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Ceiba Connections FY2021 filing

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Spokane, WA501(c)(3)Since 1973Education EIN 95-6100400Revenue $410K in FY2021

On file with the IRShewittlearning.orgPo Box 28010, 99228-8010 · Spokane, WATax-exempt since Nov 1964Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Hewitt learning, aims to expand the accessibility of quality educational resources and opportunities, to cultivate understanding of oneself, others, and the world, all while reflecting and engaging our diverse population.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$83K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $18K a year · 5% of revenue · last 7 filings
Concern: a surplus in 3 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$63K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$410K
+111% vs prior year
Spent
$303K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$169K
By yearFY2020–FY2026
Revenue
$410K
FY2021▲ +111%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$410K
FY2022$287K
FY2023$256K
FY2024$440K
FY2025$501K
FY2026$560K
Expenses
$303K
FY2021▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$321K
FY2021$303K
FY2022$242K
FY2023$344K
FY2024$471K
FY2025$584K
FY2026$507K
Net assets
$169K
FY2021▲ +127%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$74K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$288K
FY2023$208K
FY2024$270K
FY2025$212K
FY2026$278K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending April 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Nov 1964.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $260K Management & general 14% · $43K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Jack Lewis
President
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$23,014Pt VII · Sec A
Anne Haugard
VP & Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Martha Gady
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Daniel Ward
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jacklyn Parrott
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lynn Simpson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Molly Johnson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jack Lewis’s $75K as President is at the 67th 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

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jack Lewis$75,385$70,000$70,125$70,000$61,588$60,000
Kristin Lehman$49,410$47,919$42,569$43,146$26,871$23,014

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Supplies homeschooling families with books, course evaluations, and achievement tests.

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3 programs · $260K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Curriculum

Both publishing of proprietary curriculum and resale of selected items to meet curricular needs of homeschool families as well as public and private schools.

$124Kprogram expense
02

Achievement Tests

Administration of achievement tests to individual families, groups, and schools to both meet state testing requirements AND/OR provide valuable insight into student achievement.

$110Kprogram expense
03

Evaluation of Coursework and Student Registration

Evaluated student work by providing feedback and grades. Tracked progress and provided transcripts as requested.

$26Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$410K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$339K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Money outPt IX
$303K
Ln 25
Programscol B$260K
Managementcol C$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$169K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K
Total assetsLn 16$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Government grantsLn 1e$32K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$64
Other incomeLn 4–11$339K
Total revenueLn 12$410K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$666
Total assetsLn 16$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
Net assetsLn 32$169K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K$102K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$666$666
Total assetsLn 16$80K$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$63K
Net assetsLn 32$74K$169K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$68K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$81K$67K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$10K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$103$103
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$5K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$428
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$27K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$948
OccupancyLn 16$9K$7K$2K
TravelLn 17$45$45
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$61K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$303K$260K$43K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $560K$507K$53K$278K 990 PDF
FY2025 $501K$584K−$83K$212K 990 PDF
FY2024 $440K$471K−$31K$270K 990 PDF
FY2023 $256K$344K−$89K$208K 990 PDF
FY2022 $287K$242K$46K$288K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $410K$303K$107K$169K 990 PDF
FY2020 $194K$321K−$127K$74K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $409,821 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$32,430
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $120,964$38,315
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $190$64
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $72,799$339,012
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $193,953$409,821
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 $205,442$176,655
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $115,310$125,878
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $320,752$302,533
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$126,799$107,288
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $409,821 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $339,012 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$32,430
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$32,430
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $38,315 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$38,315
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $64$64
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $377,327 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $64$409,821
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $302,533 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,069 · Management $14,945$83,014
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $66,562 · Management $14,613$81,175
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,222 · Management $2,244$12,466
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $103$103
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,740 · Management $1,040$5,780
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,502 · Management $428$2,930
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,678$8,678
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,521 · Management $3,798$30,319
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,319 · Management $948$5,267
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,417 · Management $1,628$9,045
IX-17 TravelManagement $45$45
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,711$2,711
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $61,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$61,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $260,030 · Management $42,503 · Fundraising $0$302,533
Part X · Balance sheet $231,649 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $48,779$101,871
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $30,772$129,112
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $666$666
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $80,217$231,649
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,905$5,710
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$31,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,905$62,610
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $74,312$169,039
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $74,312$169,039
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $80,217$231,649
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $169,039 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$409,821
XI-2 Total expenses$302,533
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$107,288
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$74,312
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$12,561
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$169,039

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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