Schoolcare

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Berkeley, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 91-2153262Revenue $345K in FY2025

On file with the IRSalbanyschoolcare.org1569 Solano Ave 537, 94707-2116 · Berkeley, CATax-exempt since Dec 2001Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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SchoolCARE's activities are solely for the benefit of the Albany Unified School District.The organization raises money from the community to be used by AUSD to pay for specific classes and support services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $24K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $58K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$345K
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$272K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$331K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$345K
FY2025▲ +38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$287K
FY2022$253K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$251K
FY2025$345K
Expenses
$272K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$401K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$300K
FY2025$272K
Net assets
$331K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$337K
FY2022$321K
FY2023$307K
FY2024$258K
FY2025$331K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2001.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $250K Management & general 5% · $15K Fundraising 3% · $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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Data Management
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Historian
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Raises funds from the community to pay for school classes and support services.

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1 program · $250K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Albany SchoolCARE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides long-term funding support for quality education in the Albany Unified School District (AUSD). SchoolCARE funding helps fill the gap between the funding provided by the state of CA and AUSD, and what our community feels our children deserve.

$250Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · 5 grants · $1.4M · 2020–2024
Albany Unified School DistrctFY2024$250,040
Albany Unified School DistrctFY2023$283,969
Albany Unified School DistrctFY2022$245,857
Albany Unified School DistrctFY2021$249,827
Albany Unified SchoolFY2020$391,304

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$345K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$345K
Other incomeLn 4–11$141
Investment incomeLn 3$107
Money outPt IX
$272K
Ln 25
Programscol B$250K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$331K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$331K
Total assetsLn 16$331K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$345K
Investment incomeLn 3$107
Other incomeLn 4–11$141
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$345K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$85K
SavingsLn 2$246K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$331K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$331K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$331K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$258K$331K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$258K$331K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$258K$331K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$250K$250K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$892$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$272K$250K$15K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $345K$272K$74K$331K 990 PDF
FY2024 $251K$300K−$49K$258K 990 PDF
FY2023 $244K$259K−$15K$307K 990 PDF
FY2022 $253K$268K−$15K$321K 990 PDF
FY2021 $287K$401K−$114K$337K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $345,230 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $250,613$344,982
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $129$107
I-11 Other revenue$141
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $250,742$345,230
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $283,969$250,040
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $15,531$21,603
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $299,500$271,643
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$48,758$73,587
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $345,230 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$344,982
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$344,982
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $107$107
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 $141$141
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $141 · Unrelated business $107$345,230
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $271,643 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $250,040$250,040
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,330$1,330
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $892 · Fundraising $7,025$7,917
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,743$1,743
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $10,613$10,613
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $250,040 · Management $14,578 · Fundraising $7,025$271,643
Part X · Balance sheet $331,333 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $125,456$85,340
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $132,290$245,993
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 charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
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 $257,746$331,333
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $257,746$331,333
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $257,746$331,333
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $257,746$331,333
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $331,333 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$345,230
XI-2 Total expenses$271,643
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$73,587
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$257,746
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$331,333

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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