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.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K 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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FY2024 · 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
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.1 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
$3K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$591K
+200% vs prior year
Spent
$356K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$504K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$591K
FY2024▲ +200%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2022$159K
FY2023$197K
FY2024$591K
FY2025$337K
FY2025$260K
Expenses
$356K
FY2024▲ +60%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2022$192K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$356K
FY2025$586K
FY2025$307K
Net assets
$504K
FY2024▲ +89%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2022$291K
FY2023$267K
FY2024$504K
FY2025$260K
FY2025$217K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending March 2024) · 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

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $271K Management & general 7% · $23K Fundraising 17% · $61K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$71,400Pt 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
Board Member - Exited 10/23
$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

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  • 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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3 programs · $265K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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.

$211Kprogram 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.

$52Kprogram 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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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$591K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$590K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$356K
Ln 25
Programscol B$271K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$504K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$507K
Total assetsLn 16$507K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$590K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$591K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$126K
SavingsLn 2$381K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$507K
Total assetsLn 16$507K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$504K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$270K$507K
Total assetsLn 16$270K$507K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$267K$504K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$145K$131K$3K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$7K$571
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$9K$719$890
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$828$756$72
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$36K$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$70K$53K$6K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$150
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$180$608
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$745$200
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$53K$52K$96$933
InsuranceLn 23$463$463
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$8K$2K$337
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$1K$282
Total functional expensesLn 25$356K$271K$23K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $337K$586K−$250K$260K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 $276K$25K$251K$251K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $591,097 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $198,777$590,103
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$7,736
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,700−$6,742
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $197,077$591,097
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $129,223$164,122
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $14,000$36,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $78,452$155,428
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $221,675$355,550
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,598$235,547
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $591,097 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$11,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$578,503
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$590,103
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,736$7,736
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$6,742−$6,742
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $994$591,097
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $355,550 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $130,769 · Management $2,757 · Fundraising $11,632$145,158
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,383 · Management $571$7,954
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,401 · Management $719 · Fundraising $890$11,010
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,600$7,600
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $756 · Management $72$828
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $36,000$36,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $53,087 · Management $6,458 · Fundraising $10,483$70,028
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,463 · Management $150$1,613
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,477 · Management $180 · Fundraising $608$4,265
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,671$1,671
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,840 · Management $745 · Fundraising $200$2,785
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $52,232 · Management $96 · Fundraising $933$53,261
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $463$463
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,758 · Management $2,479 · Fundraising $337$10,574
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,058 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $282$2,340
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $270,895 · Management $23,290 · Fundraising $61,365$355,550
Part X · Balance sheet $506,910 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $269,635$125,798
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$381,112
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $269,635$506,910
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,867$3,071
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,867$3,071
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $173,115$304,571
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $93,653$199,268
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $266,768$503,839
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $269,635$506,910
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $503,839 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$591,097
XI-2 Total expenses$355,550
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$235,547
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$266,768
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,524
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$503,839

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