Southeast Community foundation's mission is to provide personalized and consistent high-dose/high-impact tutoring and social-emotional support that empowers students from all backgrounds to achieve their goals. We are committed to fostering educational opportunities and equipping learners with the skills and confidence to make a positive impact in their lives and their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$92K 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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FY2023 · 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 5% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $572K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$506K
+119% vs prior year
Spent
$337K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$218K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$506K
FY2023▲ +119%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$132K
FY2021$106K
FY2022$231K
FY2023$506K
FY2024$797K
Expenses
$337K
FY2023▲ +88%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$179K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$942K
Net assets
$218K
FY2023▲ +344%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$10K
FY2021−$3K
FY2022$49K
FY2023$218K
FY2024$73K

From the FY2023 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 Mar 2018.

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Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $174K Management & general 39% · $132K Fundraising 9% · $32K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$92,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cassandra Petersen Harris’s $92K as Executive Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eddie Tafoya—$92,500$63,750$51,000$72,000
Cassandra Petersen Harris$92,308————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

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1 program · $174K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The southeast community foundation (SCF) is a foundation dedicated to advancing the education of promising students who have limited financial means. SCF supports students from elementary school to high school through an established, no-cost high-impact tutoring program that provides tutoring in english and math for youth, grades k-12.

$174Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$506K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$506K
Money outPt IX
$337K
Ln 25
Programscol B$174K
Managementcol C$132K
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$218K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$222K
Total assetsLn 16$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$506K
Government grantsLn 1e$316K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Total revenueLn 12$506K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$222K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$222K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$218K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K$222K
Total assetsLn 16$52K$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$49K$218K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$56K$9K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17K$1K$15K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$5K$886$3K
Management feesLn 11a$44K$44K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$517$517
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$121K$111K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$337K$174K$132K$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $797K$942K−$145K$73K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $506K$337K$169K$218K 990 PDF
FY2022 $231K$179K$52K$49K 990 PDF
FY2021 $106K−$3K 990 PDF
FY2020 $132K−$10K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $506,443 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $231,285$506,443
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $231,285$506,443
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 $68,851$118,539
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,507$218,761
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $179,358$337,300
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,927$169,143
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $506,443 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$8,485
VIII-1e Government grants$315,671
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$182,287
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$506,443
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$506,443
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $337,300 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,500 · Management $9,250 · Fundraising $27,750$92,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,366 · Management $14,681 · Fundraising $1,138$17,185
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,312 · Management $886 · Fundraising $2,656$8,854
IX-11a Management feesManagement $43,800$43,800
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,030$10,030
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $517$517
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,181$6,181
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $15,068$15,068
IX-17 TravelManagement $9,303$9,303
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,591$11,591
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $111,445 · Management $9,305$120,750
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,521$1,521
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $173,623 · Management $132,133 · Fundraising $31,544$337,300
Part X · Balance sheet $224,525 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,285$222,245
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$2,280
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $52,285$224,525
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,056$6,153
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,056$6,153
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $49,229$218,372
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $52,285$224,525
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $218,372 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$506,443
XI-2 Total expenses$337,300
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$169,143
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$49,229
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$218,372

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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