Brevard Schools Foundation INC

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Viera, FL501(c)(3)EIN 59-2895155

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Brevard Schools Foundation fills educational funding and opportunity gaps at all of Brevard county's 85 public Schools for 74,000 students and 5,000 teachers by supporting innovation, engaging communities and changing lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,015 volunteers and 16 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $190K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
22
named funders · $749K
Looks good: 22 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$170K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.1M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$7.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2025▼ -9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$4.1M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2025+0.2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.0M
Net assets
$7.5M
FY2025▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$7.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1989.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $3.3M Management & general 15% · $592K Fundraising 2% · $93K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $125K 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
President &
$124,590Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Janice Kershaw$124,590$121,671$114,032$101,526$107,543$106,022

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

Funds educational needs and opportunities for students and teachers in Brevard County public schools.

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3 program services account for $3.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Education programs-school based. The foundation supports innovation in all 85 brevard public schools(bps) by raising funds and directing donor designated gifts to areas that enhance education.

$2.4Mprogram expense
02

Established in 2014, the supply zone for teachers is a resource center that engages communities through supply drives and fundraising to provide free supplies to teachers at high-poverty schools.

$500Kprogram expense
03

Established in brevard county in 1996, take stock in children is a drop-out prevention, college readiness, scholarship and mentoring program for deserving, low-income, at-risk middle and high school students who desire to attend college.

$239Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 15 grants · $10.4M · 2019–2024
School Board of Brevard County FLFY2024$1,831,348
Unitemized GrantFY2024$130,002
School Board of Brevard County FLFY2023$1,510,252
Unitemized GrantFY2023$390,279
School Board of Brevard County FLFY2022$1,387,650
Unitemized GrantFY2022$425,043
School Board of Brevard County FLFY2021$1,513,637
Unitemized GrantFY2021$365,701
Unitemized GrantFY2021$52,084
School Board of Brevard County FLFY2020$935,124
Unitemized GrantFY2020$527,671
Unitemized GrantFY2020$41,517
School Board of Brevard County FLFY2019$801,959
Unitemized GrantFY2019$445,780
Unitemized GrantFY2019$45,576

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$316K
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$592K
Fundraisingcol D$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$344K
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$335K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$375K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$308K
Investment incomeLn 3$316K
Gains on assetsLn 7$127K
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$344K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$344K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
Net assetsLn 32$7.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 61,015
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$741K$344K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$383K$170K
Net assetsLn 32$7.4M$7.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.8M$1.8M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$130K$130K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$106K$12K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$559K$178K$324K$57K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$6K$8K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$73K$30K$36K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$21K$25K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$11K$10K$171
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$131K$68K$61K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$316
Office expensesLn 13$485K$445K$30K$10K
TravelLn 17$166K$148K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$984$116
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$861
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$398K$325K$68K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$3.3M$592K$93K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.1M$4.0M$127K$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.5M$4.0M$525K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$3.5M$155K$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.9M$4.7M$199K$7.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.2M$4.1M$79K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.9M$2.8M$55K$5.4M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,123,116 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$11,086
VIII-1c Fundraising events$307,974
VIII-1e Government grants$334,521
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,338,795
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$375,236
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,992,376
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $188,934$188,934
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $126,675$126,675
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$184,869
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $126,675 · Excluded from tax $188,934$4,123,116
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,996,353 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,831,348$1,831,348
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $130,002$130,002
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $105,901 · Management $12,459 · Fundraising $6,230$124,590
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $178,037 · Management $324,464 · Fundraising $56,681$559,182
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,321 · Management $7,501 · Fundraising $1,400$15,222
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $30,327 · Management $35,987 · Fundraising $6,719$73,033
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,769 · Management $24,645 · Fundraising $4,602$50,016
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,892 · Management $9,736 · Fundraising $171$20,799
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $68,398 · Management $61,141 · Fundraising $1,077$130,616
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,685 · Management $316$3,001
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $445,439 · Management $29,662 · Fundraising $10,140$485,241
IX-17 TravelPrograms $148,381 · Management $17,457$165,838
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $984 · Management $116$1,100
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,319 · Management $861$8,180
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $324,663 · Management $67,502 · Fundraising $6,020$398,185
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,311,466 · Management $591,847 · Fundraising $93,040$3,996,353
Part X · Balance sheet $7,654,617 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $741,054$343,650
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $296,866$242,445
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,024$2,500
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $406,133$321,181
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,871$24,891
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,269$6,169
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,500,735$3,606,872
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,764,809$3,106,909
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,750,761$7,654,617
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $209,570$168,977
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $173,708$1,250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $383,278$170,227
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,035,052$1,230,931
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,332,431$6,253,459
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,367,483$7,484,390
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,750,761$7,654,617
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,484,390 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,123,116
XI-2 Total expenses$3,996,353
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$126,763
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,367,483
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$9,856
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,484,390

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