Skew the Script EIN 85-3669033

Skew the Script

EIN  85-3669033 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Antonio, TX
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Develops math lessons and resources to boost student engagement and civic reasoning.
Leadership
Dashiell Young-Saver · CEO · $121K
Money in and out
$1.6M revenue, $876K expenses
Bottom line
82% program efficiency

Develops math lessons and resources to boost student engagement and civic reasoning. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.6M in revenue, $876K in expenses, and $3.9M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$876K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $753K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18
Program efficiency
82%
of spending reaches programs▲ +14% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
19.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -30% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+46%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -43% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▼ -56%
Expenses
$876K
FY2025▲ +23%
Total assets
$3.9M
FY2025▲ +24%
Total liabilities
$33K
FY2025▼ -55%
Total revenue
$1.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$876K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$753K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $480K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Professional Learning -During FY25, Skew The Script launched a pilot year-long Professional Learning program in Massachusetts with 20 teachers. Additionally, Over 100 teachers registered for SkewU Online, Skew The Script's asynchonrous, self-paced AP Statistics workshop.

$185Kprogram expense
02

Data Science Bootcamp

During FY25, 76 students completed Skew The Script's synchronous Data Science and AI Bootcamp. Over 135 teachers registered for Skew The Script's asynchonous, self-paced Data Science & AI Bootcamp. Learning included: the R programming language, how to analyze big data sets, how to create AI models.

$156Kprogram expense
03

Jupyter Everywhere

During FY25, Skew The Script launched the Beta Version of Jupyter Everywhere. This application allows teachers and students to access and share data science notebooks on the internet, free of charge, capable of both Python and R, with no account required.

$138Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSkew the Script
EINHdr · item D85-3669033
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Antonio, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.skewthescript.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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 15aNo
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
$121,196Pt VII · Sec A
$121,196Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dashiell Young-Saver’s $121K as CEO is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Dashiell Young-Saver$121,196$38,770
Olivia Gladstone$121,196$37,735

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$1.5M · 95%
Program service revenue$67K · 4%
Investment income$20K · 1%
Contributions & grants95%$1.5M
Program service revenue4%$67K
Investment income1%$20K
Other revenue$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18
Program services82%$715K
Management & general18%$161K
Total functional expensesLn 25$876K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$33K
Total net assetsLn 32$3.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed19.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.4M · Operating expenses/yr $876K
19.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $715K · Total expenses $876K
82%
Management & General
Management & general $161K · Total expenses $876K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $876K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $2.5M
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.5M · Total revenue $1.6M
95%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.6M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $67K · Total revenue $1.6M
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $20K · Total revenue $1.6M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $67K · Total expenses $876K
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.6M · Prior year $3.7M
-56%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.9M · Beginning of year $3.1M
+26%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.6M · Expenses $876K
+46%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $33K · Total assets $3.9M
1%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.9M · Total assets $3.9M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.9M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dashiell Young-Saver · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $121K · Total expenses $876K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $543K · Total expenses $876K
62%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -56%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 2%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1.2M

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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)$1.6M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$3.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$149K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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