Schermco Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Charlotte, NC501(c)(3)EducationEIN 85-3967606

The organization was formed to further invest and support equity in education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
26¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 2 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 $61K a year · 21% 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
26%
of spending
Concern: 26% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$225K
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$350K
+42% vs prior year
Spent
$312K
To programs
26%
Net assets
$307K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$350K
FY2024▲ +42%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$51K
FY2021$114K
FY2022$120K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$350K
Expenses
$312K
FY2024▲ +95%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$160K
FY2024$312K
Net assets
$307K
FY2024▲ +14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$48K
FY2021$97K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$270K
FY2024$307K

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 Feb 2021.

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

Where the money goes

26 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 26% · $82K Management & general 4% · $12K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Invests in and supports educational equity.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $82K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Increase educational equity by investing in supporting organizations through family empowerment, strategic implementation services, and workforce development

$82Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$350K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$239K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$105K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$312K
Ln 25
Programscol B$82K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$307K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$305K
Total assetsLn 16$321K
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$105K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$239K
Total revenueLn 12$350K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$288K
SavingsLn 2$17K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$305K
Total assetsLn 16$321K
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K
Net assetsLn 32$307K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$276K$305K
Total assetsLn 16$321K$549K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$225K
Net assetsLn 32$307K$324K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$44K$44K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$360$360
Office expensesLn 13$117$117
Information technologyLn 14$438$438
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$24K$606
All other expensesLn 24e$133$133
Total functional expensesLn 25$93K$82K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $350K$312K$37K$307K 990 PDF
FY2023 $246K$160K$86K$270K 990 PDF
FY2022 $120K$184K 990 PDF
FY2021 $114K$97K 990 PDF
FY2020 $51K$48K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $110,457 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,135
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,135
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $105,304$105,304
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,018$3,018
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $108,322 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$110,457
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $93,482 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $44,081$44,081
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,322$1,322
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,568$4,568
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,813$3,813
IX-11a Management feesManagement $7,875$7,875
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,995$2,995
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $360$360
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $117$117
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $438$438
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,472$1,472
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,106$2,106
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,596 · Management $606$24,202
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $133$133
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $81,873 · Management $11,609 · Fundraising $0$93,482
Part X · Balance sheet $549,472 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $260,016$288,040
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,151$16,858
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $44,750$244,574
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $320,917$549,472
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,105$9,074
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$216,324
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,818$225,398
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $307,099$324,074
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $307,099$324,074
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $320,917$549,472
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $324,074 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$110,457
XI-2 Total expenses$93,482
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,975
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$307,099
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$324,074

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

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