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Cap and Gown Project FY2020 filing

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Huntsville, AL501(c)(3)Education EIN 81-0829915Revenue $159K in FY2020

On file with the IRS115 Northside Sq, 35801-4822 · Huntsville, ALTax-exempt since Apr 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Fund and organize college tours, tutoring services, wraparound social service and student-led community service projects.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$49K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
Worth a look: 50% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$49K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
48 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 48.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $112K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$702
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$159K
Spent
$119K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$478K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$159K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$91K
FY2022$161K
FY2023$135K
FY2024$159K
Expenses
$119K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$119K
FY2021$82K
FY2022$116K
FY2023$142K
FY2024$165K
Net assets
$478K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$478K
FY2021$514K
FY2022$467K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$538K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2016.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $59K Management & general 50% · $59K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $49K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Emily Heller
Executive Director
$48,824Pt VII · Sec A
Benjamin Cobb
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Winston Crute
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Heller’s $27K as Executive Director is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Emily Heller$27,000$27,000$25,000$25,000$48,824

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

Organizes college tours, tutoring, and community service projects for students.

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2 programs · $59K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Tutoring program stem summer institute

$33Kprogram expense
02

College search tour

$27Kprogram 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
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$60K
Community Foundation of Greater HuntsvilleFY2024$44K
Network for Good INCFY2024$7K
The Beard-Young Family FoundationFY2024$500
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$112K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$159K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$119K
Ln 25
Programscol B$59K
Managementcol C$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$478K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$478K
Total assetsLn 16$478K
LiabilitiesLn 26$702
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$159K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
SavingsLn 2$471K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$478K
Total assetsLn 16$478K
LiabilitiesLn 26$702
Net assetsLn 32$478K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$426K$478K
Total assetsLn 16$426K$478K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$702
Net assetsLn 32$423K$478K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$49K$49K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$59K$59K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$119K$59K$59K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $159K$165K−$6K$538K 990 PDF
FY2023 $135K$142K−$8K$511K 990 PDF
FY2022 $161K$116K$44K$467K 990 PDF
FY2021 $91K$82K$9K$514K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $159K$119K$40K$478K 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 $158,721 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $48,506$111,277
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,435$38,344
I-11 Other revenue$9,100
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $65,941$158,721
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $825$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $64,920$52,559
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $62,306$66,162
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $128,051$118,721
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$62,110$40,000
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $158,721 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$111,277
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$111,277
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38,344$38,344
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,100$9,100
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,100 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,344$158,721
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $118,721 across 5 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $48,824$48,824
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $3,735$3,735
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,939$2,939
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $59,481$59,481
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,742$3,742
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $59,481 · Management $59,240 · Fundraising $0$118,721
Part X · Balance sheet $478,376 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$7,370
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $425,763$471,006
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $425,763$478,376
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,951$702
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,951$702
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $422,812$477,674
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $422,812$477,674
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $425,763$478,376
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $477,674 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$158,721
XI-2 Total expenses$118,721
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$40,000
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$422,812
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$14,862
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$477,674

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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