Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2001.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
10 people listed on the 990; $25K paid to officers and key staff.
Robert L Stilger’s $46K as Co-Dir/Past is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert L Stilger | $46,486 | $55,166 | $44,584 | $29,149 | $25,086 |
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.
See New Stories executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Empowering communities to improve health and well-being by changing their narratives.
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $113K | $161K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $509 | $4K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $124K | $173K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $6K | $31K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $119K | $142K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $68K | $68K | ||
| Management feesLn 11a | $27K | $8K | $13K | $5K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $6K | $2K | $4K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $145K | $145K | $156 | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $50 | $50 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2K | $893 | $361 | $957 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $9K | $9K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $646 | $393 | $253 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $3K | $3K | $50 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $1K | $1K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $125K | $117K | $8K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $7K | $6K | $378 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $396K | $352K | $38K | $6K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS May 14, 2025 | $778K | $753K | $25K | $182K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 9, 2024 | $708K | $737K | −$29K | $157K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 7, 2023 | $635K | $597K | $38K | $186K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2022 | $490K | $484K | $6K | $148K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 11, 2021 | $419K | $396K | $23K | $142K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $419,144 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $419,144 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $395,744 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $172,712 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $141,943 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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