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Greenhouse E3

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Portland, TX501(c)(3)Since 2019HousingEIN 84-4743270Revenue $3.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSgreenhouse3.org120 Lang Rd Unit 998, 78374-8042 · Portland, TXTax-exempt since May 2020Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Greenhouse E3 is a nonprofit organization that builds regional and national pipelines of education executives & CEO's that are representative of the diverse students that Charter Management Organizations (CMO's) serve. Greenhouse prioritizes support of these leaders once they are in the CEO role so they can quickly thrive and successfully lead the charter school sector for years to come.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $923K a year · 32% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 98% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $1.7M
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.4M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$3.4M
FY2024▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$2.8M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2024$3.4M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2024▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$1.1M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2024$3.5M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$0
FY2024$1.9M
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2020.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $2.3M Management & general 30% · $1.0M Fundraising 5% · $181K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$347,031Pt VII · Sec A
$334,375Pt VII · Sec A
Tracy Epp
Chief Program Officer
$232,500Pt VII · Sec A
Herneshia Dukes
National Fellowship Director
$157,713Pt VII · Sec A
$144,500Pt VII · Sec A
$137,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Willcox’s $347K as Co-CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2022
James Willcox$347,031$328,125$185,449
Veronica Conforme$334,375$189,375—
Tracy Epp$232,500$131,250—
Herneshia Dukes$157,713$152,692—
Malka Borrego$144,500——
Jessica C Akota$137,500——

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 diverse future charter school leaders.

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1 program · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The executive leadership program is a two-year national fellowship program that offers eight 3-day cohort sessions over two years that cover core competencies for successful Charter Management Organization (CMO) CEO's and other executives including strategic management, organizational direction-setting, equity and inclusion (DEI)…

$2.3Mprogram expense

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
Charles and Helen Schwab FoundationFY2024$600K
Charter Fund INCFY2024$375K
City FundFY2024$200K
The Opportunity TrustFY2024$132K
Marin Community FoundationFY2024$125K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$125K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$100K
City Forward Collective INCFY2024$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$1.7M
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$88K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Fundraisingcol D$181K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$711K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$88K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$3.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$170K
SavingsLn 2$541K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$711K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$1.2M$711K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$850K$216K$81K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$229K$229K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$671K$540K$105K$26K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$166K$85K$76K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$5K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$104K$77K$23K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$329K$90K$193K$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$102$102
Office expensesLn 13$40K$490$40K$140
Information technologyLn 14$22K$2K$18K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$202K$149K$37K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$555K$501K$54K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$2.3M$1.0M$181K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.0M$2.9M$175K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $2.8M$1.1M$1.7M$0 990 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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Part I · Summary $3,448,934 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,055,000$1,455,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $898,073$1,905,956
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $73,149$87,978
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,026,222$3,448,934
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 $1,852,354$2,341,428
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $999,300$1,188,255
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,851,654$3,529,683
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $174,568−$80,749
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $3,448,934 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,455,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,455,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,905,956$1,905,956
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $84,266$84,266
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,712$3,712
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,905,956 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $87,978$3,448,934
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,529,683 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $849,596 · Management $216,373 · Fundraising $80,582$1,146,551
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $229,256$229,256
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $539,844 · Management $104,711 · Fundraising $26,196$670,751
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $84,700 · Management $76,065 · Fundraising $5,598$166,363
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,393 · Management $18,880$24,273
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $76,890 · Management $22,590 · Fundraising $4,754$104,234
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,558$5,558
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,900$22,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $90,388 · Management $193,173 · Fundraising $45,000$328,561
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $102$102
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $490 · Management $39,863 · Fundraising $140$40,493
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,000 · Management $18,278 · Fundraising $2,193$22,471
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,084$7,084
IX-17 TravelPrograms $149,253 · Management $36,699 · Fundraising $16,185$202,137
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,785$3,785
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $500,754 · Management $54,410$555,164
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,299,308 · Management $1,049,727 · Fundraising $180,648$3,529,683
Part X · Balance sheet $3,092,203 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $778,402$169,769
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $412,706$540,846
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $400,000$520,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $312,751$495,182
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$41,329
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,195,180$1,325,077
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $41,750$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,140,789$3,092,203
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $275,990$360,605
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,003,825$957,696
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,279,815$1,318,301
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,460,974$1,773,902
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $400,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,860,974$1,773,902
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,140,789$3,092,203
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,773,902 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,448,934
XI-2 Total expenses$3,529,683
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$80,749
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,860,974
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$6,323
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,773,902

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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