Empowered Tutoring INC

Tax-deductible

Appleton, WI501(c)(3)EducationEIN 81-1074848

To provide exceptional one-on-one tutoring for students from financially challenged families, to allow them to maximize their learning potential and to confidently pursue their educational and personal goals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 4 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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 9% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 64% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $288K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$231K
-41% vs prior year
Spent
$261K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$144K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$231K
FY2025▼ -41%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$91K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$220K
FY2024$392K
FY2025$231K
Expenses
$261K
FY2025-0.5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$248K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$261K
Net assets
$144K
FY2025▼ -17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$22K
FY2022$72K
FY2023$44K
FY2024$174K
FY2025$144K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $216K Management & general 17% · $44K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$45,321Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mike Voet’s $45K as President is at the 36th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Mike Voet$45,321$41,000$37,535—
Beth Voet——$6,427$40,789

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers free tutoring to help students from low-income families achieve their educational and personal goals.

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1 program service account for $216K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Empowered tutoring provided tutoring services to students k 12 in all subject areas as well as life skills mentoring. Empowered tutoring had three main tutoring offerings. The shoulders to stand on offering provided tutoring to high school students in need at local high schools; the tutoring covered all core subject areas and mentoring…

$216Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$231K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$261K
Ln 25
Programscol B$216K
Managementcol C$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$144K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K
Total assetsLn 16$144K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$231K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$144K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$144K
Total assetsLn 16$144K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$144K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$174K$144K
Total assetsLn 16$174K$144K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$174K$144K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$34K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$104K$85K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$910$910
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$940$940
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$74K$68K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$261K$216K$44K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $231K$261K−$29K$144K 990 PDF
FY2024 $392K$262K$130K$174K 990 PDF
FY2023 $220K$248K−$28K$44K 990 PDF
FY2022 $199K$72K 990 PDF
FY2021 $91K$22K 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 $231,317 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$161,743
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$161,743
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $63,879$63,879
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,502$4,502
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,193$1,193
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,879 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,695$231,317
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $260,576 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $33,991 · Management $11,330$45,321
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $85,482 · Management $18,538$104,020
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,683 · Management $2,921$14,604
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $910$910
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,700$1,700
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $940$940
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,479$12,479
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,134$1,134
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,267 · Management $1,267$2,534
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,490 · Management $5,678$74,168
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,766$2,766
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $216,226 · Management $44,350 · Fundraising $0$260,576
Part X · Balance sheet $144,359 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $173,618$144,359
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $173,618$144,359
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $173,618$144,359
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $173,618$144,359
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $144,359 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$231,317
XI-2 Total expenses$260,576
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$29,259
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$173,618
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$144,359

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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