The mission of the Chatham Education Foundation (cef) is to engage our community as public school advocates and to raise funds and resources to support innovation and educational excellence in Chatham county schools.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 172 volunteers and 5 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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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $100K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$277K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$326K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$330K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$277K
FY2025▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$247K
FY2022$443K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$395K
FY2025$277K
Expenses
$326K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$486K
FY2021$195K
FY2022$320K
FY2023$276K
FY2024$337K
FY2025$326K
Net assets
$330K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$219K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$315K
FY2024$357K
FY2025$330K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1993.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $219K Management & general 20% · $67K Fundraising 12% · $40K

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; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$52,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brittany Sandefur’s $52K as Executive Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brittany Sandefur$52,000—————
Jaime Detzi—$50,410$48,410$42,257$42,000$42,000

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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for public schools, raising funds and resources for educational innovation and excellence.

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1 program · $219K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Chatham education foundation is located in pittsboro, north carolina, and offers several key program services aimed at supporting education in chatham county, including the following, all of which are designed to have a significant impact on students' educational experiences and outcomes:avid: a college readiness program that equips…

$219Kprogram 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 3 funders$100K
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Grants paid · 28 grants · $275K · 2023–2024
Chatham County SchoolsFY2024$134,176
Chatham County SchoolsFY2023$40,000
Chatham County SchoolsFY2023$30,000
Chatham County SchoolsFY2023$24,500
Chatham County SchoolsFY2023$10,000
Chatham County SchoolsFY2023$10,000
Chatham County SchoolsFY2023$3,500
Chatham County SchoolsFY2023$2,543
Jordan Matthews High SchoolFY2023$2,000
Chatham Early CollegeFY2023$1,748
Seaforth High SchoolFY2023$1,500
North Chatham Elementary SchoolFY2023$1,276
North Chatham Elementary SchoolFY2023$1,175
Virginia Cross ElementaryFY2023$1,056
Bennet SchoolFY2023$1,000
Margaret B Pollard Middle SchoolFY2023$1,000
Bennet SchoolFY2023$1,000
Jordan Matthews High SchoolFY2023$1,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$277K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$326K
Ln 25
Programscol B$219K
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$330K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$256K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$277K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$235K
SavingsLn 2$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$256K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$330K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6172
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$244K$256K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$358K$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$924$5K
Net assetsLn 32$357K$330K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$134K$134K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$23K$21K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$58K$25K$24K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$4K$4K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$279$3K
TravelLn 17$106$55$51
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$230$936
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$33K$12K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$326K$219K$67K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $277K$326K−$49K$330K 990 PDF
FY2024 $395K$337K$58K$357K 990 PDF
FY2023 $251K$276K−$25K$315K 990 PDF
FY2022 $443K$320K$123K$340K 990 PDF
FY2021 $247K$195K$52K$219K 990 PDF
FY2020 $355K$486K−$131K$165K 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 $277,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $393,211$268,118
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,825$5,290
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $265$3,592
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $395,301$277,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $145,790$134,176
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $102,828$119,697
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $88,803$72,170
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $337,421$326,043
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $57,880−$49,043
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $277,000 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$268,118
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$268,118
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,290$5,290
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,592$3,592
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,882$277,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $326,043 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $134,176$134,176
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,641 · Management $21,065 · Fundraising $8,294$52,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,315 · Management $23,568 · Fundraising $9,273$58,156
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,936 · Management $4,188 · Fundraising $1,417$9,541
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,850$5,850
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $279 · Fundraising $3,396$3,675
IX-17 TravelPrograms $55 · Management $51$106
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $230 · Fundraising $936$1,166
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,732 · Management $11,934 · Fundraising $16,707$61,373
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $219,364 · Management $66,656 · Fundraising $40,023$326,043
Part X · Balance sheet $335,274 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $188,608$234,745
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $55,506$21,171
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $100,000$65,900
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,832$13,458
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $357,946$335,274
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $924$4,899
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $924$4,899
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $237,022$291,567
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $120,000$38,808
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $357,022$330,375
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $357,946$335,274
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $330,375 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$277,000
XI-2 Total expenses$326,043
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$49,043
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$357,022
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$948
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$23,344
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$330,375

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