School Board School FY2025 filing

Tax-deductible

Cincinnati, OH501(c)(3)Since 2020EducationEIN 84-4385705

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.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$148K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
2 of 5
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
How much reaches the programs?
75%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$148K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
3
named funders · $110K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$9K
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
9
independent of 10 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$337K
-43% vs prior year
Spent
$586K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$260K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$337K
FY2025▼ -43%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2022$159K
FY2023$197K
FY2024$591K
FY2025$337K
FY2025$260K
Expenses
$586K
FY2025▲ +65%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2022$192K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$356K
FY2025$586K
FY2025$307K
Net assets
$260K
FY2025▼ -48%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2022$291K
FY2023$267K
FY2024$504K
FY2025$260K
FY2025$217K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CSchool Board School
EINHdr · item D84-4385705
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2020
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CCincinnati, OH
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.schoolboardschool.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

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

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-74%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$270K
FY2025▼ -47%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$256K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$270K
FY2024$507K
FY2025$270K
FY2025$219K
Total liabilities
$9K
FY2025▲ +209%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$5K
FY2022$3K
FY2023$3K
FY2024$3K
FY2025$9K
FY2025$2K
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

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

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

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

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 - 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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 10Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 9Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

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

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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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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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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Viewing $337K$586K-43% 990 PDF
FY2024 $591K$356K+200% 990 PDF
FY2023 $197K$222K+24% 990 PDF
FY2022 $159K$192K-42% 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $276K$25K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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