At School Board School, we are activating a diverse coalition of education advocates and aspiring School Board members to create significant and sustainable change in their School system. We prepare them with the skills, mindsets, networks, and experiences needed to be ready to serve in roles impacting students throughout our community. And, we support them over the long-term, as they work together to reach their individual goals and in collective actions that drive change at schools, in districts, and throughout our region.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$15K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
416%
of spending
Looks good: 416% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff · 61% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 61% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
162 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 161.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $110K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$276K
Spent
$25K
To programs
416%
Net assets
$251K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$276K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2022$159K
FY2023$197K
FY2024$591K
FY2025$337K
FY2025$260K
Expenses
$25K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2022$192K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$356K
FY2025$586K
FY2025$307K
Net assets
$251K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2022$291K
FY2023$267K
FY2024$504K
FY2025$260K
FY2025$217K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending March 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2020.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

416 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 416% · $103K Management & general 128% · $32K Fundraising 124% · $31K

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; $15K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeremy Jones - Exit 525’s $50K as Executive Director is at the 42nd 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Jeremy Jones - Start 0624—$74,231————
Elisa Hoffman—$73,475$71,400$67,500$64,050$15,000
Jeremy Jones - Exit 525$50,154—————
Christine Fisher - Start 625$35,000—————
Elisa Hoffman - Exit 425$30,019—————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains and supports aspiring school board members and advocates for lasting change in education.

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4 programs · $116K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide education and training to individuals who wish to serve on school district boards or become more effective education advocates, without regard to political affiliation. There are approximately 20 sessions.

$97Kprogram expense
02

Provide education and training to individuals who wish to serve on school district boards or become more effective education advocates, without regard to political affiliation. There are approximately 20 sessions.

$14Kprogram expense
03

After completing the program, School Board School continues to offer networking and skill-building opportunities for alumni.

$6Kprogram expense
04

After completing the program, School Board School continues to offer networking and skill-building opportunities for alumni.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$276K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Money outPt IX
$25K
Ln 25
Programscol B$103K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$251K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$333K
Total assetsLn 16$256K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Total revenueLn 12$276K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$333K
Total assetsLn 16$256K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$251K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $337K$586K−$250K$260K 990 PDF
FY2024 $591K$356K$236K$504K 990 PDF
FY2023 $197K$222K−$25K$267K 990 PDF
FY2022 $159K$192K−$34K$291K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 Viewing $276K$25K$251K$251K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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

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