Connecting schools to the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $144K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$139K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$576K
+44% vs prior year
Spent
$511K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$133K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$576K
FY2024▲ +44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$475K
FY2021$280K
FY2022$517K
FY2023$400K
FY2024$576K
Expenses
$511K
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$267K
FY2021$386K
FY2022$507K
FY2023$476K
FY2024$511K
Net assets
$133K
FY2024▲ +83%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$244K
FY2021$138K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$73K
FY2024$133K

From the FY2024 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 Oct 2018.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $377K Management & general 9% · $46K Fundraising 17% · $89K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$61,363Pt VII · Sec A
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Director
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Director
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Tracey Beal’s $61K as CEO is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tracey Beal$61,363$36,000$36,000$36,000$19,731

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

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Links schools with local resources and opportunities.

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1 program · $377K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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School connect is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering schools to build strong, sustainable community partnerships that enable every student to thrive. Through training, coaching, and collaborative engagement, school connect equips educators and local leaders to unite around shared goals for student success.

$377Kprogram 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 · 1 grant · $7K · 2024–2024
Chinle School DistrictFY2024$7,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$576K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$296K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$271K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$511K
Ln 25
Programscol B$377K
Managementcol C$46K
Fundraisingcol D$89K
Owns and owesPt X
$133K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$195K
Total assetsLn 16$272K
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$271K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$296K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$576K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$195K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$195K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$272K
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K
Net assetsLn 32$133K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$135K$195K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$736$0
Total assetsLn 16$184K$272K
LiabilitiesLn 26$111K$139K
Net assetsLn 32$73K$133K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K$7K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$37K$28K$4K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$47K$26K$5K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$115K$95K$12K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$19K$3K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$13K$2K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$16K$2K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$130K$82K$12K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$29K$19K$3K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$7K$3K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$486$909
OccupancyLn 16$13K$11K$1K
TravelLn 17$1K$721$129$438
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$411$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$42K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$7K$718
Total functional expensesLn 25$511K$377K$46K$89K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $576K$511K$65K$133K 990 PDF
FY2023 $400K$476K−$76K$73K 990 PDF
FY2022 $517K$507K$11K$148K 990 PDF
FY2021 $280K$386K−$106K$138K 990 PDF
FY2020 $475K$267K$208K$244K 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 $576,090 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $331,527$270,637
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $80,342$295,888
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$12,094$9,565
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $399,798$576,090
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,973$7,300
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $249,569$241,383
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $216,998$262,798
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $475,540$511,481
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$75,742$64,609
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $576,090 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,658 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$23,350
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$247,287
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,097
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$270,637
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $295,888$295,888
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,907$1,907
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $295,888 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,565$576,090
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $511,481 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,300$7,300
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,986 · Management $3,732 · Fundraising $5,597$37,315
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $26,121 · Management $4,664 · Fundraising $15,859$46,644
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $95,431 · Management $11,542 · Fundraising $8,451$115,424
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,886 · Management $2,518 · Fundraising $3,777$25,181
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,614 · Management $1,682 · Fundraising $2,523$16,819
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,359 · Management $2,153 · Fundraising $3,014$21,526
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $81,646 · Management $12,035 · Fundraising $36,328$130,009
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,935 · Management $2,917 · Fundraising $7,004$28,856
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,784 · Management $2,961 · Fundraising $1,987$11,732
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,656 · Management $486 · Fundraising $909$3,051
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,385 · Fundraising $1,265$12,650
IX-17 TravelPrograms $721 · Management $129 · Fundraising $438$1,288
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,300 · Management $411 · Fundraising $1,397$4,108
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,022$42,022
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,838 · Management $718$7,556
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $376,984 · Management $45,948 · Fundraising $88,549$511,481
Part X · Balance sheet $272,275 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $134,673$195,115
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $40,296$66,266
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$770
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,356$10,124
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $736$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $184,061$272,275
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,275$12,399
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $104,950$126,566
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $111,398$138,965
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $72,663$133,310
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $72,663$133,310
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $184,061$272,275
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $133,310 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$576,090
XI-2 Total expenses$511,481
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,609
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$72,663
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3,962
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$133,310

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