To ensure every student in every neighborhood of cincinnati has access to a Great school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $315K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$773K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $2.9M
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$52K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-70% vs prior year
Spent
$11.2M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$22.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -70%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$44.8M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$468K
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$11.2M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.1M
FY2021$13.0M
FY2022$10.3M
FY2023$12.0M
FY2024$11.2M
Net assets
$22.1M
FY2024▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$57.2M
FY2021$48.9M
FY2022$39.1M
FY2023$31.8M
FY2024$22.1M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2015.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $10.8M Management & general 3% · $391K Fundraising 0% · $23K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $773K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$297,096Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff & Operations
$200,901Pt VII · Sec A
SVP of Programs
$145,744Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Grants Mgmt
$128,804Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brian Neal$297,096$268,736$246,346$225,088$190,192
Paige Lindy$200,901$190,639$166,846$150,267$134,689
Deborah Howard$145,744$145,728$130,372$121,872$111,280
Etnyre Osias—$110,705$137,432$136,173$126,571
Latricia Jones$128,804$127,824$115,546$101,105—
John P Scott————$127,368
Dorothy Battle—$3,150$4,900$7,700$1,130

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

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1 program · $10.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization invests in high-performing k-12 schools. It will strive to increase the number of students with access to excellent educational opportunities in the cincinnati area. Additionally, the organization invests in programs that recruit, train, and support teachers and principals in the cincinnati area and works in partnership…

$10.8Mprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 54 grants · $46.0M · 2020–2024
Idea Public SchoolsTX · FY2024$6,778,850
Regeneration SchoolsIL · FY2024$1,074,982
Seton Education PartnersNY · FY2024$527,785
Skyrocket Education INCNY · FY2024$274,900
The Literacy LabDC · FY2024$225,000
Romero AcademyOH · FY2024$100,000
Teach for America INCNY · FY2024$87,750
Miami UniversityOH · FY2024$80,000
Chiefs for ChangeDC · FY2024$37,500
Rebel CultureFY2024$28,750
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,700
Idea Public SchoolsTX · FY2023$7,415,214
Regeneration SchoolsIL · FY2023$1,404,526
Seton Education PartnersNY · FY2023$820,303
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$881K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$550K
Money outPt IX
$11.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.8M
Managementcol C$391K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$22.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17.5M
Total assetsLn 16$22.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$550K
Investment incomeLn 3$881K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$637K
SavingsLn 2$16.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$22.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
Net assetsLn 32$22.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.2M$17.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$31.9M$22.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$52K
Net assetsLn 32$31.8M$22.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$9.3M$9.3M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$534K$444K$79K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$353K$298K$48K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$10K$5K$259
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$18K$9K$458
Payroll taxesLn 10$58K$49K$8K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$140K$140K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$314K$314K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$73K$38K$35K$269
Information technologyLn 14$11K$9K$1K$231
OccupancyLn 16$64K$43K$20K$1K
TravelLn 17$54K$52K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$134K$131K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.2M$10.8M$391K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$11.2M−$9.7M$22.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.8M$12.0M−$7.2M$31.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $468K$10.3M−$9.8M$39.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.7M$13.0M−$8.3M$48.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $44.8M$8.1M$36.7M$57.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,431,199 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,029,152$550,114
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,698,068$881,085
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,149$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,751,369$1,431,199
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,182,320$9,334,702
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,055,257$988,534
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $758,572$852,688
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,996,149$11,175,924
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,244,780−$9,744,725
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,431,199 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$550,114
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$550,114
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $881,085$881,085
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $881,085$1,431,199
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,175,924 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $9,329,002$9,329,002
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,700$5,700
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $443,595 · Management $79,419 · Fundraising $11,362$534,376
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $298,051 · Management $47,748 · Fundraising $7,633$353,432
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,070 · Management $5,172 · Fundraising $259$15,501
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,871 · Management $9,180 · Fundraising $458$27,509
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $48,672 · Management $7,797 · Fundraising $1,247$57,716
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $19,440$19,440
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $139,668$139,668
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $314,120$314,120
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,297$22,297
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $38,404 · Management $34,688 · Fundraising $269$73,361
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,002 · Management $1,441 · Fundraising $231$10,674
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,813 · Management $20,288 · Fundraising $1,097$64,198
IX-17 TravelPrograms $51,533 · Management $2,307$53,840
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $131,482 · Management $2,548$134,030
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,909$11,909
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $9,151$9,151
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,762,612 · Management $390,756 · Fundraising $22,556$11,175,924
Part X · Balance sheet $22,137,329 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $749,142$637,153
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $15,476,837$16,859,578
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $15,595,101$4,613,938
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,406$12,986
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,619$13,674
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,857,105$22,137,329
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,114$52,063
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,114$52,063
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,234,890$17,471,328
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,595,101$4,613,938
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,829,991$22,085,266
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,857,105$22,137,329
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,085,266 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,431,199
XI-2 Total expenses$11,175,924
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,744,725
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,829,991
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,085,266

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