Education Destination FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Lafayette, LA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 81-5441167

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Education Destination is a specialty k-8th grade that provides a caring educational community catering to those students with learning disabilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$23K 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$23K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
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 · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$207K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$217K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$55K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$207K
FY2021▲ +2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$207K
FY2022$219K
FY2023$249K
FY2024$274K
FY2025$180K
Expenses
$217K
FY2021▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$215K
FY2023$208K
FY2024$232K
FY2025$215K
Net assets
$55K
FY2021▼ -15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$65K
FY2021$55K
FY2022$59K
FY2023$100K
FY2024$142K
FY2025$107K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending May 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2018.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $217K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $23K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice Preside
$23,000Pt VII · Sec A
Community Li
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advisory Boa
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Francis’s $28K as Vice Preside is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kelly Francis$27,550$26,500$29,095$23,000$20,500

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides a caring educational community for K-8th grade students with learning disabilities.

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1 program service account for $217K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Provide a nurturing and safe environment where students learn academic, functional, social, and behavioral skills by direct instruction and hands- on experience through healthy relationships with adults and peers using a holistic education approach based on the philosophy of education based on the premise that each child finds identity…

$217Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$207K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$188K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Money outPt IX
$217K
Ln 25
Programscol B$217K
Owns and owesPt X
$55K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$188K
Total revenueLn 12$207K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$200
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$53K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$55K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K$200
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$55K$53K
Total assetsLn 16$86K$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$65K$55K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$113K$113K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$37K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$955$955
Total functional expensesLn 25$217K$217K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $180K$215K−$35K$107K 990 PDF
FY2024 $274K$232K$42K$142K 990 PDF
FY2023 $249K$208K$41K$100K 990 PDF
FY2022 $219K$215K$4K$59K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $207K$217K−$10K$55K 990 PDF
FY2020 $203K$200K$3K$65K 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $206,991 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,117
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,117
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $187,874$187,874
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $187,874$206,991
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $216,580 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $112,840$112,840
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,774$11,774
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,059$7,059
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,700$2,700
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,255$4,255
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,028$1,028
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,972$3,972
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,112$8,112
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,629$36,629
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,080$6,080
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,025$1,025
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,320$3,320
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,763$10,763
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,068$6,068
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $955$955
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $216,580 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$216,580
Part X · Balance sheet $77,950 assets, 10 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $4,953; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,497$200
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,920$16,647
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $54,557$52,990
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,000$3,160
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $86,098$77,950
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $849$2,268
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $912$934
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,524$22,965
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $64,574$54,985
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $86,098$77,950
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $54,985 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$206,991
XI-2 Total expenses$216,580
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,589
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$64,574
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$54,985

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

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