Quality Schools Coalition FY2023 filing

Kansas City, MOUnknown exempt organizationEIN 86-1208038Revenue $2.0M in FY2023

On file with the IRSqualityschoolscoalition.org1100 Main Street Suite 400 · Kansas City, MO

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The corporation will work to expand access to high-Quality educational opportunities for children and families in the state of missouri. Said corporation is formed exclusively to promote social welfare within the meaning of section 501(c)(4) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as may be amended. No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of or be distributable to its trustees, officers or other private persons except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in futherance of 501(c)(4) purposes.

88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$180K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$180K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $880K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$434
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$291K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2023▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$477K
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2023▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$431K
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$291K
FY2023▲ +57%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$37K
FY2022$185K
FY2023$291K
FY2024$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.6M Management & general 12% · $219K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $180K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$179,800Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dean Johnson$308,043$179,800$174,617$181,871
Roosevelt Lyons$185,690———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Expands access to quality education for Missouri children and families.

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Build the grassroots, organizational and legislative support needed to advance QSC's legislative and regulatory agenda.

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Mobilize QSC's coalition of grassroots and organizational partners to build positive public awareness about its education reform priorities and solve problems collaboratively in a manner that most effectively serves Missouri students and families.

Pt IX · col B
03

Recruit and support candidates for the Missouri legislature and other critical offices who embrace our core beliefs regarding education reform. Advocate for leaders who will support clear and practical regulatory reforms.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$880K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$219K
Owns and owesPt X
$291K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$290K
Total assetsLn 16$291K
LiabilitiesLn 26$434
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$290K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$290K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$291K
LiabilitiesLn 26$434
Net assetsLn 32$291K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$190K$290K
Total assetsLn 16$192K$291K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$434
Net assetsLn 32$185K$291K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$312K$312K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$190K$172K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$60K$54K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$36K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$1.1M$71K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$15K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$44K$44K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
TravelLn 17$49K$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.6M$219K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$1.6M−$291K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.0M$1.9M$106K$291K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$2.0M$139K$185K 990 PDF
FY2021 $477K$431K$46K$37K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,968,731 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,144,413$1,958,580
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,361$10,151
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,145,774$1,968,731
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 $324,814$598,947
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,681,754$1,264,196
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,006,568$1,863,143
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $139,206$105,588
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,968,731 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,958,580
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,958,580
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,151$10,151
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,151$1,968,731
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,863,143 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $311,554$311,554
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $171,690 · Management $18,339$190,029
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $53,723 · Management $5,868$59,591
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,352 · Management $1,421$37,773
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,055,792 · Management $70,784$1,126,576
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,000 · Management $6,570$21,570
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $43,610$43,610
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $23,619$23,619
IX-17 TravelManagement $48,821$48,821
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,644,111 · Management $219,032 · Fundraising $0$1,863,143
Part X · Balance sheet $291,488 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $189,976$290,423
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,770$1,065
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $191,746$291,488
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,281$434
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,281$434
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $185,465$291,054
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $185,465$291,054
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $191,746$291,488
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $291,054 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,968,731
XI-2 Total expenses$1,863,143
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$105,588
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$185,465
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$291,054

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