School Board School EIN 84-4385705

School Board School

EIN  84-4385705 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Cincinnati, OH
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Trains and supports aspiring school board members and advocates for lasting change in education.
Leadership
Jeremy Jones - Start 0624 · Executive Director · $74K
Money in and out
$337K revenue, $586K expenses
Bottom line
75% program efficiency

Trains and supports aspiring school board members and advocates for lasting change in education. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $337K in revenue, $586K in expenses, and $260K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$337K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$586K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$260K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$250K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.19
Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -68% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-74%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -286% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$337K
FY2025▼ -43%
Expenses
$586K
FY2025▲ +65%
Total assets
$270K
FY2025▼ -47%
Total liabilities
$9K
FY2025▲ +209%
Total revenue
$337K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$586K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$260K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$250K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$270K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $438K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Building & Supporting a Coalition for Change

School Board School recruits cohorts of aspiring school board members and education advocates that reflect the demographics of our community, and trains them in a 7-month learning program with a 22-session curriculum.

$395Kprogram expense
02

Growing Our Network

We are the only organization that brings together both aspiring school board members and education advocates, and provides them with the knowledge and network to influence systems level change. We know our model works, and we are expanding across the country.

$42Kprogram expense
03

Public Programming

To reach more people in more places, we also provide free virtual sessions open to anyone anywhere. Thousands of people have registered for these sessions, and evaluations show growth in their knowledge and skills, as well as in the actions they take on behalf of students.We also host a free day-long event called Advocate for Education…

$2Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSchool Board School
EINHdr · item D84-4385705
Principal addressHdr · item CCincinnati, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
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
Executive Director
$74,231Pt VII · Sec A
Founder & Strategic Advisor
$73,475Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeremy Jones - Start 0624’s $74K as Executive Director is at the 66th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Jeremy Jones - Start 0624$74,231
Elisa Hoffman$73,475$71,400$67,500$64,050$15,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$253K · 75%
Program service revenue$78K · 23%
Investment income$9K · 3%
Contributions & grants75%$253K
Program service revenue23%$78K
Investment income3%$9K
Total revenueLn 12$337K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.19
Program services75%$438K
Management & general6%$38K
Fundraising19%$110K
Total functional expensesLn 25$586K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$270K
Total assetsLn 16$270K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$9K
Total net assetsLn 32$260K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $270K · Operating expenses/yr $586K
5.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $438K · Total expenses $586K
75%
Management & General
Management & general $38K · Total expenses $586K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $110K · Total expenses $586K
19%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $66K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $347K
$0.19 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $253K · Total revenue $337K
75%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $337K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $78K · Total revenue $337K
23%
Investment reliance
Investment income $9K · Total revenue $337K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $78K · Total expenses $586K
13%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $337K · Prior year $591K
-43%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $276K · FY2024 $337K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $260K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $337K · Expenses $586K
-74%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $270K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $260K · Total assets $270K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $270K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jeremy Jones - Start 0624 · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $74K · Total expenses $586K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $404K · Total expenses $586K
69%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 43%
Revenue growth -43%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 10%

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 · FY2024
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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)$337K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$591K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$197K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$159K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021not on file
FY2020$276K 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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