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Empowers students, educators, and institutions with life design coaching for effective learning and dream realization. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $229K in revenue, $262K in expenses, and $-54K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
New York, NY
Website
www.humanbetteredu.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$229KFY2025
Expenses
$262K
Net assets
$-54K
People
4
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  86-3051246 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers students, educators, and institutions with life design coaching for effective learning and dream realization.
Leadership
Gabriella Jordan · Chairperson
Money in and out
$229K revenue, $262K expenses
Bottom line
71% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$229K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$262K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-54K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$33K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs-0.2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -55% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-14%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +45% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$229K
FY2025▲ +6%
Expenses
$262K
FY2025▼ -4%
Total assets
$65K
FY2025▼ -37%
Total liabilities
$119K
FY2025▼ -4%
Total revenue
$229K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$262K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-54K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$33K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$65K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHuman Better Edu
EINHdr · item D86-3051246
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.humanbetteredu.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $186K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Development and ScaleIn December 2024, we hired Ethos Partners, a strategic consultant, to work with us in developing a Strategic Vision for 2030 and a Strategic Plan to get there. Throughout 2025, we worked to refine our brand narrative, gaining clarity on our foundational story (why we exist and what we do), our target audiences and…

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$167K · 73%
Contributions & grants$63K · 27%
Program service revenue73%$167K
Contributions & grants27%$63K
Total revenueLn 12$229K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.11
Program services71%$186K
Management & general18%$48K
Fundraising11%$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$262K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$40K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$119K
Total net assetsLn 32$-54K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $44K · Operating expenses/yr $262K
2.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $186K · Total expenses $262K
71%
Management & General
Management & general $48K · Total expenses $262K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $29K · Total expenses $262K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $20K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $58K
$0.35 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $63K · Total revenue $229K
27%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $229K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $167K · Total revenue $229K
73%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $229K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $167K · Total expenses $262K
64%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $229K · Prior year $216K
+6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $329K · FY2025 $229K
-9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-54K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $229K · Expenses $262K
-14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $65K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-54K · Total assets $65K
-83%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $5K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $65K
7%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gabriella Jordan · Reported title CHAIRPERSON · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $262K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $98K · Total expenses $262K
37%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 71%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 46%
Revenue growth 6%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 5%
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$20K

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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)$229K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$216K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$312K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$185K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$329K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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