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Enhance classrooms through programs for Yakima School District students. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $79K in revenue, $138K in expenses, and $954K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1990
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Yakima, WA
Website
www.yakimaschoolsfoundation.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$79KFY2024
Expenses
$138K
Net assets
$954K
People
11
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  91-1548926 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Yakima, WA Founded 1990
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Enhance classrooms through programs for Yakima School District students.
Leadership
Shawna Groot · Executive Dir. · $69K
Money in and out
$79K revenue, $138K expenses
Bottom line
37% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$79K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$138K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$954K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$59K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.37 Management & general $0.25 Fundraising $0.38
Program efficiency
37%
of spending reaches programs▼ -34% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
83.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +30% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-74%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -161% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$79K
FY2024▼ -44%
Expenses
$138K
FY2024▼ -23%
Total assets
$963K
FY2024▼ -0.7%
Total liabilities
$9K
FY2024▲ +36%
Total revenue
$79K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$138K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$954K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$59K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$963K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B37%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CYakima Schools Foundation
EINHdr · item D91-1548926
Principal addressHdr · item CYakima, WA
Year of formationHdr · item L1990
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B122)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
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
Executive Dir.
$69,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shawna Groot’s $69K as Executive Dir. is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 144 <$100K 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shawna Groot$69,200
Priscilla Trevino$59,154$30,719
Nicole Franson$57,575
Shawna Masters$50,233
Priscilla Trevino$40,701

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $51K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provided funding for over 40 school programs and/or activities that enhanced classroom education or provided experiential learning opportunities for students in the Yakima Public Schools during the 9/1/2024-8/31/2025 fiscal year. All funding was provided to Yakima Public Schools.

$51Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$37K · 46%
Investment income$23K · 29%
Other revenue$19K · 24%
Contributions & grants46%$37K
Investment income29%$23K
Other revenue24%$19K
— government grantsLn 1e$11K
Total revenueLn 12$79K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.37 Management & general $0.25 Fundraising $0.38
Program services37%$51K
Management & general25%$34K
Fundraising38%$53K
Total functional expensesLn 25$138K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$61K
Total assetsLn 16$963K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$9K
Total net assetsLn 32$954K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $963K · Operating expenses/yr $138K
83.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $51K · Total expenses $138K
37%
Management & General
Management & general $34K · Total expenses $138K
25%
Fundraising
Fundraising $53K · Total expenses $138K
38%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $42K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $32K
$1.33 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $37K · Total revenue $79K
46%
Government reliance
Government grants $11K · Total revenue $79K
14%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $79K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $23K · Total revenue $79K
+29%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $138K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $79K · Prior year $140K
-44%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $378K · FY2024 $79K
-27%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $954K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $79K · Expenses $138K
-74%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $963K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $954K · Total assets $963K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $902K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $963K
94%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Shawna Groot · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $69K · Total expenses $138K
50%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $81K · Total expenses $138K
59%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 37%
Overhead ratio 25%
Fundraising cost ratio 144%
Revenue growth -44%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $473K · 2019–2024
Yakima Public SchoolsFY2024$32,401
Yakima Public SchoolsFY2023$75,453
Yakima Public SchoolsFY2022$47,106
Yakima School DistrictFY2021$32,309
Yakima School DistrictFY2020$53,779
Yakima School DistrictFY2019$232,223

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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
FY2024$140K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$96K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$108K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$203K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$378K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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