The organization creates visual media to promote and celebrate various charitable causes and the non-profit organizations dedicated to serving those causes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$110K 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $306K
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
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$406K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$366K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$294K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$406K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$257K
FY2021$203K
FY2022$611K
FY2023$194K
FY2024$427K
FY2025$406K
Expenses
$366K
FY2025▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$137K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$379K
FY2024$456K
FY2025$366K
Net assets
$294K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$159K
FY2021$151K
FY2022$469K
FY2023$283K
FY2024$254K
FY2025$294K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2019.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $306K Management & general 14% · $53K Fundraising 2% · $7K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$110,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Stine’s $110K as President is at the 87th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniel Stine$110,000$104,000$96,000$84,000$70,000$65,000

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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1 program · $306K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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We provide and produce educational content to benefit nonprofits. More specifically, we provide charitable direct services to qualifying 501c3 organizations and similar qualifying programs across the united states, beginning in georgia.

$306Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$306K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $28K · 2022–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,350
Unitemized GrantFY2023$250
Removed FilmCA · FY2022$15,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$406K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$405K
Other incomeLn 4–11$638
Money outPt IX
$366K
Ln 25
Programscol B$306K
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$294K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$294K
Total assetsLn 16$294K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$405K
Other incomeLn 4–11$638
Total revenueLn 12$406K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$294K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$294K
Total assetsLn 16$294K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$294K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$254K$294K
Total assetsLn 16$254K$294K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$254K$294K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8K$8K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$83K$2K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$63K$57K$4K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K$53K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
TravelLn 17$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69K$66K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$11K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$366K$306K$53K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $406K$366K$40K$294K 990 PDF
FY2024 $427K$456K−$29K$254K 990 PDF
FY2023 $194K$379K−$186K$283K 990 PDF
FY2022 $611K$264K$346K$469K 990 PDF
FY2021 $203K$211K−$8K$151K 990 PDF
FY2020 $257K$137K$120K$159K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $406,062 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $313,022$405,424
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $112,300$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,404$638
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $426,726$406,062
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$7,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $187,755$207,466
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $267,907$151,229
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $455,662$366,195
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$28,936$39,867
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $406,062 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$405,424
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$405,424
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $638$638
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $638 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$406,062
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $366,195 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,500$7,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,537 · Management $1,756 · Fundraising $3,512$87,805
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $57,321 · Management $3,779 · Fundraising $1,890$62,990
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,534 · Management $2,080 · Fundraising $2,057$56,671
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,500$2,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,687$1,687
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $11,179$11,179
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,775$2,775
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $22,488$22,488
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,246$22,246
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,004$7,004
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,052 · Management $2,777$68,829
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,008 · Management $1,513$12,521
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $306,202 · Management $52,534 · Fundraising $7,459$366,195
Part X · Balance sheet $293,933 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $254,066$293,933
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $254,066$293,933
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $254,066$293,933
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $254,066$293,933
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $254,066$293,933
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $293,933 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$406,062
XI-2 Total expenses$366,195
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,867
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$254,066
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$293,933

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