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Positive Tomorrows INC EIN 73-1393438

Positive Tomorrows INC FY2020 filing

EIN  73-1393438 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oklahoma City, OK Founded 1991
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Educates and supports homeless children and their families.
Leadership
Susan Agel · Executive Director · $144K
Money in and out
$2.9M revenue, $2.4M expenses
Bottom line
75% program efficiency

Educates and supports homeless children and their families. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $2.9M in revenue, $2.4M in expenses, and $13.9M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$2.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$13.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $520K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.15
Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
15.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+18%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2020
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2020
Total assets
$15.0M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$1.2M
FY2020
Total revenue
$2.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$13.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$520K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$15.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

Positive tommorows is oklahoma's only private, tuition-free elementary school that specifically serves homeless children. Our education program provides a trauma-informed, differentiated education to students grades pre-k - 6, and removes barriers to learning like food, transporation, school supplies, medical care and basic necessities.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

While students learn in the classroom, our family support department works with families to teach them how to become self-sufficient. Our case managers assess families' immediate needs like food, clothing, and shelter first; then focus on long-term planning.

$420Kprogram expense
03

Positive tomorrows hosts an extracurricular program that consists of a daily after school program and day camps during summer, fall, winter and spring breaks. The extracurricular program provides a safe place for children to stay during after-school and school break hours, and provides access to opportunities like museum visits, art…

$168Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPositive Tomorrows INC
EINHdr · item D73-1393438
Principal addressHdr · item COklahoma City, OK
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.positivetomorrows.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1991
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOK
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O99Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1992

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b16
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Susan Agel
Executive Director
$144,144Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vince White
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kati Christ
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gregg Henson
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Kurtz
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margaret Creighton’s $165K as Executive Director is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1547 $1–10M youth development 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margaret Creighton$164,731$139,231$119,315$95,869——
Susan Agel———$149,944$144,177$144,144

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$2.8M · 95%
Investment income$150K · 5%
Contributions & grants95%$2.8M
Investment income5%$150K
— government grantsLn 1e$86K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.15
Program services75%$1.8M
Management & general10%$239K
Fundraising15%$356K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$15.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Total net assetsLn 32$13.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed13.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.0M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $2.4M · Less non-cash grants $71K · Cash operating expenses/yr $2.3M
15.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.8M · Total expenses $2.4M
75%
Management & General
Management & general $239K · Total expenses $2.4M
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $356K · Total expenses $2.4M
15%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $356K · Solicited contributions $2.7M
$0.13 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.8M · Total revenue $2.9M
95%
Government reliance
Government grants $86K · Total revenue $2.9M
3%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $2.9M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $150K · Total revenue $2.9M
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $2.4M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.9M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $13.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.9M · Expenses $2.4M
+18%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $15.0M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $13.9M · Total assets $15.0M
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $251K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $15.0M
2%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Susan Agel · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $144K · Total expenses $2.4M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.5M · Total expenses $2.4M
65%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%——
Overhead ratio 10%——
Fundraising cost ratio 13%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——
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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Karl and Georgia Martin SR Anna Belle Flynn Karl and June MartinFY2025$42K
The Wj Jones Family FoundationFY2025$40K
Jurrens Family FoundationFY2025$10K
Quail Roost FoundationFY2025$2K
Todd Family Charitable FoundationFY2025$500
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$95K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $629K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$130,973
Unitemized GrantFY2023$122,771
Unitemized GrantFY2022$123,813
Unitemized GrantFY2021$138,217
Unitemized GrantFY2020$62,955
Unitemized GrantFY2019$50,615

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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
FY2024$4.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$4.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$4.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$3.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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