Frances Lacy Elementary School Foundation

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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 2025 (IRS tax year 2024).


Funds assistant teachers and specialists to enhance student education beyond state budget limits. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $339K in revenue, $360K in expenses, and $187K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Raleigh, NC
Website
www.lacyfoundation.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$339KFY2025
Expenses
$360K
Net assets
$187K
People
11
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  56-2272645 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Raleigh, NC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Funds assistant teachers and specialists to enhance student education beyond state budget limits.
Leadership
Lauren Leager · President
Money in and out
$339K revenue, $360K expenses
Bottom line
99% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$339K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$360K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$187K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$21K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program efficiency
99%
of spending reaches programs-0.4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -19% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-6%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -180% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$339K
FY2025▼ -9%
Expenses
$360K
FY2025▲ +5%
Total assets
$187K
FY2025▼ -4%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$21K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$187K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFrances Lacy Elementary School Foundation
EINHdr · item D56-2272645
Principal addressHdr · item CRaleigh, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.lacyfoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B122)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2002

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
PTA Liaison
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $355K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Helped to staff assistant teachers, teaching specialists, and other classroom teachers at Frances Lacy Elementary, reducing student-to-teacher ratios and providing enhanced educational opportunities to all students.

$355Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$260K · 77%
Other revenue$71K · 21%
Investment income$8K · 2%
Contributions & grants77%$260K
Other revenue21%$71K
Investment income2%$8K
Total revenueLn 12$339K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program services99%$355K
Management & general1%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$360K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$23K
Total assetsLn 16$187K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$187K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $86K · Operating expenses/yr $360K
2.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $355K · Total expenses $360K
99%
Management & General
Management & general $5K · Total expenses $360K
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $360K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $283K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $260K · Total revenue $339K
77%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $339K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $339K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $8K · Total revenue $339K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $360K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $339K · Prior year $371K
-9%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $197K · FY2024 $339K
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $187K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $339K · Expenses $360K
-6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $187K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $187K · Total assets $187K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $63K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $187K
34%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lauren Leager · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $360K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $360K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 99%
Overhead ratio 1%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -9%
Investment management fee ratio 0.6%

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 · FY2024
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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)$339K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$371K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$334K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$294K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$263K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$197K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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