 6, 2026 | $6.5M | $7.0M | −$499K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 12, 2025 | $6.5M | $6.1M | $328K | $2.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 29, 2024 | $5.9M | $5.5M | $472K | $2.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 27, 2023 | $5.1M | $4.3M | $809K | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 21, 2022 | $2.9M | $2.5M | $400K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 26, 2021 | $2.4M | $2.1M | $262K | $672K | 990 PDF |
| FY2019Filed with the IRS Jan 28, 2021 | $2.0M | $2.7M | −$704K | $410K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,457,111 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,457,111 across 3 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,128,948 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,935,026 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,682,180 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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