Serve Your City

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2011Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 80-0753615

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For more than a decade, syc has provided life-changing experiences and opportunities for at-risk DC students, giving black and brown children access to rowing, swimming, yoga, tennis, tutoring, and inspiring experiences often not readily available to children from under-resourced families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 23 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $94K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$162K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 97% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $160K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$66K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$576K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$530K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$681K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$576K
FY2025▲ +8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$607K
FY2021$901K
FY2022$631K
FY2023$591K
FY2024$532K
FY2025$576K
Expenses
$530K
FY2025▼ -1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$331K
FY2021$740K
FY2022$584K
FY2023$552K
FY2024$537K
FY2025$530K
Net assets
$681K
FY2025▲ +28%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$287K
FY2021$626K
FY2022$481K
FY2023$536K
FY2024$531K
FY2025$681K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2013.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $381K Management & general 15% · $80K Fundraising 13% · $69K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $162K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$161,889Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maurice Cook’s $162K as Executive Di is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maurice Cook$161,889$150,367$135,002$98,288——
Maurice Cook————$97,786$36,219

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers at-risk DC students rowing, swimming, yoga, tennis, and tutoring.

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2 program services account for $381K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Mutual Aid

Through this work, syc provides food, ppe, basic needs supply, diapers, and feminine hygiene products to community members in need, including weekly critical supply distribution to our unhoused neighbors living in encampments. This program is being implemented in DC wards 5, 6, 7, and 8 and has provided over 30,000 units of service.

$212Kprogram expense
02

Youth Education and Enrichment, Encompassing Two Projects

Free school for unlimited youth - this program offers free in-person and online tutoring and participation co-curricular activities that have been historically cost-prohibitive for our local black and brown youth. Enrichment activities include rowing, aquatics, tennis, equestrian, yoga, trapeze, and the arts.

$170Kprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 19 grants · $348K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$19,591
Unitemized GrantFY2024$49,109
Other OrganizationsFY2024$10,925
Unitemized GrantFY2023$53,766
Other OrganizationsFY2023$23,161
Always Hope DmvFY2023$6,500
Always Hope DmvFY2022$32,795
Always Hope DmvFY2022$32,795
Other OrganizationsFY2022$16,525
Other OrganizationsFY2022$16,525
Racial Justice NowFY2022$8,500
Racial Justice NowFY2022$8,500
Fixpat INCDC · FY2022$6,000
Fixpat INCDC · FY2022$6,000
Always Hope DmvFY2021$32,570
The Trigger ProjectDC · FY2021$6,000
Life After Release INCMD · FY2021$5,750
James Creek Resident CouncilFY2020$7,250
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$576K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$562K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$268
Money outPt IX
$530K
Ln 25
Programscol B$381K
Managementcol C$80K
Fundraisingcol D$69K
Owns and owesPt X
$681K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$575K
Total assetsLn 16$747K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$562K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$268
Total revenueLn 12$576K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$121K
SavingsLn 2$454K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$575K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$487
Other assetsLn 15$66K
Total assetsLn 16$747K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$681K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$511K$575K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$487
Total assetsLn 16$531K$747K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$66K
Net assetsLn 32$531K$681K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$20K$20K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$162K$113K$32K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3K$2K$642$321
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$9K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$9K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$235K$156K$32K$46K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$851$358$851
Office expensesLn 13$1K$809$231$116
Information technologyLn 14$7K$5K$1K$749
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$674$476
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$885$885
InsuranceLn 23$20K$14K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$32K$182$91
Total functional expensesLn 25$530K$381K$80K$69K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $576K$530K$46K$681K 990 PDF
FY2024 $532K$537K−$5K$531K 990 PDF
FY2023 $591K$552K$39K$536K 990 PDF
FY2022 $631K$584K$47K$481K 990 PDF
FY2021 $901K$740K$161K$626K 990 PDF
FY2020 $607K$331K$276K$287K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $575,764 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $268 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$562,388
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,375
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$562,388
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,108$13,108
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $268 · Excluded from tax $13,108$575,764
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $530,088 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $19,591$19,591
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $113,322 · Management $32,378 · Fundraising $16,189$161,889
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,248 · Management $642 · Fundraising $321$3,211
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,446 · Management $2,699 · Fundraising $1,349$13,494
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,197 · Management $2,628 · Fundraising $1,314$13,139
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,650$2,650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $156,302 · Management $32,152 · Fundraising $46,233$234,687
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $851 · Management $358 · Fundraising $851$2,060
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $809 · Management $231 · Fundraising $116$1,156
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,246 · Management $1,499 · Fundraising $749$7,494
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,111$11,111
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,412$5,412
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $674 · Management $476$1,150
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $885$885
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,774 · Management $3,935 · Fundraising $1,968$19,677
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,209 · Management $182 · Fundraising $91$32,482
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $381,077 · Management $79,830 · Fundraising $69,181$530,088
Part X · Balance sheet $747,494 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $150,035$121,207
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $361,265$453,942
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$66,500
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $928$35,566
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,437$3,508
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$487
X-15 Other assets$66,284
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $531,458$747,494
X-25 Other liabilities$66,283
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$66,283
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $531,458$614,711
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$66,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $531,458$681,211
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $531,458$747,494
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $681,211 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$575,764
XI-2 Total expenses$530,088
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$45,676
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$531,458
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$104,077
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$681,211

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