Edge for Tomorrow FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Wilmington, DE501(c)(3)Since 2019Community DevelopmentEIN 81-3023239Revenue $177K in FY2021

On file with the IRSedgefortomorrow.org503 Duncan Rd, 19809-2333 · Wilmington, DETax-exempt since Feb 2019Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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EDGE For Tomorrow is committed to providing high-quality, culturally responsive enrichment programming for at-risk and underserved youth. EDGE provides programming including academic support, reading and math instruction, social-emotional learning, and STEAM activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$10K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$10K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
4
named funders · $40K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$264
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$177K
-27% vs prior year
Net assets
$193K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$177K
FY2021▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$242K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$374K
FY2024$72K
FY2025$85K
Expenses
—
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$122K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$192K
FY2023$226K
FY2024$356K
FY2025$131K
Net assets
$193K
FY2021▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$193K
FY2022$269K
FY2023$417K
FY2024$133K
FY2025$88K

From the FY2021 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 Feb 2019.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990-EZ; $10K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$10,333Pt VII · Sec A
Board Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
HR Committee - Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Committee - Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Regulatory Policy - Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharmina Ellis’s $114K as Executive Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 168 <$100K community 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sharmina Ellis$113,555$39,352$31,155$10,333—
Virginia Jones————$26,500

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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Programs and updates

Offers free remote learning and after-school support for young children, addressing academic, emotional, and social needs.

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3 programs · $105K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

In response to COVID-19 a free Remote Access Learning Hub was added to our services in September of 2020. The Hub provides space for up to 20 children in kindergarten thru grade 5 to virtually access school in a safe and caring environment. The Hub operates 6.5 hours a day 5 days a week and provides breakfast and lunch.

$68Kprogram expense
02

Our free afterschool program introduce music, art, and drama through a partnership with a local music school. The need is to address ACE's, Adverse Childhood Experiences, cause by extreme and ongoing trauma in the lives of our children attending the program.

$34Kprogram expense
03

Our third largest spending is for outreach to our students and families in the community, more so in the aftermath of COVID-19. We provide scholarships for early childhood learning to the preschool that meets in the same building. We have provided grocery store gift cards to families to assist with food insecurity.

$3Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$40K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$177K
Other income$177K
Owns and owes
$193K
net assets
Liabilities$264
People
8
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$177K
Total revenue$177K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$264
Net assets$193K
Operations
Employees16
Volunteers6
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $85K$131K−$46K$88K 990 PDF
FY2024 $72K$356K−$284K$133K 990 PDF
FY2023 $374K$226K$149K$417K 990 PDF
FY2022 $266K$192K$75K$269K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $177K$193K 990 PDF
FY2020 $242K$122K$120K$159K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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