To create and fund educational and social opportunities in public and non-public schools and camp settings for students who learn differently in order to ensure they maximize their potential.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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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FY2025 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $6K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $36K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
118% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 118% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$506K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$463K
To programs
59%
Net assets
−$10K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$506K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$347K
FY2021$535K
FY2022$642K
FY2023$610K
FY2024$484K
FY2025$506K
Expenses
$463K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$393K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$577K
FY2023$743K
FY2024$537K
FY2025$463K
Net assets
−$10K
FY2025▲ +82%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$33K
FY2021$69K
FY2022$134K
FY2023$945
FY2024−$52K
FY2025−$10K

From the FY2025 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 Oct 2017.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $271K Management & general 37% · $170K Fundraising 5% · $22K

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; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$62,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kerry Peroni’s $62K as President is at the 55th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kerry Peroni$62,500$52,500$65,000$64,231$43,174$20,880

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 educational and social opportunities in schools and camps for students who learn differently.

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1 program · $271K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The foundation's pathways approach program is a special education program inserted into a public and nonpublic school setting. Funding is provided to support the hiring of a special education director, special education teachers AND/OR teaching assistants.

$271Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$36K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $90K · 2020–2021
Bishop Stang High SchoolFY2021$25,000
Saint Stanislaus SchoolFY2021$10,000
Bishop Conolly High SchoolFY2020$30,000
Bishop Stang High SchoolFY2020$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$506K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$324K
Other incomeLn 4–11$98K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84K
Money outPt IX
$463K
Ln 25
Programscol B$271K
Managementcol C$170K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
−$10K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K
Total assetsLn 16$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$324K
Other incomeLn 4–11$98K
Total revenueLn 12$506K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32−$10K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$88K$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K$62K
Net assetsLn 32−$52K−$10K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$324K$222K$83K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$21K$8K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$12K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$959$959
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$16K$11K$20
All other expensesLn 24e$413$413
Total functional expensesLn 25$463K$271K$170K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $506K$463K$43K−$10K 990 PDF
FY2024 $484K$537K−$53K−$52K 990 PDF
FY2023 $610K$743K−$133K$945 990 PDF
FY2022 $642K$577K$65K$134K 990 PDF
FY2021 $535K$443K$92K$69K 990 PDF
FY2020 $347K$393K−$46K−$33K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $505,621 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $91,059$83,870
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $285,060$323,788
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $107,557$97,963
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $483,676$505,621
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $364,061$355,686
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $172,694$107,320
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $536,755$463,006
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$53,079$42,615
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $505,621 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$83,870
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$83,870
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $323,788$323,788
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $97,963$97,963
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $323,788 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $97,963$505,621
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $463,006 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $222,034 · Management $83,006 · Fundraising $19,065$324,105
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,916 · Management $8,168 · Fundraising $2,497$31,581
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,500$10,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,544 · Management $25,704$37,248
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $959$959
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,082$4,082
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $14,092$14,092
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,837$4,837
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,405$5,405
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,654$2,654
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,487 · Management $10,623 · Fundraising $20$27,130
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $413$413
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $270,981 · Management $170,443 · Fundraising $21,582$463,006
Part X · Balance sheet $52,543 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,551$14,366
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $51,718$36,210
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,886$1,967
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $88,155$52,543
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $77,924$25,986
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $44,915$30,540
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,886$1,967
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $140,289$62,063
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$52,134−$9,520
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$52,134−$9,520
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $88,155$52,543
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$9,520 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$505,621
XI-2 Total expenses$463,006
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,615
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$52,134
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$9,520

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