Changing Students Odds for Success INC

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St Simons Is, GA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 88-1641024Revenue $1.5M in FY2023

On file with the IRSchangingstudentsodddsforsuccess.com2200 Prince Ln, 31522-4188 · St Simons Is, GATax-exempt since Aug 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Improve results for students in schools by focusing on steps that would provide a sense of belonging in the school. Secondly, help new teachers, particularly alternative certification teachers succeed.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$414K
to officers and key staff · 82% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 84% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 82% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1.5M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$505K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$1.0M

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: FY2023. IRS ruling in Aug 2022.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $372K Management & general 26% · $134K

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; $414K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$207,127Pt VII · Sec A
COO and Secretary
$207,127Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Ronda Vincent’s $207K as CEO is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Boosts student belonging and supports new teachers' success in schools.

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1 program · $372K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Our work to date has been focused on creating a new curriculum to support teachers and to establish a firm foundation for the organization. We have a subsidiary organization called ResiliantED.

$372Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1.5M

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$505K
Ln 25
Programscol B$372K
Managementcol C$134K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 61
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$3K$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$3K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$414K$290K$124K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$22K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$60K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$505K$372K$134K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $1.5M$505K$1.0M$1.0M 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 $1,516,513 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $36,000$1,500,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$16,513
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $36,000$1,516,513
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 $0$445,945
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $32,835$59,500
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $32,835$505,445
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,165$1,011,068
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $1,516,513 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,500,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,500,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16,513 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$16,513
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,513 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,516,513
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $505,445 across 3 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $289,978 · Management $124,276 · Fundraising $0$414,254
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,183 · Management $9,508$31,691
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,500 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$59,500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $371,661 · Management $133,784 · Fundraising $0$505,445
Part X · Balance sheet $1,014,233 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,165$1,014,233
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,165$1,014,233
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,165$1,014,233
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,165$1,014,233
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,165$1,014,233
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,014,233 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,516,513
XI-2 Total expenses$505,445
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,011,068
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,165
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,014,233

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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