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Boxwood Learning Center INC FY2020 filing

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Roselle, NJ501(c)(3)Youth Development EIN 81-4945906Revenue $165K in FY2020

On file with the IRSboxwoodnj.org115 W 2nd Ave, 07203-1205 · Roselle, NJTax-exempt since Mar 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Boxwood Learning Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The organization's mission is to provide innovative educational, entrepreneurship, and mentoring services to young adults ages 16-21. The organization aspires to create Learning environments for supporting the whole person by way of tutoring, mentoring, and career exploration along with exposing youth to careers in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$35K 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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$35K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $503
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$165K
Spent
$150K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$15K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$165K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$207K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$137K
FY2024$565K
Expenses
$150K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$150K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$111K
FY2023$150K
FY2024$429K
Net assets
$15K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15K
FY2021$39K
FY2022$2K
FY2023−$6K
FY2024$129K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2019.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $114K Management & general 24% · $36K

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; $35K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$35,008Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marie Thelusma-Chase’s $35K as CEO is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Marie Thelusma-Chase$34,732$2,544$38,627$35,008

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
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers young adults with education, entrepreneurship, and STEM career exploration.

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2 programs · $114K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Career exploration and job readiness program. The program prepares studens with the essential skills needed to find, acquire, maintain, and grow within a JOB/CAREER.CAREER readiness includes such important topics as communication critical thinking emotional intelligence financial literacy time management stress management preparing…

$61Kprogram expense
02

Union county educational achievement center provides test preparation services for high school proficiency EXAM.THE ged exam tests students' competencies in mathematical reasoning, reasoning through language arts (rla), science, and social studies.

$53Kprogram 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
Verizon FoundationFY2024$503
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$503

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$165K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$150K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Money outPt IX
$150K
Ln 25
Programscol B$114K
Managementcol C$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$15K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$396
Total assetsLn 16$18K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$150K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$165K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$396
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$396
Total assetsLn 16$18K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$15K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 61,015
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40$396
Total assetsLn 16$40$18K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$3K
Net assetsLn 32$40$15K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$35K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$34K$33K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$686$668$18
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$7K$196
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$12K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$6K$15K
TravelLn 17$478$127$351
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$18K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$83$83
Total functional expensesLn 25$150K$114K$36K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $565K$429K$136K$129K 990 PDF
FY2023 $137K$150K−$14K−$6K 990 PDF
FY2022 $113K$111K$2K$2K 990 PDF
FY2021 $207K$169K$39K$39K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $165K$150K$15K$15K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $165,209 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$150,490
I-9 Program service revenue$6,663
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$8,056
I-12 Total revenue$165,209
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$77,790
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$72,294
I-18 Total expenses$150,084
I-19 Revenue less expenses$15,125
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $165,209 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$150,490
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$150,490
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $6,663$6,663
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $8,056$8,056
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $14,719$165,209
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $150,084 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,008$35,008
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,694 · Management $1,792$34,486
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $668 · Management $18$686
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,414 · Management $196$7,610
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,070 · Management $1,591$13,661
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,179$1,179
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,616$4,616
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,621 · Management $1,937$3,558
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,000 · Management $15,365$21,365
IX-17 TravelPrograms $127 · Management $351$478
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,186$1,186
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,569 · Management $8,599$26,168
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $83$83
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $114,357 · Management $35,727 · Fundraising $0$150,084
Part X · Balance sheet $17,749 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40$396
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$17,353
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $40$17,749
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,584
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,584
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $40$15,165
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $40$15,165
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $40$17,749
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,165 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$165,209
XI-2 Total expenses$150,084
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,125
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$40
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,165

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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