Schoolhouse Connection FY2020 filing

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To overcome homelessness through education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$115K 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
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $784K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $2.2M
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$226K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$5.5M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.7M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$5.2M

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 Apr 2017.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $1.1M Management & general 4% · $53K Fundraising 1% · $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

7 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$115,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barbara Duffield’s $223K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Barbara Duffield$223,125$178,750$148,542$115,000$115,000
Rodd Monts$112,748————
Erin Patterson$110,793$101,988———
Jordyn Roark$109,762$101,681———
Kevin Spears$107,858————
Leconte Lee$105,519————
Rodd Motts—$104,458———

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

Programs and updates

Educates people to end homelessness.

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3 programs · $931K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Education Leads Home

Program activities: equity-focused activities, including original research on the negative effects of homelessness on students of color and LGBTQ youth and creation of a new resource page entirely in spanish; direct, practical assistance to state and local educational agencies, charter schools, institutions of higher education, and early…

$627Kprogram expense
02

Advocacy and Public Policy

Program goal: SHC takes a grassroots approach to advancing education, housing, and income policy for children and youth experiencing homelessness, with a focus on EQUITY.PROGRAM activities: in 2020, we celebrated the culmination of a decade of consistent, bipartisan advocacy to help youth experiencing homelessness and from foster care…

$172Kprogram expense
03

Youth Leadership and Scholarship Program

Program goals: provide direct cash transfers and a long-term peer and adult support network to a diverse group of youth who have experienced homelessness, to ensure every scholar completes post-secondary education, and to provide meaningful advocacy and leadership opportunities to all SCHOLARS.PROGRAM activities: in 2020, we helped our…

$131Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 24 grants · $281K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,761
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,761
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,618
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,618
Unitemized GrantFY2023$25,457
Unitemized GrantFY2023$16,414
Unitemized GrantFY2021$16,922
Minneapolis Public SchoolsFY2021$12,850
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,749
Erlanger Elsmere SchoolsFY2021$6,250
Unitemized GrantFY2020$35,211
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,922
See all 24 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$908K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$940K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$226K
Net assetsLn 32$910K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$48K$48K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$45K$45K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$98K$12K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$304K$303K$1K$478
Other employee benefitsLn 9$40K$38K$1K$587
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$35K$1K$542
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$96$8
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$495K$491K$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K$295
Office expensesLn 13$396$17$379
Information technologyLn 14$6K$4K$1K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$119
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$39K$39K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$10K$6K$29
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.1M$53K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 23, 2025 $5.5M$3.7M$1.7M$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 23, 2024 $3.7M$2.8M$843K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 2, 2023 $2.2M$1.9M$244K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 26, 2022 $2.0M$1.1M$887K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 16, 2021 $1.4M$1.2M$206K$1.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,401,362 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,085,312$1,348,369
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $98,581$51,493
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,280$1,500
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,342$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,183,831$1,401,362
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $144,309$93,085
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $450,815$495,219
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $490,220$607,315
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,085,344$1,195,619
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $98,487$205,743
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,401,362 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,348,369
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,348,369
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $51,493$51,493
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,500$1,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51,493 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,500$1,401,362
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,195,619 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $47,952$47,952
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $45,133$45,133
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $97,750 · Management $11,500 · Fundraising $5,750$115,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $302,576 · Management $1,165 · Fundraising $478$304,219
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $37,730 · Management $1,194 · Fundraising $587$39,511
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,845 · Management $1,102 · Fundraising $542$36,489
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,872 · Management $96 · Fundraising $8$1,976
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,753$25,753
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $490,715 · Management $1,752 · Fundraising $2,393$494,860
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,893 · Management $295$10,188
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17 · Management $379$396
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,335 · Management $1,376$5,711
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,016 · Management $119$8,135
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $39,213$39,213
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,752 · Management $2,328$5,080
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,381 · Management $5,593 · Fundraising $29$16,003
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,133,180 · Management $52,652 · Fundraising $9,787$1,195,619
Part X · Balance sheet $1,342,589 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $908,011$1,089,065
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $23,543$250,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,658$3,524
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $940,212$1,342,589
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,841$33,351
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$193,124
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,841$226,475
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $101,236$554,868
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $809,135$561,246
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $910,371$1,116,114
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $940,212$1,342,589
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,116,114 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,401,362
XI-2 Total expenses$1,195,619
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$205,743
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$910,371
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,116,114

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

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