At Compass, social and emotional learning is as important as academic achievement. We teach to students strengths, ensuring academic growth and success with self-advocacy and learning skills, meeting students where they are while propelling them forward. Our unique teaching model leads to independent thinking and increased self-confidence in each student, preparing them for life after high school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$176K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $186K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$176K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $51K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$838K
105% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 105% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
82%
Net assets
−$43K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
−$43K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$43K
FY2021$76K
FY2022$343K
FY2023$585K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2014.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.5M Management & general 18% · $322K Fundraising 0% · $374

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

11 people listed on the 990; $176K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Manager
$25,670Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Doug Killin’s $185K as Head of School is at the 78th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Doug Killin$185,000$185,000$185,000$170,000$150,000$150,000
Meredith Galvin————$98,425—
Andrea Adelmann$40,919$35,733$30,064——$25,670

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers students with social-emotional skills and academic support for lifelong success.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The Organization provided college preparatory course, individualized curriculum tailored to provide extra support, intensive academic and social remediation, specialized services such as language and reading intervention, and a safe and nurturing school climate.

$1.5Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$193,300
Unitemized GrantFY2023$204,400
Unitemized GrantFY2022$198,572
Unitemized GrantFY2021$143,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$112,950
Unitemized GrantFY2019$179,297

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$170K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$322K
Fundraisingcol D$374
Owns and owesPt X
−$43K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$589K
Total assetsLn 16$795K
LiabilitiesLn 26$838K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$170K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$132K
SavingsLn 2$457K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$589K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$795K
LiabilitiesLn 26$838K
Net assetsLn 32−$43K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$504K$589K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51K$37K
Total assetsLn 16$749K$795K
LiabilitiesLn 26$621K$838K
Net assetsLn 32$128K−$43K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$179K$179K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$176K$133K$42K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$812K$616K$195K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$85K$71K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$78K$59K$19K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$500$500
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K$586
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$314K$282K$31K
TravelLn 17−$304−$304
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$12K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$81K$77K$4K$374
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$11K$901
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.5M$322K$374

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.3M$2.2M$101K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.2M$1.7M$542K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.6M$242K$585K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.4M$293K$343K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.4M$112K$76K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.6M$1.8M−$171K−$43K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,610,558 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $238,427$169,718
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,609,113$1,434,852
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,342$2,906
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $43$3,082
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,853,925$1,610,558
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $152,200$179,297
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,406,436$1,151,113
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $502,355$451,526
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,060,991$1,781,936
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$207,066−$171,378
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,610,558 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$169,718
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$169,718
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,434,852$1,434,852
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,906$2,906
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,082$3,082
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,440,840$1,610,558
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,781,936 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $179,297$179,297
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $133,436 · Management $42,234$175,670
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $616,491 · Management $195,125$811,616
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $71,336 · Management $14,149$85,485
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,462 · Management $18,880$78,342
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,525 · Management $4,073$7,598
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $500$500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,231 · Management $1,680$3,911
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,555 · Management $586$11,141
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $282,308 · Management $31,368$313,676
IX-17 TravelPrograms −$304−$304
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,434 · Management $1,382$13,816
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,629$7,629
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,351 · Management $3,709 · Fundraising $374$81,434
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,224 · Management $901$12,125
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,459,846 · Management $321,716 · Fundraising $374$1,781,936
Part X · Balance sheet $795,047 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,330$131,933
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $411,554$457,196
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $194,745$168,872
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $50,861$37,046
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $749,490$795,047
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $187,655$563,847
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $433,577$274,318
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1$3
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $621,233$838,168
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $128,257−$43,121
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $128,257−$43,121
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $749,490$795,047
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$43,121 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,610,558
XI-2 Total expenses$1,781,936
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$171,378
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$128,257
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$43,121

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