Almost Fun INC EIN 84-2339499 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Almost Fun INC FY2020 filing

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Provides free, culturally-responsive digital learning tools for low-income and BIPOC K-12 students. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $259K in revenue, $115K in expenses, and $222K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Brooklyn, NY
Website
www.almostfun.org
Filings
3 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$259KFY2020
Expenses
$115K
Net assets
$222K
People
4
Filings
3
Updates
0
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EIN  84-2339499 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Brooklyn, NY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides free, culturally-responsive digital learning tools for low-income and BIPOC K-12 students.
Leadership
Lisa Wang · CEO · $66K
Money in and out
$259K revenue, $115K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$259K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$115K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$222K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $144K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
23.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+56%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$259K
FY2020
Expenses
$115K
FY2020
Total assets
$227K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$5K
FY2020
Total revenue
$259K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$115K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$222K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$144K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$227K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAlmost Fun INC
EINHdr · item D84-2339499
Principal addressHdr · item CBrooklyn, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.almostfun.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B28)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
$66,250Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Academic Officer
$31,250Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Wang’s $80K as CEO is at the 72nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Wang$80,125$75,000$66,250
Ngulunite Kossia$31,250

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $95K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

In September, Almost Fun launched 25 free, supplementary Math lessons on our website. By December, these lessons had supported 20,000 students in their Math learning. Students shared that they were able to understand many Math concepts much more easily through these lessons; that for the first time, they felt confident as a Math learner…

$65Kprogram expense
02

Almost Fun's SAT prep was used by 15,000 low-income students and students of color to prepare for the SAT in 2020. Through the continuation of a pilot with four high schools at the Thomas Jefferson Educational Campus in East New York, students shared that Almost Fun's SAT prep helped them understand and learn many of the skills required…

$30Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$259K
— government grantsLn 1e$12K
Total revenueLn 12$259K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.05
Program services83%$95K
Management & general13%$14K
Fundraising5%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$115K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$222K
Total assetsLn 16$227K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$222K
Months of cash on handcomputed23.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $222K · Operating expenses/yr $115K
23.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $95K · Total expenses $115K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $14K · Total expenses $115K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $115K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $5K · Solicited contributions $246K
$0.02 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $259K · Total revenue $259K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $12K · Total revenue $259K
5%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $259K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $259K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $115K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $259K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $222K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $259K · Expenses $115K
+56%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $227K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $222K · Total assets $227K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $227K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lisa Wang · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $66K · Total expenses $115K
58%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $110K · Total expenses $115K
96%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.2%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2023
FfwdFY2023$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

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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
FY2022 (Latest)$497K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$310K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$259K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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