SC Progressive Network Education Fund FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Columbia, SC501(c)(3)EducationEIN 57-1069839

Promote social justice and equality

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
36¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$38K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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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Is it a real charity?
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
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 years looks good.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
3 of 5
years in the black
Worth a look: 2 of the last 5 filings show a deficit.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
How much reaches the programs?
36%
of spending
Concern: 36% of spending went to programs; under 50% is a concern.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$38K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: leaders' pay is 29% of spending; over 15% is worth a look.
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more looks good.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
3
named funders · $134K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more looks good.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$150K
liabilities
Looks good: debts are 46% of assets; 50% or less looks good.
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
6
independent of 6 voting board members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$246K
Spent
$132K
To programs
36%
Net assets
$174K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$246K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$246K
FY2021$198K
FY2022$191K
FY2023$394K
FY2024$292K
Expenses
$132K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$132K
FY2021$191K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$152K
FY2024$323K
Net assets
$174K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2021$182K
FY2022$180K
FY2023$423K
FY2024$391K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CSC Progressive Network Education Fund
EINHdr · item D57-1069839
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 1999
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CColumbia, SC
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.scpronet.com

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.36 Management & general $0.64
Program services36%$48K
Management & general64%$84K
Total functional expensesLn 25$132K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
36%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+47%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$324K
FY2020
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$324K
FY2021$327K
FY2022$323K
FY2023$548K
FY2024$515K
Total liabilities
$150K
FY2020
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$150K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$125K
FY2024$123K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$115K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$324K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B36%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$117K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$150K
Total net assetsLn 32$174K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.6

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$244K · 99%
Program service revenue$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$244K
Program service revenue1%$2K
Investment income$224
Total revenueLn 12$246K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $120K · Operating expenses/yr $132K
10.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $48K · Total expenses $132K
36%
Management & General
Management & general $84K · Total expenses $132K
64%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $132K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $244K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $244K · Total revenue $246K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $246K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $2K · Total revenue $246K
1.0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $224 · Total revenue $246K
+0.09%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $2K · Total expenses $132K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $246K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $174K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $246K · Expenses $132K
+47%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $324K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $174K · Total assets $324K
54%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $3K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $324K
0.9%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rebecca Robbins · Reported title Communications Director · Highest reported compensation $36K · Total expenses $132K
27%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $47K · Total expenses $132K
36%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 36%——
Overhead ratio 64%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Communications Director
$35,900Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$1,900Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Robbins’s $73K as Communications Director is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rebecca Robbins$72,650$46,539$47,020$48,600$35,900
Brett Bursey$17,350$4,879$8,342$800$1,900

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 6Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 6Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Advocates for social justice and equality for all.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $32K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Missing Voter Project

The 2020 MVP targeted the 23,000 young black voters, out of 125,000 registered, who voted, with nonpartisan voter education information that included the names and contact information for registered non-voters in their local peer group.

$19Kprogram expense
02

Modjeska Simkins School for Human Rights

The 2020 school was virtual with 32 students graduating from the 14-week session.

$8Kprogram expense
03

Virtual Promotion of Social Justice and Equality

Subscription services for data bases, applications and hardware for regular communication with 6,000+ members and e-list subscribers. Social media on multiple platforms reaching 10,000+.

$5Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$134K
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $47K · 2020–2022
Gullah Farmers Cooperative AssociationFY2022$16,678
Gullah Farmers Cooperative AssociationFY2021$19,000
Denmark Citizens for Safe WaterFY2020$11,618

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $292K$323K-26% 990 PDF
FY2023 $394K$152K+107% 990 PDF
FY2022 $191K$202K-4% 990 PDF
FY2021 $198K$191K-20% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $246K$132K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2020

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $131,647 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $13,671$13,671
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $9,143 · Management $37,507 · Fundraising $0$46,650
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 $101 · Fundraising $0$101
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 $23,986 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$23,986
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $250 · Fundraising $0$250
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $23,812 · Fundraising $0$23,812
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $1,617 · Fundraising $0$1,617
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $500 · Management $691 · Fundraising $0$1,191
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $42 · Fundraising $0$42
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $206 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$206
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $11,666 · Fundraising $0$11,666
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $1,626 · Fundraising $0$1,626
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $748 · Fundraising $0$748
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $6,081 · Fundraising $0$6,081
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $47,506 · Management $84,141 · Fundraising $0$131,647

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