Spitfire Club FY2023 filing

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The Spitfire Club is a charitable education organization whose mission is to enhance literacy and social-emotional skills, nurturing each Spitfire's love of reading, love of self, and love for Spitfires across all communities. The Spitfire Club operates through extracurricular book clubs that create demand for and build inclusive community around diverse, girl-positive books. The Spitfire Club offers out-of-school-time literacy and social-emotional education programming to Title I schools, affordable housing communities, community centers, and libraries, providing both the opportunity for educational support and exposure to life skills that participants may benefit from throughout their lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$6K 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
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 24% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $146K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$102K
-52% vs prior year
Spent
$140K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$154K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$102K
FY2023▼ -52%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$37K
FY2022$213K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$167K
Expenses
$140K
FY2023▲ +228%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2022$43K
FY2023$140K
FY2024$185K
Net assets
$154K
FY2023▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2022$193K
FY2023$154K
FY2024$137K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2018.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $109K Management & general 22% · $30K Fundraising 1% · $1K

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; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director (ex Officio)
$5,746Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda Hazelwood’s $23K as Executive Director (ex Officio) is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2020
Amanda Hazelwood$23,458$5,746$990

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

Nurtures literacy and social-emotional skills through inclusive book clubs for girls.

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2 programs · $109K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

After School Spitfire Club Programming

In 2023, TSC's flagship after school book club program served 161 children aged 6-11 years old, distributed over 940 books, and delivered over 195 hours of live, in-person programming to Club participants.

$107Kprogram expense
02

In partnership with a local public library, TSC licensed Spitfire Club curriculum and loaned class sets of books and necessary materials for librarians to build their own Spitfire Clubs that are free and open to the public. This program was offered free of cost to the library or participants.

$1Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$102K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$464
Money outPt IX
$140K
Ln 25
Programscol B$109K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$154K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
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$102K
Government grantsLn 1e$45K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$464
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$102K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
SavingsLn 2$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$65K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$91K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9−$2K
Total assetsLn 16$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$154K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 611
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K$65K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Total assetsLn 16$193K$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$193K$154K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$72K$72K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$452$0$94$358
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$3K$200
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K
TravelLn 17$199$199
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$613
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$16K$6K$886
Total functional expensesLn 25$140K$109K$30K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $167K$185K−$18K$137K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $102K$140K−$38K$154K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $213K$43K$170K$193K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2021 $37K$31K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $102,150 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $212,866$101,686
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $67$464
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $212,933$102,150
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 $16,257$87,643
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $26,557$52,613
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $42,814$140,256
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $170,119−$38,106
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 $102,150 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$44,532
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$57,154
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$101,686
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $464 · Excluded from tax $0$464
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $464 · Excluded from tax $0$102,150
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $140,256 across 24 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $5,746$5,746
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $72,042$72,042
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,054$4,054
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,801$5,801
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,400 · Fundraising $0$2,400
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,319 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,319
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $94 · Fundraising $358$452
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,334 · Fundraising $200$3,534
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,053$1,053
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $13,350$13,350
IX-17 TravelPrograms $199$199
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,614 · Management $613$2,227
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,146$3,146
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,872 · Management $6,175 · Fundraising $886$22,933
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $108,647 · Management $30,165 · Fundraising $1,444$140,256
Part X · Balance sheet $154,457 assets, 28 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,739$15,909
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,989$49,165
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $105,835$91,095
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges−$1,712
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $192,563$154,457
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,437$122,848
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $181,126$31,609
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $192,563$154,457
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $192,563$154,457
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $154,457 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$102,150
XI-2 Total expenses$140,256
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$38,106
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$192,563
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$154,457

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

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