Discovery Programs EIN 61-1787725

Discovery Programs

EIN  61-1787725 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Austin, TX Founded 2016
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps people review successes and gain tools to face life's challenges fearlessly.
Leadership
Michael R Reeder · President and Board Member
Money in and out
$224K revenue, $225K expenses
Bottom line
62% program efficiency

Helps people review successes and gain tools to face life's challenges fearlessly. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $224K in revenue, $225K in expenses, and $99K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$224K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$225K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$99K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$730
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.38
Program efficiency
62%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
0%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +94% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$224K
FY2025▲ +13%
Expenses
$225K
FY2025▼ -14%
Total assets
$150K
FY2025▲ +17%
Total liabilities
$51K
FY2025▲ +33%
Total revenue
$224K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$225K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$99K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$730
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$150K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B62%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $139K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The Five Types of Classes

D1, d2, d3, r & r and relationship are designed to be in person and to unleash participants' personal power which is our overall mission. The goal of the classes is to give each participant personal peace to reduce personal anger, GUILT/SHAME and fear. Discovery programs estimates that 13,276 volunteer hours were provided in 2025.

$139Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDiscovery Programs
EINHdr · item D61-1787725
Principal addressHdr · item CAustin, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.discoveryprograms.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2016
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
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
President and Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$149K · 66%
Contributions & grants$72K · 32%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Program service revenue66%$149K
Contributions & grants32%$72K
Investment income1%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$224K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.38
Program services62%$139K
Management & general38%$86K
Total functional expensesLn 25$225K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$44K
Total assetsLn 16$150K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$51K
Total net assetsLn 32$99K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $148K · Operating expenses/yr $225K
7.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $139K · Total expenses $225K
62%
Management & General
Management & general $86K · Total expenses $225K
38%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $225K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $69K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $72K · Total revenue $224K
32%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $224K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $149K · Total revenue $224K
66%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $224K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $149K · Total expenses $225K
66%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $224K · Prior year $198K
+13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $49K · FY2025 $224K
+47%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $99K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $224K · Expenses $225K
0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $150K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $99K · Total assets $150K
66%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $104K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $150K
70%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael R Reeder · Reported title PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $225K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $225K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 62%
Overhead ratio 38%
Revenue growth 13%

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)$224K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$198K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$286K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$174K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$49K 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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