Noble Neighbor EIN 84-1854388

Noble Neighbor

EIN  84-1854388 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Louis, MO
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Brings authors and books to underserved schools, empowering kids and promoting educational equity.
Leadership
Kelly Edwards · President
Money in and out
$207K revenue, $95K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency

Brings authors and books to underserved schools, empowering kids and promoting educational equity. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $207K in revenue, $95K in expenses, and $149K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$207K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$95K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$149K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $112K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
23.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +583% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+54%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +371% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$207K
FY2025▲ +94%
Total revenue
$207K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$95K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$149K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$112K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$149K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $79K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

During the 2024-2025 school year, The Noble Neighbor brought 18 authors to schools across the St Louis region, providing a free copy of those authors books to every child who participated. In total, we gave 2,874 kids free books this school year, surpassing our annual goal.

$79Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNoble Neighbor
EINHdr · item D84-1854388
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Louis, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thenobleneighbor.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara Howard’s $38K as Executive Director is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Sara Howard$38,137$1,760
Andrea Scarpino$25,361$11,840
Kelly Edwards$900

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$175K · 85%
Other revenue$30K · 15%
Investment income$1K · 1%
Contributions & grants85%$175K
Other revenue15%$30K
Investment income1%$1K
Total revenueLn 12$207K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.06
Program services83%$79K
Management & general12%$11K
Fundraising6%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$95K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$149K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$149K
Months of cash on handcomputed18.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $149K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $95K · Less non-cash grants $20K · Cash operating expenses/yr $75K
23.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $79K · Total expenses $95K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $11K · Total expenses $95K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $95K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $5K · Solicited contributions $175K
$0.03 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $175K · Total revenue $207K
85%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $207K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $207K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $207K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $95K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $207K · Prior year $107K
+94%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $149K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $207K · Expenses $95K
+54%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $149K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $149K · Total assets $149K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $149K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kelly Edwards · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $95K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $46K · Total expenses $95K
49%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth 94%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$207K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$107K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$119K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$71K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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