We disrupt the legacy of educational failure by empowering Parents. We equip families with information, training, mentoring, tools, and financial resources so they can choose the education they believe is best for their children. (continued on schedule o)

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$98K 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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FY2022 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $326K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $48K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$166K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% 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
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Revenue
$700K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$776K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$927K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$700K
FY2022▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$891K
FY2021$875K
FY2022$700K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$831K
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$776K
FY2022▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$558K
FY2021$685K
FY2022$776K
FY2023$941K
FY2024$960K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$927K
FY2022▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$804K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$927K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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 Oct 2001.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $682K Management & general 8% · $64K Fundraising 4% · $30K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$97,775Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair / Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Hendrix’s $98K as Executive Director is at the 30th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Deborah Hendrix$97,601$95,366$89,004$97,775$74,849$62,500
Catherine Hendrix————$34,485$29,500

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $682K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Tuition scholarships, tutoring and educational supplies.

$682Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$48K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $2.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$569,390
Unitemized GrantFY2023$517,817
Unitemized GrantFY2022$476,864
Unitemized GrantFY2021$402,748
Unitemized GrantFY2020$394,320
Unitemized GrantFY2019$281,309

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$700K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$699K
Investment incomeLn 3$246
Money outPt IX
$776K
Ln 25
Programscol B$682K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$927K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$750K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$166K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$699K
Investment incomeLn 3$246
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$700K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$648K
SavingsLn 2$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$750K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$330K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$166K
Net assetsLn 32$927K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$845K$750K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$330K$330K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$176K$166K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$927K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$403K$403K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$85K$11K$11K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$13K$11K$1K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25K$20K$3K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K$316
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$6K$1K$384
Office expensesLn 13$15K$12K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$39K$30K$7K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$900$240$60
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$759$200
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$129K$97K$25K$6K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$163$122$33$8
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$776K$682K$64K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.5M$1.1M$1.4M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $831K$960K−$129K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$941K$206K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $700K$776K−$76K$927K 990 PDF
FY2021 $875K$685K$190K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $891K$558K$333K$804K 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 $699,705 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $874,750$699,459
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $193$246
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $61$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $875,004$699,705
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $394,320$402,748
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $156,746$155,650
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$4,373
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $133,646$212,739
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $684,712$775,510
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $190,292−$75,805
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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $699,705 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$699,459
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$699,459
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $246$246
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $246$699,705
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $775,510 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $402,748$402,748
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,417 · Management $10,741 · Fundraising $10,651$106,809
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $10,571 · Management $1,329 · Fundraising $1,318$13,218
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,241 · Management $2,545 · Fundraising $2,524$25,310
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,248 · Management $1,037 · Fundraising $1,028$10,313
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,300$7,300
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $4,373$4,373
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,552 · Management $316$5,868
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,228 · Management $1,494 · Fundraising $384$8,106
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,757 · Management $2,228 · Fundraising $1,020$15,005
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $29,532 · Management $6,992 · Fundraising $2,164$38,688
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $900 · Management $240 · Fundraising $60$1,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,907 · Management $759 · Fundraising $200$3,866
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $97,435 · Management $24,703 · Fundraising $6,465$128,603
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $122 · Management $33 · Fundraising $8$163
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,940$3,940
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $681,658 · Management $63,657 · Fundraising $30,195$775,510
Part X · Balance sheet $1,093,672 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $734,337$647,772
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $110,861$102,140
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $12,568$13,760
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $330,000$330,000
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 $1,187,776$1,093,672
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,271$1,210
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 $175,649$166,210
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $997,549$894,212
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,578$33,250
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,012,127$927,462
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,187,776$1,093,672
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $927,462 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$699,705
XI-2 Total expenses$775,510
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$75,805
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,012,127
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$8,860
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$927,462

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