America Scores inspires urban youth to lead healthy lives, be engaged students, and have the confidence and character to make a difference in the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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 $40K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $148K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$57K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$257K
-58% vs prior year
Spent
$342K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$464K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$257K
FY2025▼ -58%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$318K
FY2022$318K
FY2023$533K
FY2024$609K
FY2025$257K
Expenses
$342K
FY2025▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$198K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$324K
FY2023$475K
FY2024$453K
FY2025$342K
Net assets
$464K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$342K
FY2022$336K
FY2023$394K
FY2024$549K
FY2025$464K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2000.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $224K Management & general 35% · $119K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
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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

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1 program · $224K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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America scores sites partner with urban schools to provide a high quality team-based program that integrates soccer poetry and service-learning. Our innovative approach improves at-risk students health academic achievement and civic engagement. The national office facilitates a national poetry slam!

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 19 grants · $471K · 2022–2024
DC ScoresDC · FY2023$60,667
Bay Area ScoresCA · FY2023$43,334
New York ScoresNY · FY2023$32,500
America Scores ChicagoIL · FY2023$15,167
America Scores ClevelandOH · FY2023$13,000
America Scores LaCA · FY2023$8,667
America Scores SeattleWA · FY2023$7,800
DC ScoresDC · FY2022$60,667
Bay Area ScoresCA · FY2022$43,333
New York ScoresNY · FY2022$32,500
America Scores ChicagoIL · FY2022$15,167
America Scores ClevelandOH · FY2022$13,000
America Scores LaCA · FY2022$8,667
America Scores SeattleWA · FY2022$7,800
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$257K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$267K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$342K
Ln 25
Programscol B$224K
Managementcol C$119K
Owns and owesPt X
$464K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$437K
Total assetsLn 16$521K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$267K
Government grantsLn 1e$65K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$131K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$257K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$437K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$437K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$521K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
Net assetsLn 32$464K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$698K$437K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$867K$521K
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K$57K
Net assetsLn 32$549K$464K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$63K$63K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$65K$43K$22K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$5K$13K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$3K$2K$0
Management feesLn 11a$56K$28K$28K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$0$7K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$0$23K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$16K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$3K$10K$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$1K$6K$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$0$2K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$60K$56K$3K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$200$200$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K$329$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$342K$224K$119K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $257K$342K−$85K$464K 990 PDF
FY2024 $609K$453K$156K$549K 990 PDF
FY2023 $533K$475K$58K$394K 990 PDF
FY2022 $318K$324K−$6K$336K 990 PDF
FY2021 $318K$215K$103K$342K 990 PDF
FY2020 $213K$198K$15K$239K 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 $257,110 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $621,648$267,324
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$4,887
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$12,445−$15,101
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $609,203$257,110
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $211,802$63,321
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $136,414$88,480
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $105,200$190,342
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $453,416$342,143
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $155,787−$85,033
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $257,110 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$131,283
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$64,628
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$71,413
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$267,324
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,887$4,887
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$114,151−$114,151
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $99,050$99,050
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$10,214$257,110
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $342,143 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $63,321$63,321
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $43,050 · Management $22,000 · Fundraising $0$65,050
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,292 · Management $12,881 · Fundraising $0$18,173
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,465 · Management $1,792 · Fundraising $0$5,257
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $28,125 · Management $28,125 · Fundraising $0$56,250
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,050 · Fundraising $0$7,050
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $23,459 · Fundraising $0$23,459
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,032 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,032
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,125 · Management $9,639 · Fundraising $0$12,764
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,445 · Management $5,797 · Fundraising $0$7,242
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $1,850 · Fundraising $0$1,850
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $56,362 · Management $3,287 · Fundraising $0$59,649
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $200 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$200
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,386 · Fundraising $0$2,386
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,131 · Management $329 · Fundraising $0$3,460
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $223,548 · Management $118,595 · Fundraising $0$342,143
Part X · Balance sheet $520,858 assets, 24 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $27,331; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $697,698$436,844
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $169,717$56,683
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $867,415$520,858
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $318,101$52,577
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$4,000
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $318,101$56,577
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $549,314$464,281
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $549,314$464,281
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $867,415$520,858
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $464,281 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$257,110
XI-2 Total expenses$342,143
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$85,033
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$549,314
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$464,281

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