Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2005.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
11 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Linda Klinger’s $52K as Executive Director is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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.
See Foundationone executive salaries →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
Provides scholarships and tuition grants for students attending Upper Columbia Academy.
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The organization gave upper columbia academy $184,125 for student grants.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 73-1710393) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $50K | $140K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $3.1M | $3.9M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $3.4M | $4.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $12K | $12K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.4M | $4.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $184K | $184K | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $52K | $17K | $17K | $17K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $5K | $2K | $2K | $2K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $4K | $4K | ||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $2K | $2K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $22K | $22K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $480 | $480 | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $35K | $35K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $307K | $203K | $83K | $21K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 6, 2026 | $2.2M | $670K | $1.6M | $8.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 13, 2025 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $161K | $6.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 13, 2024 | $1.2M | $864K | $330K | $6.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 | $2.6M | $421K | $2.1M | $5.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 16, 2022 | $397K | $307K | $90K | $4.1M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $397,409 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $397,409 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $307,010 across 9 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,135,432 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,123,292 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2021 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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