To promote and help fund the best possible learning opportunities for all students in the Renton School District.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$30K 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $62K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$286K
Spent
$177K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$109K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$286K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$286K
FY2021$229K
FY2022$605K
FY2023$585K
FY2024$626K
FY2025$687K
Expenses
$177K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$177K
FY2021$197K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$582K
FY2024$608K
FY2025$658K
Net assets
$109K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$109K
FY2021$142K
FY2022$257K
FY2023$261K
FY2024$279K
FY2025$307K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $128K Management & general 22% · $39K Fundraising 5% · $10K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$29,952Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Foley’s $30K as Executive Director is at the 22nd 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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds and promotes excellent learning opportunities for all Renton School District students.

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2 programs · $128K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provided options to support digital connectivity to homes for approximately 1,300 students, enabling successful remote learning during Covid-19 pandemic.

$80Kprogram expense
02

Purchase licenses to MyOn Reader, a digital library with access to 6,000 digital books, for 9 elementary schools in the Renton School District.

$48Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · 6 grants · $2.0M · 2020–2025
Renton School DistrictFY2025$596,899
Renton School DistrictFY2024$572,826
Renton School DistrictFY2023$550,728
Renton School DistrictFY2021$183,587
Renton School DistrictFY2020$80,000
Renton School DistrictFY2020$48,042

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$286K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$192K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$94K
Investment incomeLn 3$217
Money outPt IX
$177K
Ln 25
Programscol B$128K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$109K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$94K
Government grantsLn 1e$2K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$217
Other incomeLn 4–11$192K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$286K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$109K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$109K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$109K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 620
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$109K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$109K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$128K$128K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$30K$0$24K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$0$2K$555
Management feesLn 11a$10K$0$8K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$585$0$585$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$0$1K$0
Office expensesLn 13$0$0$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$75$0$75$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$0$1K$913
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$177K$128K$39K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $687K$658K$29K$307K 990 PDF
FY2024 $626K$608K$18K$279K 990 PDF
FY2023 $585K$582K$4K$261K 990 PDF
FY2022 $605K$490K$115K$257K 990 PDF
FY2021 $229K$197K$33K$142K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $286K$177K$109K$109K 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
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Part I · Summary $286,368 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$93,910
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$217
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$192,241
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$286,368
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$128,042
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$32,725
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$16,196
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$176,963
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$109,405
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $286,368 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $192,241 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$1,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$92,410
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$93,910
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $217 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$217
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $192,458 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$286,368
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $176,963 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $128,042$128,042
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $23,962 · Fundraising $5,990$29,952
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $2,218 · Fundraising $555$2,773
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,268 · Fundraising $2,066$10,334
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $585 · Fundraising $0$585
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $1,299 · Fundraising $0$1,299
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $75 · Fundraising $0$75
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,594 · Fundraising $0$1,594
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $1,396 · Fundraising $913$2,309
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $128,042 · Management $39,397 · Fundraising $9,524$176,963
Part X · Balance sheet $109,405 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$109,405
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$109,405
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$109,405
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$109,405
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$109,405
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $109,405 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$286,368
XI-2 Total expenses$176,963
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$109,405
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$109,405

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