The mission of the Math Corps is to empower and inspire children from underserved communitiesthrough the teaching of mathematics and the fostering of self-worth, strong values, and a sense of familyto build good lives for themselves and a more just society for all.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$107K 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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FY2020 · 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 $8K a year · under 1% 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
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
$107K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $332K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$709K
Spent
$571K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$483K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$709K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$709K
FY2021$854K
FY2022$935K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$571K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$571K
FY2021$602K
FY2022$673K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$483K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$483K
FY2021$736K
FY2022$997K
FY2023$916K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $438K Management & general 23% · $134K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Advancement Officer
$106,750Pt VII · Sec A
CEO and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair and President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Richardson’s $168K as Chief Advancement Officer is at the 73rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lauren Richardson$167,949————
Laura Richardson—$145,000$149,608$135,025$106,750

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

Teaches math to underserved children, building self-worth and community for brighter futures.

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1 program · $438K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Promoted and raised funds for math corps programs which are administered at various universities including wayne state university, oakland university, university of michigan and cleveland state university.

$438Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 20 grants · $2.7M · 2020–2024
Wayne State UniversityMI · FY2024$416,700
Oakland UniversityMI · FY2024$96,000
Spelman CollegeGA · FY2024$51,562
Wayne State UniversityMI · FY2023$718,889
Drexel UniversityPA · FY2023$80,000
Cleveland State UniversityFY2023$9,500
Wayne State UniversityMI · FY2022$235,000
Drexel UniversityPA · FY2022$80,000
Cleveland State UniversityFY2022$25,000
Wayne State UniversityMI · FY2021$245,000
Drexel UniversityPA · FY2021$80,000
Cleveland State UniversityFY2021$37,580
Oakland UniversityMI · FY2021$30,000
Wayne State UniversityMI · FY2020$250,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$709K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$708K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$571K
Ln 25
Programscol B$438K
Managementcol C$134K
Owns and owesPt X
$483K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$503K
Total assetsLn 16$503K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$708K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$709K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$58K
SavingsLn 2$445K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$503K
Total assetsLn 16$503K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$483K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 610
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$346K$503K
Total assetsLn 16$346K$503K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$20K
Net assetsLn 32$346K$483K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$437K$437K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$96K$96K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$261$261
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$813$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$571K$438K$134K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$1.6M−$532K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.3M−$82K$916K 990 PDF
FY2022 $935K$673K$262K$997K 990 PDF
FY2021 $854K$602K$253K$736K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $709K$571K$137K$483K 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
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Part I · Summary $708,944 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $266,292$707,900
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,275$1,044
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $269,567$708,944
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$437,034
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $126,371$115,204
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,275$19,228
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $130,646$571,466
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $138,921$137,478
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $708,944 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$707,900
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$47,743
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$707,900
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,044$1,044
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,044$708,944
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $571,466 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $437,034$437,034
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $96,250$96,250
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $10,500$10,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $8,454$8,454
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,950$2,950
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,146$1,146
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,786$1,786
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $261$261
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,125$6,125
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,394$2,394
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,895$1,895
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $813 · Management $1,858$2,671
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $437,847 · Management $133,619 · Fundraising $0$571,466
Part X · Balance sheet $502,988 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,234$58,426
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $253,276$444,562
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $345,510$502,988
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$20,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$20,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $120,510$207,988
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $225,000$275,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $345,510$482,988
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $345,510$502,988
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $482,988 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$708,944
XI-2 Total expenses$571,466
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$137,478
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$345,510
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$482,988

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