501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K paid to officers and key staff.
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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $487K a year · 53% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $755K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$283K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$815K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$438K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$30K
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$761K
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$848K
FY2023$50K
FY2024$70K
FY2025−$711K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending March 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2001.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.6M Management & general 15% · $303K Fundraising 3% · $61K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $120K 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
Executive Director
$99,762Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$20,365Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Valerie Biberaj’s $115K as VP, Community Relations & Executive Director, is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2020
Valerie Biberaj$115,236—
Carlyle Neyazi—$99,762
Jane Rodgers—$20,365

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

Provides elementary students with resources and literacy programs to encourage learning and development.

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3 programs · $950K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Start Smart

Provide elementary school students with the resources they need to confidently go back to school and bring excitement to learning initiatives to encourage development, specifically literacy, throughout the year. Redskins read program, back to school fair, library readesigns, book drives.

$606Kprogram expense
02

Live Well

Educate kids on how to live well by eating right and, encourage all young fans to be active for at least 60 minutes a, day. Included in this focus area are the following sub-programs:, redskins fitt program, play 60 program, salute to play 60, fuel up to play 60, playground builds, good sports equipment donations.

$222Kprogram expense
03

Finish Strong

Guide students through access to resources and opportunities to become well-rounded citizens, ultimately preparing their game plan for the next step in life. Included in this focus area are the following sub-programs:, 4TH & life, coaches in the classroom, just keep living foundation, junior achievement finance park, aspire initiative.

$122Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$755K
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Grants paid · 93 grants · $2.6M · 2019–2024
Capital Area Food Bank INCDC · FY2024$50,000
Simon's FundPA · FY2024$15,000
Children's Hospital FoundationDC · FY2023$132,825
Just Keep Livin FoundationCA · FY2023$60,000
Beyond the Entertainer INCTX · FY2023$40,200
Wolf Trap Animal RescueVA · FY2023$30,000
Heart of America FoundationDC · FY2023$22,200
Scholasticbook FairsFY2023$21,748
USO of MetropolitanVA · FY2023$15,000
AscendfsFY2023$11,043
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$303K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$283K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$262K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$349K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$808K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.8M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$283K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 61,100
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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$2.3M$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$548K$283K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$697K$697K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$27K$59K$22K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$235K$217K$18K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$0$5K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$0$14K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$3K$31K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$0$27K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$116K$76K$36K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$17K$3K$0
Office expensesLn 13$88K$26K$62K$90
Information technologyLn 14$381$231$150$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$36K$28K$8K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$28K$28K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$585K$511K$38K$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.6M$303K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $30K$761K−$731K−$711K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.5M−$388K$70K 990 PDF
FY2023 $438K$1.2M−$798K$50K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$1.6M−$572K$848K 990 PDF
FY2021 $815K$1.3M−$437K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.0M$2.0M$6K$1.9M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,998,508 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,295,905$2,130,448
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$36,026−$131,940
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,259,879$1,998,508
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,405,918$697,346
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $483,469$395,928
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,458,642$899,470
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,348,029$1,992,744
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$88,150$5,764
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,998,508 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $147,083 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$808,407
VIII-1e Government grants$262,090
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,059,951
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$349,342
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,130,448
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$279,023−$279,023
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax −$131,940$1,998,508
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,992,744 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $697,346$697,346
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,918 · Management $59,220 · Fundraising $21,534$107,672
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $216,859 · Management $18,242 · Fundraising $0$235,101
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $5,207 · Fundraising $0$5,207
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $14,147 · Fundraising $0$14,147
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,604 · Management $31,197 · Fundraising $0$33,801
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $26,799 · Fundraising $0$26,799
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $75,943 · Management $36,250 · Fundraising $4,055$116,248
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,964 · Management $2,778 · Fundraising $0$19,742
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,017 · Management $62,170 · Fundraising $90$88,277
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $231 · Management $150 · Fundraising $0$381
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,501 · Management $8,209 · Fundraising $0$35,710
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $27,730 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,730
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $510,939 · Management $38,326 · Fundraising $35,318$584,583
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,629,052 · Management $302,695 · Fundraising $60,997$1,992,744
Part X · Balance sheet $2,140,086 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,340,153$1,840,496
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 $48,755$287,200
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,207$12,390
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 $2,399,115$2,140,086
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $486,860$277,894
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-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $61,405$5,578
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $548,265$283,472
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,802,095$1,569,414
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $48,755$287,200
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,850,850$1,856,614
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,399,115$2,140,086
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,856,614 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,998,508
XI-2 Total expenses$1,992,744
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,764
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,850,850
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,856,614

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