Cities in Schools is a community based organization that provides summer day camps,after school mentoring, and homework assitance to school age children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $46K a year · 20% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $65K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$217
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$264K
Spent
$221K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$165K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$264K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$199K
FY2022$170K
FY2022$48K
FY2023$103K
FY2024$88K
Expenses
$221K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$150K
FY2022Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$165K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$214K
FY2022$280K
FY2022$287K
FY2023$257K
FY2024$206K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1999.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $146K Management & general 33% · $73K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mikinzie Price’s $70K as Employee is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2022
Mikinzie Price$70,000$21,667$45,042

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers summer camps, after-school mentoring, and homework help for school-age children.

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1 program · $146K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

To provide summer day camps, after school mentoring, and homework assistance to school age children.

$146Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$65K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$264K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$219K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$46K
Money outPt IX
$221K
Ln 25
Programscol B$146K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$165K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$217
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$219K
Government grantsLn 1e$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$46K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$526
Total revenueLn 12$264K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$165K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$165K
Other assetsLn 15$300
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$217
Net assetsLn 32$165K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 550
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$120K$165K
Total assetsLn 16$126K$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$217
Net assetsLn 32$119K$165K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$132K$61K$71K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$10K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$676$676
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$25K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$221K$146K$73K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $88K$206K 990 PDF
FY2023 $103K$257K 990 PDF
FY2022 $170K$280K 990 PDF
FY2021 $199K$150K$49K$214K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $264K$221K$43K$165K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $264,479 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $197,003$219,108
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $52,603$45,897
I-10 Investment income−$526
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $249,606$264,479
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $192,717$143,904
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $98,604$77,271
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $291,321$221,175
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$41,715$43,304
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $264,479 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$26,386
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$192,722
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$219,108
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $45,897$45,897
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$526−$526
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $45,371$264,479
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $221,175 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $60,952 · Management $71,019$131,971
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,845 · Management $2,088$11,933
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,428$11,428
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $676$676
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,336$2,336
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,159$36,159
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,103 · Fundraising $1,569$26,672
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $146,499 · Management $73,107 · Fundraising $1,569$221,175
Part X · Balance sheet $164,862 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $119,577$164,562
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $300$300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $125,720$164,862
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,449$217
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,449$217
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $119,271$164,645
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $125,720$164,862
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $164,645 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$264,479
XI-2 Total expenses$221,175
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,304
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$119,271
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,070
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$164,645

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