There is an inequality in the education and economic outcomes by students in under-served communities. The Summer Institute aims to change the equation and the narrative IT creates by equipping low income students from houston's 3rd ward with the necessary resources to compete in today's educational landscape. The purpose of the Summer Institute is to leverage the resources of a flourishing and celebrated learning institution and make a positive impact on students trajectory through a hands-on, stem focused inquiry based instructional model, exceptionally low student to teacher ratios, tutoring services, and a comprehensive wellness program that includes life and study skills instruction, mentorship opportunities and intentional character development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$40K 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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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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 19% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$295K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$248K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$263K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$295K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$148K
FY2021$159K
FY2022$191K
FY2023$276K
FY2024$295K
Expenses
$248K
FY2024▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$212K
FY2024$248K
Net assets
$263K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$87K
FY2021$116K
FY2022$152K
FY2023$216K
FY2024$263K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $186K Management & general 25% · $61K Fundraising 0% · $453

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

22 people listed on the 990; $40K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer, Vice President and Development Dir
$21,538Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Executive Director
$18,462Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Darnell Cleary’s $22K as Treasurer, Vice President and Development Dir is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Darnell Cleary$21,538$20,000$9,500$3,000
Brandon Walker—$15,000$9,250$3,500
Kelsey Pedersen—$9,938$9,409—

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

Equips low-income Houston students with STEM skills and resources for educational success.

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4 programs · $178K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Five week stem based summer program for students. The program aims to leverage the resources of a flourishing and celebrated learning institution and make a positive impact on students trajectory through a hands-on, stem focused inquiry based instructional model during summer break from traditional classroom instruction.

$99Kprogram expense
02

End of summer / academic excursions. The summer institute offers comprehensive wellness programs that includes life and study skills instruction, mentoring opportunities and intentional character development programs. This aspect includes end of summer trips and other programs

$31Kprogram expense
03

Saturday sessions. The summer institute offers saturday instruction programs during school year that include classroom instruction, testing and tutoring programs to help under-served communities.

$30Kprogram expense
04

Saturday sessions. The summer institute offers saturday instruction programs during school year that include classroom instruction, testing and tutoring programs to help under-served communities.

$18Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$295K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$248K
Ln 25
Programscol B$186K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$453
Owns and owesPt X
$263K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$261K
Total assetsLn 16$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$293K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Total revenueLn 12$295K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$261K
Total assetsLn 16$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$263K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $295K$248K$47K$263K 990 PDF
FY2023 $276K$212K$64K$216K 990 PDF
FY2022 $191K$152K 990 PDF
FY2021 $159K$116K 990 PDF
FY2020 $148K$87K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

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