Choices Education Group FY2022 filing

Seattle, WAUnknown exempt organization EIN 91-1296962Revenue $119K in FY2022Latest return filed May 15, 2025

On file with the IRSchoices.org2030 1st Ave 3rd Floor · Seattle, WA

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Empowering Teens to make positive educational CHOICES that will increase their career and life opportunities. Provide an interactive workshop for teens in middle schools.

79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$103K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$103K
to officers and key staff · 58% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 58% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $3K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39K
124% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 124% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$119K
-36% vs prior year
Spent
$179K
To programs
79%
Net assets
−$8K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$119K
FY2022▼ -36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$207K
FY2021$186K
FY2022$119K
FY2023$139K
FY2024$68K
Expenses
$179K
FY2022▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$161K
FY2022$179K
FY2023$145K
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
−$8K
FY2022▼ -115%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$27K
FY2021$52K
FY2022−$8K
FY2023−$14K
FY2024$0

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $140K Management & general 18% · $32K Fundraising 4% · $7K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $103K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$103,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leo Muller$33,005$94,702$103,000$102,160$100,299

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $140K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The Problem

Everyday 7,000+ teens become high school dropouts. Each time a teen drops out he or she faces a lifetime of challenges and uncertainty and also forfeits significant lifetime earnings compared to high school graduates. But we as a nation also face a lifetime of healthcare, welfare and crime costs for each dropout.

$140Kprogram 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$3K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$119K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$94K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Money outPt IX
$179K
Ln 25
Programscol B$140K
Managementcol C$32K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
−$8K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K
Total assetsLn 16$32K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$94K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Total revenueLn 12$119K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$124
Total assetsLn 16$32K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32−$8K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$124$124
Total assetsLn 16$58K$32K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$52K−$8K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$95K$5K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K$260$260
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$8K$428$428
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$9K$481$481
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$732$732
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$878
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K$860
TravelLn 17$793$634$159
InsuranceLn 23$8K$0$8K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$16K$494$140
Total functional expensesLn 25$179K$140K$32K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS May 15, 2025 $68K$0 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $139K$145K−$6K−$14K 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 16, 2023 $119K$179K−$59K−$8K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $186K$161K$25K$52K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 3, 2022 $207K$202K$5K$27K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $119,377 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $155,998$94,302
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,821$25,075
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $185,819$119,377
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 $122,792$129,427
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $38,030$49,223
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $160,822$178,650
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $24,997−$59,273
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $119,377 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$81,528
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$12,774
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$94,302
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,075 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$25,075
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,075 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$119,377
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $178,650 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $95,442 · Management $5,302 · Fundraising $5,302$106,046
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,679 · Management $260 · Fundraising $260$5,199
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,705 · Management $428 · Fundraising $428$8,561
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,659 · Management $481 · Fundraising $481$9,621
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,000$15,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $732$732
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,123 · Management $878$6,001
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,596 · Management $860$2,456
IX-17 TravelPrograms $634 · Management $159$793
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $7,704 · Fundraising $0$7,704
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,903 · Management $494 · Fundraising $140$16,537
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $140,473 · Management $31,566 · Fundraising $6,611$178,650
Part X · Balance sheet $31,758 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,005$27,178
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,291$923
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,682$3,533
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $124$124
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,102$31,758
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,199$9,128
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $185$30,185
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,384$39,313
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $51,718−$7,555
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,102$31,758
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$7,555 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$119,377
XI-2 Total expenses$178,650
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$59,273
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$51,718
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−$7,555

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