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.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$145K 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
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
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$651
0.07% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.2M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$916K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$709K
FY2021$854K
FY2022$935K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +96%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$571K
FY2021$602K
FY2022$673K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$916K
FY2023▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$483K
FY2021$736K
FY2022$997K
FY2023$916K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2023 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

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.0M Management & general 7% · $94K Fundraising 15% · $193K

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; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Advancement Officer
$145,000Pt VII · Sec A
CEO and President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Promoted and raised funds for math corps programs which are administered at various universities including wayne state university, university of toledo, university of michigan, cleveland state university and drexel university.

$1.0Mprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$94K
Fundraisingcol D$193K
Owns and owesPt X
$916K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$274K
Total assetsLn 16$916K
LiabilitiesLn 26$651
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$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$283K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$274K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$274K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$605K
Total assetsLn 16$916K
LiabilitiesLn 26$651
Net assetsLn 32$916K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$382K$274K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$605K
Total assetsLn 16$997K$916K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$651
Net assetsLn 32$997K$916K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$823K$823K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$145K$51K$22K$72K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$156K$55K$23K$78K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$7K$3K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$10K$4K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$12K$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$95K$89K$1K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$413$413
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.0M$94K$193K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$1.6M−$532K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.2M$1.3M−$82K$916K 990 PDF
FY2022 $935K$673K$262K$997K 990 PDF
FY2021 $854K$602K$253K$736K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 $1,239,315 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $934,672$1,215,492
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $209$23,823
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $934,881$1,239,315
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $374,000$823,389
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $216,992$349,811
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,016$148,355
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $673,008$1,321,555
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $261,873−$82,240
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,239,315 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,215,492
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$282,637
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,215,492
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,823$23,823
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,823$1,239,315
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,321,555 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $823,389$823,389
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,750 · Management $21,750 · Fundraising $72,500$145,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $54,530 · Management $23,370 · Fundraising $77,901$155,801
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,234 · Management $3,100 · Fundraising $10,334$20,668
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,920 · Management $4,251 · Fundraising $14,171$28,342
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,552$4,552
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,222$17,222
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,687$1,687
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,512 · Fundraising $4,512$9,024
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,344$1,344
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $1,109$1,109
IX-17 TravelManagement $5,992 · Fundraising $5,992$11,984
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,192 · Fundraising $2,192$4,384
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,133$2,133
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,995 · Management $1,148 · Fundraising $4,360$94,503
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $413$413
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,034,818 · Management $93,666 · Fundraising $193,071$1,321,555
Part X · Balance sheet $916,172 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $381,935$273,905
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $80,000$35,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,320$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,728
X-12 Other securities$309,158
X-13 Program-related investments$295,381
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $996,875$916,172
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$651
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$651
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $643,183$735,140
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $353,692$180,381
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $996,875$915,521
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $996,875$916,172
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $915,521 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,239,315
XI-2 Total expenses$1,321,555
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$82,240
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$996,875
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$886
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$915,521

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