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Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 88-1886544) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$13K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $358K a year · 48% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
57% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$13K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
13.9 mo
of spending, in cash
13.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
2 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.5M
×379 vs prior year
Spent
$699K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$808K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▲ ×379
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$722K
FY2023$4K
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$699K
FY2024▲ +204%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$228K
FY2023$230K
FY2024$699K
Net assets
$808K
FY2024▲ +202%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$494K
FY2023$268K
FY2024$808K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2024.

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

Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $399K Management & general 41% · $286K Fundraising 2% · $14K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $13K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$7,300Pt VII · Sec A
President, Director
$5,980Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aaron Ho’s $7K as Director is at the 2nd 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Aaron Ho$7,300$8,626$133,333
Eli Lifland$5,980$5,118$31,129
Mikhail Yagudin——$27,233

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

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

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1 program · $399K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 88-1886544) · Dispute this line
$399Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$699K
Ln 25
Programscol B$399K
Managementcol C$286K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$808K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$808K
Total assetsLn 16$808K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$808K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$808K
Total assetsLn 16$808K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$808K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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$808K
Total assetsLn 16$0$808K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$808K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$266K$228K$25K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$31K$4K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$52K$29K$23K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$2K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$69$69
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$700$600
InsuranceLn 23$215$183$32
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$326K$98K$228K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$1K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$699K$399K$286K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $1.5M$699K$808K$808K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 25, 2024 $4K$230K−$226K$268K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 29, 2024 $722K$228K$494K$494K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,506,449 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$1,496,441
I-9 Program service revenue$5,400
I-10 Investment income$4,608
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$1,506,449
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$302,513
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$396,134
I-18 Total expenses$698,647
I-19 Revenue less expenses$807,802
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,506,449 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,496,441
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,496,441
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,400$5,400
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,608$4,608
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,008 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,506,449
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $698,647 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $228,469 · Management $25,194 · Fundraising $11,914$265,577
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,665 · Management $4,233 · Fundraising $2,038$36,936
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,750 · Management $23,022$51,772
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,559 · Management $1,836$6,395
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,863 · Management $69 · Fundraising $69$6,001
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $700 · Management $600$1,300
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $183 · Management $32$215
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,354 · Management $228,144$326,498
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,094 · Management $2,859$3,953
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $398,637 · Management $285,989 · Fundraising $14,021$698,647
Part X · Balance sheet $807,802 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$807,802
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$807,802
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $0$807,802
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$807,802
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$807,802
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $807,802 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,506,449
XI-2 Total expenses$698,647
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$807,802
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$807,802

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

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