Eo strengthens communities by expanding education, building the workforce, and addressing economic challenges, so people have more opportunities to succeed.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 54 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.6M a year · 40% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$250K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $106K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17.3M
39% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 39% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.6M
-49% vs prior year
Spent
$12.6M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$26.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$14.6M
FY2024▼ -49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2023$18.0M
FY2024$28.9M
FY2024$14.6M
Expenses
$12.6M
FY2024▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$15.2M
FY2024$12.6M
Net assets
$26.9M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2023$11.3M
FY2024$24.9M
FY2024$26.9M

From the FY2024 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 Oct 1968.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $11.5M Management & general 5% · $675K Fundraising 4% · $466K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $250K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$167,215Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Finance
$82,739Pt VII · Sec A
Director- Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director- Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director- Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Travis Staton’s $167K as CEO is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2021
Travis Staton$167,215$141,479$131,556$105,490
Mark Seamon$82,739$82,742——

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves health, education, and financial stability in Southwest Virginia by uniting community partners to provide cradle-to-career programs and free high-quality early learning.

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3 programs · $11.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Early childhood care and education- we support high-quality learning experiences and a resilient and sustainable childcare system. By age five, 90% of brain development has occurred, and access to reliable childcare and education increases workforce participation RATES.1,000 observations were conducted in childcare centers to support…

$8.3Mprogram expense
02

Workforce Innovation

We help people discover, learn, and do the jobs of tomorrow. By connecting career discovery, skill development, and regional employers, we support a prepared workforce and prosperous economy.

$2.8Mprogram expense
03

Disaster assistance-eo worked closely with united way of southwest virginia to provide funding support for the continuing hurley and buchanan county disaster relief efforts. Also, eo provided funding support for helene disaster relief efforts through restricted contributions and an arc disaster grant.

$321Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$106K
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Grants paid · 195 grants · $30.6M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$503,626
Live Laugh LearnFY2024$459,464
Radford Child Development INCVA · FY2024$348,809
Itty Bitties AcademyFY2024$298,839
The Imagination StationFY2024$292,122
Bright Beginnings Day Care INCFY2024$283,869
Rainbow Riders Childcare CenterFY2024$274,947
Kids Kikkin' IT PrekFY2024$265,800
Liddle Tykes DaycareFY2024$264,955
Tender Tots Learning AcademyFY2024$252,558
Va Tech Child Development CenterFY2024$244,081
United Way Od Southwest VirginiaVA · FY2024$211,306
Blue Mountain TherapyFY2024$210,528
Valley Interfaith Childcare CenterFY2024$197,891
Unitemized GrantFY2024$192,331
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$173K
Money outPt IX
$12.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.5M
Managementcol C$675K
Fundraisingcol D$466K
Owns and owesPt X
$26.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$44.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$10.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$173K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$14.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28.5M
Other assetsLn 15$21K
Total assetsLn 16$44.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17.3M
Net assetsLn 32$26.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 554
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M$2.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22.4M$28.5M
Total assetsLn 16$32.2M$44.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.2M$17.3M
Net assetsLn 32$24.9M$26.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6.0M$6.0M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$875K$875K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.4M$228K$228K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$68K$57K$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$315K$268K$24K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$215K$183K$16K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$323K$291K$16K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$2K$261$261
Accounting feesLn 11c$48K$38K$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K$99$191
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$20K$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$96K$76K$10K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$160K$128K$20K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$449K$243K$160K$46K
TravelLn 17$51K$38K$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$126K$107K$6K$13K
InterestLn 20$204K$111K$73K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$727K$578K$93K$56K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$936$562
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$73K$58K$9K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$220$132
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.6M$11.5M$675K$466K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $28.9M$15.2M$13.8M$24.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $18.0M$9.5M$8.5M$11.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $4.5M$4.8M−$251K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.4M$3.9M$479K$2.3M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,621,698 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,013,326$13,395,350
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $163,845$173,005
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,766,943$1,053,343
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $28,944,114$14,621,698
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,694,853$6,906,553
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,982,763$3,445,522
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,497,120$2,295,720
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,174,736$12,647,795
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,769,378$1,973,903
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,621,698 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,417,179
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,978,171
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,814,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,395,350
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $173,005$173,005
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $377,889 · Unrelated business −$5,592$372,297
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $681,046$681,046
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,058,935 · Unrelated business −$5,592 · Excluded from tax $173,005$14,621,698
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,647,795 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,031,680$6,031,680
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $874,873$874,873
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,391,842 · Management $228,236 · Fundraising $228,236$2,848,314
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $57,384 · Management $5,063 · Fundraising $5,063$67,510
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $267,588 · Management $23,611 · Fundraising $23,611$314,810
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $182,655 · Management $16,116 · Fundraising $16,117$214,888
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $290,733 · Management $16,152 · Fundraising $16,151$323,036
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,130 · Management $261 · Fundraising $261$2,652
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $38,092 · Management $4,761 · Fundraising $4,762$47,615
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,581 · Management $99 · Fundraising $191$1,871
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,059 · Management $2,507 · Fundraising $2,508$25,074
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $76,455 · Management $9,556 · Fundraising $9,557$95,568
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $128,344 · Management $20,054 · Fundraising $12,032$160,430
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $243,128 · Management $159,838 · Fundraising $45,995$448,961
IX-17 TravelPrograms $38,177 · Management $6,363 · Fundraising $6,363$50,903
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $107,176 · Management $6,305 · Fundraising $12,609$126,090
IX-20 InterestPrograms $110,733 · Management $72,798 · Fundraising $20,949$204,480
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $578,095 · Management $93,154 · Fundraising $55,892$727,141
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,991 · Management $936 · Fundraising $562$7,489
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,120 · Management $9,081 · Fundraising $5,449$72,650
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,408 · Management $220 · Fundraising $132$1,760
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,506,244 · Management $675,111 · Fundraising $466,440$12,647,795
Part X · Balance sheet $44,261,914 assets, 16 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,022,882$2,850,111
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,496,030$3,708,087
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,785$92,375
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $106,514$160,186
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,420,739$28,542,313
X-13 Program-related investments$8,887,500
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $116,664$21,342
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $32,165,614$44,261,914
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,954,450$464,102
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $678,543$684,018
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $42,975$11,039,045
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,222,605$17,345,002
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,366,534$25,690,273
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $23,576,475$1,226,639
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,943,009$26,916,912
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $32,165,614$44,261,914
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $26,916,912 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,621,698
XI-2 Total expenses$12,647,795
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,973,903
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,943,009
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$26,916,912

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