United Through Education

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Palo Alto, CA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 81-2483202

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Building communities by creating a family focus on Education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$179K 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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FY2024 · 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 $88K a year · 26% 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
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$179K
to officers and key staff · 56% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 78% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 56% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 25.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$56K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$432K
+136% vs prior year
Spent
$320K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$632K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$432K
FY2024▲ +136%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$393K
FY2021$226K
FY2022$464K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$432K
Expenses
$320K
FY2024▲ +18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$199K
FY2021$233K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$272K
FY2024$320K
Net assets
$632K
FY2024▲ +35%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$337K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$559K
FY2023$470K
FY2024$632K

From the FY2024 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 May 2017.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $201K Management & general 22% · $69K Fundraising 16% · $50K

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; $179K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CFO, Secretary, Director
$88,011Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Director
$45,729Pt VII · Sec A
President, Director
$45,729Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Zuno’s $88K as CFO, Secretary, Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karen Zuno$88,011$73,083$80,000$83,333$63,750
Secundino Zuno$45,729$59,167$80,000$73,333$77,667
Ninfa Zuno$45,729$32,500———

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

Fosters family education to build stronger communities.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $201K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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United through education taught 14, nine-week parent engagement workshops focusing on reading, math, science, technology, arts and health. With a better understanding of the school system and living a healthy lifestyle, families worked together towards common goals and learned to achieve them as a team.

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$432K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$432K
Investment incomeLn 3$9
Money outPt IX
$320K
Ln 25
Programscol B$201K
Managementcol C$69K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$632K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$688K
Total assetsLn 16$688K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$432K
Investment incomeLn 3$9
Total revenueLn 12$432K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$288K
SavingsLn 2$400K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$688K
Total assetsLn 16$688K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$632K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$479K$688K
Total assetsLn 16$479K$688K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$470K$632K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$182K$109K$36K$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$48K$29K$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$11K$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$315$315
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$34K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$320K$201K$69K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $432K$320K$112K$632K 990 PDF
FY2023 $183K$272K−$89K$470K 990 PDF
FY2022 $464K$235K$229K$559K 990 PDF
FY2021 $226K$233K−$7K$330K 990 PDF
FY2020 $393K$199K$194K$337K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $432,009 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$432,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$432,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9$9
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9$432,009
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $319,818 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $109,145 · Management $36,382 · Fundraising $36,382$181,909
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,800 · Management $9,600 · Fundraising $9,600$48,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,909 · Management $3,636 · Fundraising $3,637$18,182
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,853$12,853
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,191$1,191
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,044 · Management $5,044$10,088
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,576$1,576
IX-17 TravelPrograms $315$315
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,386$1,386
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,210$34,210
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,108$10,108
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $201,108 · Management $69,091 · Fundraising $49,619$319,818
Part X · Balance sheet $687,947 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $479,463$287,947
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$400,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $479,463$687,947
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,917$56,210
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,917$56,210
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $469,546$631,737
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $479,463$687,947
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $631,737 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$432,009
XI-2 Total expenses$319,818
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$112,191
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$469,546
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$50,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$631,737

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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