The mission of Homework Central is to foster academic success to low-income and disadvantaged elementary school children by providing free tutoring and family support services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 89 volunteers and 49 employees.
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$219K
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$677K
+55% vs prior year
Spent
$612K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$140K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$677K
FY2025▲ +55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$217K
FY2021$265K
FY2022$339K
FY2023$338K
FY2024$436K
FY2025$677K
Expenses
$612K
FY2025▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$260K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$472K
FY2025$612K
Net assets
$140K
FY2025▲ +108%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$34K
FY2021$44K
FY2022$105K
FY2023$107K
FY2024$67K
FY2025$140K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Nov 2001.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $464K Management & general 22% · $133K Fundraising 2% · $15K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$82,038Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (through Nov 2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & Treasurer (through Jun 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair (through Feb 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Padma Gargeya’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 73rd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Padma Gargeya$82,038$76,692$59,000$59,000$59,000$22,893
Tricia Dell—————$26,958

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

Provides free tutoring and family support to help low-income children succeed in school.

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1 program · $464K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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During fiscal year 2024-2025, Homework Central delivered 30-34 weeks of support to serve nearly 200 registered elementary school-aged children and their families. Including the past year, Homework Central has served San Mateo children for twenty-seven years, helping them develop academic practices and habits, forge positive relationships…

$464Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$677K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$633K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$612K
Ln 25
Programscol B$464K
Managementcol C$133K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$140K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$179K
Total assetsLn 16$359K
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$633K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Total revenueLn 12$677K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$160K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$179K
Total assetsLn 16$359K
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K
Net assetsLn 32$140K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 549
VolunteersI 689
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$217K$179K
Total assetsLn 16$291K$359K
LiabilitiesLn 26$224K$219K
Net assetsLn 32$67K$140K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$76K$53K$11K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$385K$308K$77K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$18K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$40K$3K$620
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$836$105$660
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$18K$5K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$320$320
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$394$394
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$612K$464K$133K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $677K$612K$65K$140K 990 PDF
FY2024 $436K$472K−$36K$67K 990 PDF
FY2023 $338K$337K$2K$107K 990 PDF
FY2022 $339K$277K$62K$105K 990 PDF
FY2021 $265K$255K$10K$44K 990 PDF
FY2020 $217K$260K−$43K$34K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $676,866 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $419,630$632,540
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,841$7,907
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,278$36,419
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $435,749$676,866
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 $392,422$527,023
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $79,264$85,062
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $471,686$612,085
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$35,937$64,781
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $676,866 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$632,540
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$632,540
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,907$7,907
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $36,419$36,419
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $44,326$676,866
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $612,085 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,174 · Management $11,394 · Fundraising $11,394$75,962
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $307,632 · Management $76,908$384,540
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,368 · Management $4,592$22,960
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,257 · Management $2,684 · Fundraising $620$43,561
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,383$12,383
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $836 · Management $105 · Fundraising $660$1,601
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,846$1,846
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,279 · Management $5,222 · Fundraising $2,611$26,112
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,351$9,351
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $320$320
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $394$394
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,578$3,578
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,454$15,454
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,023$14,023
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $464,086 · Management $132,714 · Fundraising $15,285$612,085
Part X · Balance sheet $359,036 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,638$18,881
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $209,748$160,155
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $73,750$180,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $291,136$359,036
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$7,538
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $22,500$60,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $23,419$13,546
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $223,789$219,002
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $67,347$140,034
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $67,347$140,034
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $291,136$359,036
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $140,034 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$676,866
XI-2 Total expenses$612,085
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,781
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$67,347
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$7,906
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$140,034

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

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