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Eduseed EIN 52-2235026

Eduseed FY2021 filing

EIN  52-2235026 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers disadvantaged communities, especially women and people of color, through education.
Leadership
Shireen Lewis · Executive Director · $80K
Money in and out
$355K revenue, $262K expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency

Empowers disadvantaged communities, especially women and people of color, through education. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $355K in revenue, $262K in expenses, and $834K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$355K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$262K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$834K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $93K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
38.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+26%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$355K
FY2021
Expenses
$262K
FY2021
Total assets
$834K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$355K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$262K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$834K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$93K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$834K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $230K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

To promote education among traditionally disadvantaged and underserved communities such as women and people of color.

$230Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEduseed
EINHdr · item D52-2235026
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jeduseed.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Shireen Lewis
Executive Director
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Megan Tuck
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cindy Ayala
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marianne Tshihamba
Board Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Montina Cole
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shireen Lewis’s $112K as Executive Director is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Shireen Lewis$112,000$103,500$95,000$95,000$80,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$355K
Total revenueLn 12$355K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.03
Program services88%$230K
Management & general9%$23K
Fundraising3%$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$262K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$834K
Total assetsLn 16$834K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$834K
Months of cash on handcomputed38.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $834K · Operating expenses/yr $262K
38.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $230K · Total expenses $262K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $23K · Total expenses $262K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $9K · Total expenses $262K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $9K · Solicited contributions $355K
$0.03 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $355K · Total revenue $355K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $355K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $355K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $355K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $262K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $355K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $834K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $355K · Expenses $262K
+26%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $834K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $834K · Total assets $834K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $834K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Shireen Lewis · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $80K · Total expenses $262K
31%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $87K · Total expenses $262K
33%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%——
Overhead ratio 9%——
Fundraising cost ratio 3%——
Accounting fee ratio 3%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$6K
Rixey Street Foundation INCFY2025$500
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$640K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$600K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$651K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$710K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$355K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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