Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1988.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
18 people listed on the 990.
Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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
Awards college scholarships to graduating students.
Questions for Wakefield High School Education Foundation
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1 program · $637K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The foundation raised funds from teachers, alumni, parents and friends and awarded college scholarships to graduating seniors and previous scholarship recipients.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 54-1451475) · Dispute this line$637Kprogram 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 · FY2025
The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$150K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$150K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.9M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$549,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$432,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$389,543
Unitemized GrantFY2021$261,490
Unitemized GrantFY2020$229,100
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$698K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$609K
Investment incomeLn 3$75K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$658K
Ln 25
Programscol B$637K
Managementcol C$814
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$766K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$532K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$982K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$609K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$75K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$698K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$532K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$532K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$982K
Net assetsLn 32$766K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 628
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $220K | $532K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.3M | $1.2M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.5M | $1.7M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $800K | $982K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $726K | $766K |
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $550K | $550K | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $0 | $0 | $0 | $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 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $0 | $0 | $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 | $875 | $0 | $875 | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $107K | $87K | $405 | $20K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | −$466 | $0 | −$466 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $658K | $637K | $814 | $20K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 28, 2026 | $698K | $658K | $40K | $766K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 27, 2025 | $507K | $488K | $18K | $726K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 29, 2024 | $922K | $509K | $413K | $708K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 10, 2023 | $374K | $295K | $79K | $295K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 7, 2022 | $272K | $254K | $18K | $215K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
A · Public support
B · Donors
D · Assets and endowments
I · Grants
O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $697,629 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $452,107$609,468
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $54,555$74,661
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$13,500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $506,662$697,629
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $437,500$549,665
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $50,816$107,888
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $488,316$657,553
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,346$40,076
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $697,629 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$609,468
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,731
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$609,468
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $74,661$74,661
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-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,500$13,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $88,161$697,629
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $657,553 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $549,665$549,665
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $875 · Fundraising $0$875
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $87,233 · Management $405 · Fundraising $19,841$107,479
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management −$466 · Fundraising $0−$466
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $636,898 · Management $814 · Fundraising $19,841$657,553
Part X · Balance sheet $1,748,564 assets, 29 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $220,211$531,547
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,305,775$1,217,017
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 $1,525,986$1,748,564
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $799,750$982,250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $799,750$982,250
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $726,236$766,314
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $726,236$766,314
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,525,986$1,748,564
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $766,314 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$697,629
XI-2 Total expenses$657,553
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$40,076
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$726,236
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$2
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$766,314
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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