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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PENCIL FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,624,104
Total expenses
$12,717,186
Contributions and grants received
$12,476,974
Grants paid
$9,388,257
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$47,801
Other revenue
$99,329
Total assets, end of year
$8,489,906
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,481,227
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,008,679
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,998,951
Management and general expenses
$124,820
Fundraising expenses
$593,415
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,998,951

Program services were 94.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $358,193

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,123,980

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,994,801

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,973,567

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $47,689 · excluded $47,689

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $385,342

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $385,230

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $112

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $112 · excluded $112

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $161,899

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $358,193

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $74,502

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $87,397 · excluded $87,397

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES

    total $11,932 · related or exempt $11,932

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $11,932

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $9,388,257 · program services $9,388,257

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $358,442 · program services $181,821 · management and general $48,130 · fundraising $128,491

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,865,463 · program services $1,594,254 · management and general $32,753 · fundraising $238,456

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $19,703 · program services $14,047 · management and general $575 · fundraising $5,081

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $113,552 · program services $90,929 · management and general $3,434 · fundraising $19,189

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $163,472 · program services $132,586 · management and general $5,477 · fundraising $25,409

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,440 · fundraising $1,440

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $79,202 · program services $67,154 · management and general $3,147 · fundraising $8,901

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $10,153 · management and general $10,153

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $132,263 · program services $120,346 · fundraising $11,917

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $60,028 · program services $24,518 · management and general $1,207 · fundraising $34,303

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $49,023 · program services $42,378 · management and general $1,869 · fundraising $4,776

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,824 · program services $5,997 · management and general $1,727 · fundraising $1,100

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $19,782 · program services $14,457 · management and general $2,682 · fundraising $2,643

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $51,636 · program services $45,463 · management and general $2,205 · fundraising $3,968

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,060 · program services $18,109 · management and general $915 · fundraising $3,036

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

    total $299,051 · program services $201,882 · management and general $6,216 · fundraising $90,953

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $73,337 · program services $56,753 · management and general $4,086 · fundraising $12,498

  • 24c · Other expenses: DONOR CULTIV. & RECOGNI

    total $1,498 · program services $0 · management and general $244 · fundraising $1,254

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $16,479 · end of year $2,075,751

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $71,106 · end of year $133,264

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,577,782 · end of year $4,097,310

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $808,735 · end of year $490,958

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $109,336 · end of year $82,012

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $485,622

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $339,857

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $197,401 · end of year $145,765

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,193,014 · end of year $1,402,382

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $59,605 · end of year $62,464

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $811,125 · end of year $126,297

  • 18 · Grants payable

    end of year $5,354,930

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $290,000 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,007,397 · end of year $2,042,119

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $924,936 · end of year $966,560

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PENCIL'S MISSION IS LINKING COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO METRO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MNPS) TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND PREPARE FOR LIFE. AT PENCIL, WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENRICHING STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH TANGIBLE, ACTIVE, AND ROBUST COMMUNITY PARNERSHIPS, MOST NOTABLY AS PENCIL PARTNERS. OUR PENCIL 2025 STRATEGIC PLAN IDENTIFIES ACTIVITIES BASED ON URGENT MNPS STUDENT AND EDUCATOR NEEDS, ENSURING WE WILL CONTINUE DEEPENING OUR SUPPORT TO NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THIS WORK INCLUDES IMPROVING EDUCATOR ACCESS TO CRUCIAL CLASSROOM SUPPLIES; RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS' STUDENT CELEBRATION, TEACHER APPRECIATION, AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; FACILITATING OUTSIDE GRANTS TO MNPS THAT SUPPORT THEIR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES (INCLUDING HIGH-IMPACT LITERACY TUTORING FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 1-3); AND ELIMINATING GEOGRAPHIC AND SCHEDULING BARRIERS TO MENTORSHIP SUCCESS. IN FY24, PENCIL SECURED 27, 204 VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS IN SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS, VALUED AT $1.14M.

Activities or mission (Part I)

LINK COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO METRO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS TO HELP THEM SUCCEED & PREPARE FOR LIFE

  • PENCIL PARTNERS ARE BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH ORGANIZED, COORDINATED ACTIVITIES THAT MATCH THE UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES OF EACH PARTNER WITH THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF EACH SCHOOL OR ACADEMY. BY LEVERAGING OUR WIDE NETWORK OF BUSINESS CONTACTS AND COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF NASHVILLE SCHOOLS, PENCIL CONNECTS BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS IN CUSTOMIZED, MEANINGFUL WAYS THAT DIRECTLY HELP METRO STUDENTS ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. WE MANAGE THESE RELATIONSHIPS BY FACILITATING COMMUNICATION, PROVIDING ACTIVITY IDEAS, SUPPORTING VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT, AND HELPING THE SCHOOL AND PARTNER DEVELOP A YEAR-LONG ACTION PLAN. IN FY24, PENCIL ENGAGED 580 PARTNERS IN THIS WORK. IN ADDITION, PENCIL HOSTS THE PENCILMEIN615.ORG WEBSITE WHERE SCHOOLS, PARTNERS, AND INDIVIDUALS LOG THEIR VOLUNTEER HOURS AND IN-KIND GIFTS. WE CONTINUED TO GROW PENCIL CONNECT, AN ONLINE PLATFORM WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN REGISTER FOR SCHOOL-BASED SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THAT CELEBRATE STUDENTS, DEMONSTRATE APPRECIATION FOR TEACHERS, AND ENGAGE FAMILIES, AS WELL AS CONNECT INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO STUDENTS FOR CAREER EXPLORATION EXPERIENCES. IN FY24, PENCIL UTILIZED PENCIL CONNECT TO RECRUIT 199 INDIVIDUALS TO SUPPORT 188 UNIQUE VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES AT 57 MNPS SCHOOLS.

    Expenses $772,448 · Revenue $11,932

  • THE DG PENCIL BOX EXISTS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO LEARNING FOR METRO STUDENTS BY ENSURING CLASSROOMS ARE STOCKED WITH NECESSARY SUPPLIES AND SO EDUCATORS DON'T HAVE TO SPEND THEIR OWN FUNDS ON SUPPLIES. THROUGH GENEROUS DONATIONS FROM BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS, THE BOX IS STOCKED WITH ITEMS SUCH AS PENCILS, PENS, NOTEBOOKS, CRAYONS, SCISSORS, READING BOOKS, MANIPULATIVES, BACKPACKS AND MUCH MORE. EVERY MNPS EDUCATOR IS INVITED TO SHOP ONCE A MONTH AT OUR WEST NASHVILLE LOCATION THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. IN ADDITION, PENCIL STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE BROAD EDUCATOR ACCESS TO SUPPLIES THROUGH DIRECT-TO-SCHOOL DELIVERIES, POP-UPS, GIVEAWAYS, AND LARGE-SCALE TEACHER APPRECIATION PROJECTS INCLUDING TOGETHER 4 TEACHERS AND THANKS A MILLION. THE LP STEAM LENDING LIBRARY, PART OF THE DG PENCIL BOX PROGRAM, AIMS TO PROVIDE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH EQUITABLE ACCESS TO STEAM RESOURCES. IN FY24, PENCIL DISTRIBUTED $2.91M IN FREE PRODUCT TO EDUCATORS AND PROVIDED 7,033 METRO STUDENTS IN 29 SCHOOLS ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, HANDS ON STEAM LEARNING MATERIALS THROUGH OUR LENDING LIBRARY.

    Expenses $4,446,833 · Grants $2,934,207

  • GRANTS TO MNPS - PENCIL CONTINUES TO BE A GRANTMAKING PARTNER TO MNPS BY PASSING-THROUGH SIGNIFICANT FUNDS THAT SUPPORT THE ACCELERATING SCHOLARS INITIATIVE AND ITS FOCUS ON STUDENTACADEMIC GROWTH. FOR EXAMPLE, IN FY24, PENCIL-MANAGED TUTORS PROVIDED 5,087 STUDENTS IN GRADES 1-3 WITH HIGH-IMPACT LITERACY TUTORING. IN ADDITION, PENCIL WAS CHOSEN TO ACT AS FINANCIAL FIDUCIARY FOR REIMAGINING COMMUNITY SPACES IN MNPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP CREATED TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF CERTAIN COMMUNITY SPACES WITHIN LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY, PARAGON MILLS ELEMENTARY AND PERCY PRIEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. OUR GRANTMAKING PARTNERSHIP WORK WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AS WE SUPPORT THE STRATEGIC PLAN OF MNPS BY RECRUITING FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT KEY INITIATIVES THAT DIRECTLY AND POSITIVELY IMPACT STUDENTS.

    Expenses $6,779,670 · Grants $6,454,050

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Angie Adams

    PRESIDENT/CEO (PARTIAL YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $234,527
    From this org
    $219,817
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,710
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,817
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,710
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,000
    Filer's total
    $234,527
  • Robert Kucher

    CHIEF PARTNERSHIPS & PROGRAMS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $112,711
    From this org
    $101,923
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,788
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kelly Rolf

    CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $110,885
    From this org
    $100,179
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,706
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jane Grimes Meneely

    CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $102,553
    From this org
    $93,967
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,586
    Hours/week
    40
  • Christiane Buggs

    PRESIDENT/CEO (STARTED 1/1/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Hasina Mohyuddin

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robyn Williams

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jose Ferreira

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Perry Moulds

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wesley Payne

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Meredith Jones-Long

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chuck Abbott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brittany Adams Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kfir Alexandroni

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Libby Berman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Herbert Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Garza Bumpas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Britney Cline

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leslie Cowell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kenny Crapse

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kason Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Josh Depriest

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kirsten Dodson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Doerge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Flynne Dowdy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shani Dowell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Todd Figler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Fisher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joan Fleming-Ridley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessies Garcia Knowles

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jacky Gomez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Gregg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lila Hall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Harris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Hawksworth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jacqueline Hayes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Herman Hicks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brandon Hill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Olivia Hill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Colleen Hoy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kaitlyn Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Whitney Kalb

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicole Keefe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amani Kelly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Lauritson-Gruening

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Devin Lintzenich

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Johari Matthews

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Blake McDaniel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Norman L Merrifield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • P Danielle Nellis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elliott Noble-Holt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brandyn Payne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kendrick Robinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicole Robinson-Hamilton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Yanet Rodriguez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sue Spickard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachael Terrell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Wade

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Juan Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY IS EVALUATED FREQUENTLY BY USE OF DATA PROVIDED BY NASHVILLE'S CENTER FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER SURVEY TOOLS, AND IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

    $6,454,050

    LITERACY GRANT, SUMMER/FALL TUTOR STIPENDS, REIMAGINING COMMUNITY SPACES

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
18 December 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413539349300411

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