Schooltalk INC: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 75-3193473)

Leila Peterson’s $132K as Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Leila Peterson	$132,164	$130,800	$127,200	$113,400	$112,800
Yazid Jackson	$105,619	$113,248	—	—	—
Emily Lehman	—	—	—	$105,019	$101,723
Jessica Gonzales	$102,104	$100,992	—	—	—

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

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps the DC education community constructively address system change.

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2 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Restorative DC

Schooltalk works with multiple DC schools,providing customized capacity building and intensive locally based technical support in order to lower incidents of conflict and harm, to reduce the use of suspensions and expulsions, to increase school performance, and to center school culture around relationships, inclusivity, and…

$1.0Mprogram expense

02

Technical Assistance

Hosts a website that provides a clearinghouse of resources for youth with disabilities and the people who support them. The site includes information on the transition of students with disabilities into postsecondary education, employment, and independent living.

$823Kprogram expense

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

Education Forward DCFY2024$120K

Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationFY2024$30K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$8K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$8K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$165K

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Grants paid · 8 grants · $84K · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,810

D C Public Charter School Cooperative INCDC · FY2023$10,000

Thurgood Marshall AcademyDC · FY2022$11,250

Euphemia L Haynes Public Charter School INCDC · FY2022$11,250

D C Public Charter School Cooperative INCDC · FY2021$15,021

Thurgood Marshall AcademyDC · FY2021$11,250

Excel Academy INCMA · FY2021$11,250

Advocates for Justice & Education INCDC · FY2020$6,000

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.6M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.4M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K

Other incomeLn 4–11$50

Money outPt IX

$2.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.9M

Managementcol C$468K

Fundraisingcol D$121K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$834K

Total assetsLn 16$1.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$222K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.4M

Investment incomeLn 3$12

Other incomeLn 4–11$50

Total revenueLn 12$2.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$717K

SavingsLn 2$117K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$834K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61K

Other assetsLn 15$131K

Total assetsLn 16$1.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$222K

Net assetsLn 32$1.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 527

VolunteersI 68

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$570K	$834K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$56K	$61K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.1M	$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$133K	$222K
Net assetsLn 32	$929K	$1.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$22K	$22K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$134K	$97K	$28K	$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.1M	$820K	$238K	$75K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$113K	$81K	$24K	$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$110K	$80K	$23K	$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$45K		$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$576K	$550K	$17K	$8K
Office expensesLn 13	$45K	$30K	$13K	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$39K	$28K	$8K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$77K	$55K	$17K	$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$31K	$27K	$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$39K		$39K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$80K	$65K	$11K	$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.4M	$1.9M	$468K	$121K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$2.6M	$2.5M	$126K	$915K	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.4M	$2.7M	−$286K	$789K	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$2.6M	$2.4M	$156K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.5M	$2.1M	$400K	$929K	990 PDF
FY2020	$2.1M	$2.0M	$52K	$528K	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 $2,600,648 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $411,231$227,724

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,114,786$2,372,862

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12$12

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,350$50

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,527,379$2,600,648

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $43,523$22,500

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,270,664$1,489,709

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $812,740$931,988

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,126,927$2,444,197

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $400,452$156,451

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,600,648 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$227,724

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$227,724

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,372,862$2,372,862

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12$12

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $50$50

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,372,862 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $62$2,600,648

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,444,197 across 13 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $22,500$22,500

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $97,171 · Management $28,224 · Fundraising $9,005$134,400

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $819,529 · Management $238,054 · Fundraising $74,818$1,132,401

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $81,390 · Management $23,640 · Fundraising $7,542$112,572

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $79,773 · Management $23,171 · Fundraising $7,392$110,336

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $44,807$44,807

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $550,184 · Management $17,205 · Fundraising $8,286$575,675

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,516 · Management $13,009 · Fundraising $2,572$45,097

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,004 · Management $8,067 · Fundraising $2,565$38,636

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,149 · Management $17,110 · Fundraising $5,051$77,310

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,918 · Management $4,533$31,451

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $39,109$39,109

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,894 · Management $11,109 · Fundraising $3,900$79,903

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,855,028 · Management $468,038 · Fundraising $121,131$2,444,197

Part X · Balance sheet $1,307,534 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $452,846$716,966

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $116,800$116,812

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $412,869$256,221

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,473$26,022

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $56,039$60,613

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $21,150$130,900

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,062,177$1,307,534

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $87,628$96,983

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $28,999$125,355

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $133,432$222,338

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $921,940$1,085,196

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,805$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $928,745$1,085,196

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,062,177$1,307,534

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,085,196 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,600,648

XI-2 Total expenses$2,444,197

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$156,451

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$928,745

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,085,196

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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