Edge for Tomorrow FY2023 filing

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Wilmington, DE501(c)(3)Since 2019Community DevelopmentEIN 81-3023239Revenue $374K in FY2023

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.
20¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$39K 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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FY2023 · 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
20%
of spending
Concern: 20% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$39K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.3 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
$3K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$374K
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$226K
To programs
20%
Net assets
$417K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$374K
FY2023▲ +41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$242K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$374K
FY2024$72K
FY2025$85K
Expenses
$226K
FY2023▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$122K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$192K
FY2023$226K
FY2024$356K
FY2025$131K
Net assets
$417K
FY2023▲ +55%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$193K
FY2022$269K
FY2023$417K
FY2024$133K
FY2025$88K

From the FY2023 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

20 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 20% · $45K Management & general 74% · $166K Fundraising 4% · $10K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $39K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$39,352Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$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

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  • 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 · $45K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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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

$45Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$374K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$374K
Investment incomeLn 3$290
Money outPt IX
$226K
Ln 25
Programscol B$45K
Managementcol C$166K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$417K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$306K
Total assetsLn 16$421K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$374K
Government grantsLn 1e$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$290
Total revenueLn 12$374K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$278K
SavingsLn 2$29K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$306K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$114K
Total assetsLn 16$421K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$417K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$248K$306K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K$114K
Total assetsLn 16$277K$421K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$269K$417K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$39K$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$101K$101K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$36K
Total functional expensesLn 25$226K$45K$166K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $85K$131K−$46K$88K 990 PDF
FY2024 $72K$356K−$284K$133K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $374K$226K$149K$417K 990 PDF
FY2022 $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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $374,300 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $266,359$374,010
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$290
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $266,359$374,300
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $130,367$150,971
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$9,632
I-17 Other expenses$65,089
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $130,367$225,692
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $135,992$148,608
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $374,300 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$358,911
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,250
VIII-1e Government grants$5,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$374,010
VIII-3 Investment income$290
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$374,300
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $225,692 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $39,352$39,352
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $101,090$101,090
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $10,529$10,529
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,987$8,987
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $9,632$9,632
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,113 · Management $2,026$4,139
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,381$4,381
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,747$1,747
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,525$1,525
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$5,307
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,555$2,555
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,448$36,448
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $44,689 · Management $166,064 · Fundraising $9,632$225,692
Part X · Balance sheet $420,510 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,220$277,675
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $138,415$28,768
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,227$114,067
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $276,862$420,510
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,190$3,233
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,190$3,233
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $55,410$199,916
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $213,262$217,361
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $268,672$417,277
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $276,862$420,510
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $417,277 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$374,300
XI-2 Total expenses$225,692
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$148,608
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$268,672
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$417,277

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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