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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$801K 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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FY2022 · 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
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$801K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.3 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
$550K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$468K
-90% vs prior year
Spent
$10.3M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$39.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$468K
FY2022▼ -90%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$44.8M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$468K
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$10.3M
FY2022▼ -21%
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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
$39.1M
FY2022▼ -20%
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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 FY2022 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

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $9.8M Management & general 4% · $386K Fundraising 1% · $113K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $801K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$246,346Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff & Operations
$166,846Pt VII · Sec A
$137,432Pt VII · Sec A
SVP of Programs
$130,372Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Grants Mgmt & Partner Success
$115,546Pt VII · Sec A
$4,900Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

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  • 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 · $9.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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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…

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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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$468K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$324K
Investment incomeLn 3$145K
Money outPt IX
$10.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.8M
Managementcol C$386K
Fundraisingcol D$113K
Owns and owesPt X
$39.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15.7M
Total assetsLn 16$39.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$550K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$324K
Investment incomeLn 3$145K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$468K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
SavingsLn 2$13.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15.7M
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$39.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$550K
Net assetsLn 32$39.1M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.8M$15.7M
Total assetsLn 16$49.0M$39.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K$550K
Net assetsLn 32$48.9M$39.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8.7M$8.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$595K$460K$79K$56K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$317K$243K$43K$31K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$6K$747$703
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$23K$3K$707
Payroll taxesLn 10$59K$45K$10K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$35K$2K$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$41K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$236K$178K$44K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$101K$6K$94K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$24K$15K$521
Information technologyLn 14$13K$10K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$48K$39K$5K$4K
TravelLn 17$24K$22K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$26K$23K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$52K$40K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.3M$9.8M$386K$113K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.4M$11.2M−$9.7M$22.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.8M$12.0M−$7.2M$31.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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 $468,323 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,698,463$323,612
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,521$144,711
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,700,984$468,323
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,477,692$8,678,303
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,057,023$1,006,051
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $482,736$622,570
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,017,451$10,306,924
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,316,467−$9,838,601
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 $468,323 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$323,612
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$323,612
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $146,105$146,105
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,394−$1,394
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $144,711$468,323
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,306,924 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $8,678,303$8,678,303
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $460,024 · Management $79,384 · Fundraising $55,765$595,173
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $243,435 · Management $42,742 · Fundraising $30,563$316,740
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,135 · Management $747 · Fundraising $703$7,585
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,160 · Management $3,287 · Fundraising $707$27,154
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,565 · Management $9,913 · Fundraising $4,921$59,399
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,420 · Management $32,669$35,089
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,582$40,582
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $178,083 · Management $44,474 · Fundraising $13,786$236,343
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,248 · Management $93,954 · Fundraising $1,082$101,284
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,617 · Management $15,226 · Fundraising $521$39,364
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,232 · Management $1,812 · Fundraising $1,289$13,333
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,483 · Management $5,076 · Fundraising $3,638$48,197
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,108 · Management $1,944$24,052
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $23,463 · Management $2,375$25,838
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,396$6,396
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,313 · Management $11,779$52,092
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,807,985 · Management $385,964 · Fundraising $112,975$10,306,924
Part X · Balance sheet $39,624,409 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $262,211$2,313,293
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,556,826$13,393,897
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $37,134,260$23,910,523
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,696$6,696
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $48,959,993$39,624,409
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,621$35,638
X-18 Grants payable$514,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,621$549,638
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,779,112$15,164,248
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $37,134,260$23,910,523
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $48,913,372$39,074,771
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $48,959,993$39,624,409
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $39,074,771 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$468,323
XI-2 Total expenses$10,306,924
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,838,601
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$48,913,372
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$39,074,771

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