Edge for Tomorrow FY2022 filing

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Wilmington, DE501(c)(3)Since 2019Community DevelopmentEIN 81-3023239Revenue $266K in FY2022

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.
26¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$31K 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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FY2022 · 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
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
Spent on programs
26%
of spending
Concern: 26% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$31K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $40K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$266K
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$192K
To programs
26%
Net assets
$269K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$266K
FY2022▲ +51%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$242K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$374K
FY2024$72K
FY2025$85K
Expenses
$192K
FY2022▲ +57%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$122K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$192K
FY2023$226K
FY2024$356K
FY2025$131K
Net assets
$269K
FY2022▲ +39%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$193K
FY2022$269K
FY2023$417K
FY2024$133K
FY2025$88K

From the FY2022 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

Where the money goes

26 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 26% · $50K Management & general 74% · $142K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $31K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$31,155Pt VII · Sec A
Board Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
HR Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Commitee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Regulatory Policy
$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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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

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $50K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

We have our flagship after school program that is 5 days a week 3 hours a day to meet the needs of the community we provide students with one on one tutoring healthy snacks reading math tutoring team building activities and active play we use stem ba

$50Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$266K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Money outPt IX
$192K
Ln 25
Programscol B$50K
Managementcol C$142K
Owns and owesPt X
$269K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$248K
Total assetsLn 16$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$266K
Government grantsLn 1e$70K
Total revenueLn 12$266K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$109K
SavingsLn 2$138K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$248K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Total assetsLn 16$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$269K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 66
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$193K$248K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Total assetsLn 16$193K$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$264$8K
Net assetsLn 32$193K$269K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$31K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$92K$7K$85K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$763$763
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$814$814
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$297$297
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
InterestLn 20$244$244
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$773$773
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$23K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$192K$50K$142K$0

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 Viewing $266K$192K$75K$269K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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
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Part I · Summary $266,359 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $163,463$266,359
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,091$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $176,554$266,359
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$8,583
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $119,121$130,367
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $23,122$52,562
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $142,243$191,512
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $34,311$74,847
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $266,359 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$159,770
VIII-1e Government grants$69,642
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,114
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$266,359
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$266,359
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $191,512 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,583$8,583
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $31,155$31,155
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,172 · Management $84,641$91,813
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,399$7,399
IX-11a Management feesManagement $763$763
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,644$2,644
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,122$2,122
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $814$814
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,100$1,100
IX-17 TravelPrograms $297$297
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,750$8,750
IX-20 InterestManagement $244$244
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $773$773
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,585 · Management $8,970$31,555
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $49,987 · Management $141,525 · Fundraising $0$191,512
Part X · Balance sheet $276,862 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,071$109,220
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $138,333$138,415
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$29,227
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $193,404$276,862
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $264$8,190
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $264$8,190
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $55,071$55,410
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $138,069$213,262
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $193,140$268,672
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $193,404$276,862
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $268,672 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$266,359
XI-2 Total expenses$191,512
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$74,847
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$193,140
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$268,672

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