Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Jun 2018.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
5 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.
Yvonne Bullock’s $88K as CEO/Founder is at the 24th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Yvonne Bullock | $87,986 | $127,275 |
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.
See Educating Children Matters INC executive salaries →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 student talents through integrated STEAM education, building literacy for future success.
Questions for Educating Children Matters INC
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Indianapolis (indy) steam academy is a tuition-free public charter school serving grades k-7. Indianapolis (indy) steam academy nurtures the creative talents of students through the integration of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Federal money
The auditor reported 3 findings: a material weakness in money controls, questioned costs.
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $45K | $118K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $117K | $108K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $202K | $1.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $175K | $1.3M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $27K | −$49K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $88K | $88K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $696K | $502K | $194K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $12K | $10K | $2K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $61K | $31K | $30K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $60K | $46K | $14K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $108K | $108K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $238K | $168K | $70K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $78K | $78K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $259K | $259K | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $43K | $43K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $35K | $35K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $24K | $24K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $429K | $396K | $33K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $110K | $30K | $80K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.2M | $1.6M | $598K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2024 | $2.2M | $2.2M | −$70K | −$49K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 | $1.5M | $1.6M | −$58K | $27K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,170,340 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,170,340 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,240,174 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,206,683 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$48,949 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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