Ahalearning

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New York, NY501(c)(3)EducationEIN 92-2493977Revenue $594K in FY2024

On file with the IRSahalearninginc.org99 Wall Street 5810, 10005-4301 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Apr 2023Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Ahalearning empowers students through interactive online learning. We offer small group and one-on-one classes in mathematics, english literacy, and our chinese-english bilingual program, supported by recorded lessons and personal mentors. We also develop standards-aligned curricula and provide teacher training to ensure effective, evidence-based instruction.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 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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FY2024 · 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
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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 11% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 62% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$594K
+159% vs prior year
Spent
$554K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$90K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$594K
FY2024▲ +159%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$229K
FY2024$594K
Expenses
$554K
FY2024▲ +210%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$179K
FY2024$554K
Net assets
$90K
FY2024▲ +79%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$50K
FY2024$90K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2023.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $542K Management & general 2% · $12K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$46,800Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (end 9/2024)
$32,400Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (beg 10/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lin Chen’s $47K as President is at the 38th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Lin Chen$46,800$36,000
Gabriel Gunther-Brown$32,400$24,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers students with interactive online math, literacy, and bilingual classes, plus teacher training.

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1 program · $542K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, donations and program revenue enabled us to expand our online offerings and reach more students. We successfully delivered interactive small-group and one-on-one classes in mathematics, english literacy, and our chinese-english bilingual program.

$542Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$594K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$313K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$280K
Investment incomeLn 3$994
Money outPt IX
$554K
Ln 25
Programscol B$542K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$90K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$90K
Total assetsLn 16$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$280K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$313K
Investment incomeLn 3$994
Total revenueLn 12$594K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$90K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$90K
Total assetsLn 16$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$90K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K$90K
Total assetsLn 16$50K$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$50K$90K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$70K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$820$820
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$359K$359K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$51K$51K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$28K$704
Information technologyLn 14$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$554K$542K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $594K$554K$40K$90K 990 PDF
FY2023 $229K$179K$50K$50K 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
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Part I · Summary $593,695 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $130,324$280,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $98,153$312,701
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $500$994
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $228,977$593,695
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 $0$79,200
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $178,594$474,637
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $178,594$553,837
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $50,383$39,858
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $593,695 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$280,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$280,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $312,701$312,701
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $994$994
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $312,701 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $994$593,695
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $553,837 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,600 · Management $9,600$79,200
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,111$1,111
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $820$820
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $358,915$358,915
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $50,900$50,900
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,423 · Management $704$29,127
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $24,835$24,835
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,929$8,929
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $541,602 · Management $12,235 · Fundraising $0$553,837
Part X · Balance sheet $90,241 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,383$90,241
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $50,383$90,241
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $50,383$90,241
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $50,383$90,241
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $90,241 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$593,695
XI-2 Total expenses$553,837
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,858
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$50,383
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$90,241

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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