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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$150K 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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $158K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $405K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.5 months of spending in cash, plus $405K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $194K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$224K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$412K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.6M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.3M
Net assets
$412K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$412K
FY2021$470K
FY2022$587K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Feb 1990.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $1.2M Management & general 4% · $54K Fundraising 3% · $38K

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; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Erin Lynch’s $246K as President is at the 90th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Erin Lynch$245,746$229,251$137,336$17,774——
Dr Mercy Mugo$156,532$149,820$149,820$115,541——
Dr Ivory Toldson————$150,000$150,000
Dr Ivory Toldson Thru 821———$101,344——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Unites and strengthens educational restructuring for minority children, youth, and adults.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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$1.2Mprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$194K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $1.3M · 2019–2024
Llburge & Associates LLCFY2022$74,613
Llburge & Associates LLCFY2021$67,151
Bowie State UniversityFY2021$65,149
Llburge & Associates LLCFY2020$29,030
Bowie State UniversityFY2020$6,667
Mitchell Kapor FoundationCA · FY2020$3,400
Bowie State UniversityFY2019$43,333

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$54K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$412K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K
Total assetsLn 16$635K
LiabilitiesLn 26$224K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48
SavingsLn 2$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$53K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$405K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$27K
Total assetsLn 16$635K
LiabilitiesLn 26$224K
Net assetsLn 32$412K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$99K$53K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$414K$405K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$768K$635K
LiabilitiesLn 26$324K$224K
Net assetsLn 32$444K$412K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$43K$43K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$153K$97K$46K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$285K$181K$87K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$11K$5K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50K$32K$15K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$27K$13K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$84K$84K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$237K$226K$7K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$119K$9K$110K
TravelLn 17$114K$111K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$16K
InterestLn 20$136$7$129
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$394K−$338K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$165$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.2M$54K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.6M$3.3M$277K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.9M$2.8M$82K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.1M$480K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.5M$192K$587K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.3M−$68K$470K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.2M$1.2M−$15K$412K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,232,803 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,504,030$1,217,095
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,068$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,084$15,708
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,521,182$1,232,803
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$43,333
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $576,339$549,350
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $955,983$655,274
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,532,322$1,247,957
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,140−$15,154
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,232,803 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,066,816
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$150,279
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,217,095
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,708$15,708
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,708$1,232,803
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,247,957 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $43,333$43,333
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $96,914 · Management $46,398 · Fundraising $9,474$152,786
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $181,006 · Management $86,658 · Fundraising $17,695$285,359
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,440 · Management $5,477 · Fundraising $1,118$18,035
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,840 · Management $15,244 · Fundraising $3,113$50,197
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,258 · Management $13,050 · Fundraising $2,665$42,973
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $83,887$83,887
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,903$2,903
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $225,904 · Management $6,662 · Fundraising $4,000$236,566
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,047 · Management $7,942$15,989
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,793 · Management $109,729$118,522
IX-17 TravelPrograms $111,302 · Management $2,204$113,506
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,679$15,679
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7 · Management $129$136
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,386$7,386
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,221$3,221
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $393,840 · Management −$338,438$55,402
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $165 · Management $1,912$2,077
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,155,528 · Management $54,364 · Fundraising $38,065$1,247,957
Part X · Balance sheet $635,447 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $207$48
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $98,806$53,117
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $180,137$128,173
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,769$332
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,134$9,549
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,162$12,057
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $414,373$405,354
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $26,817$26,817
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $768,405$635,447
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $191,654$153,596
X-18 Grants payable$5,198
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $95,981$41,505
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $36,464$23,497
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $324,099$223,796
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $444,306$411,651
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $444,306$411,651
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $768,405$635,447
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $411,651 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,232,803
XI-2 Total expenses$1,247,957
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,154
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$444,306
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$17,501
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$411,651

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