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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by EMPOWER SCHOOLS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,036,313
Total expenses
$5,763,664
Contributions and grants received
$581,000
Grants paid
$152,575
Program service revenue
$5,414,222
Investment income
$32,913
Other revenue
$8,178
Total assets, end of year
$6,005,695
Total liabilities, end of year
$799,090
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,206,605
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,255,543
Management and general expenses
$458,865
Fundraising expenses
$49,256
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,255,543

Program services were 91.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $581,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $5,414,222 · related or exempt $5,414,222

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $32,913 · excluded $32,913

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $8,178 · related or exempt $8,178

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,178

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $152,575 · program services $152,575

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $977,686 · program services $853,777 · management and general $98,539 · fundraising $25,370

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,354,384 · program services $1,215,435 · management and general $127,228 · fundraising $11,721

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $24,962 · program services $23,550 · management and general $1,221 · fundraising $191

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $259,126 · program services $241,020 · management and general $14,942 · fundraising $3,164

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $181,924 · program services $162,929 · management and general $16,297 · fundraising $2,698

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $11,251 · program services $10,636 · management and general $615

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $125,135 · management and general $125,135

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,075,560 · program services $2,045,186 · management and general $30,374

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,540 · program services $18,308 · management and general $1,059 · fundraising $173

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $35,289 · program services $31,341 · management and general $3,403 · fundraising $545

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $44,301 · program services $39,777 · management and general $3,890 · fundraising $634

  • 17 · Travel

    total $285,866 · program services $272,286 · management and general $13,538 · fundraising $42

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $69,405 · program services $59,070 · management and general $10,335

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,865 · program services $11,446 · management and general $1,220 · fundraising $199

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES, FEES AND SUBSCRIP

    total $102,726 · program services $94,015 · management and general $4,455 · fundraising $4,256

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $19,214 · program services $13,645 · management and general $5,489 · fundraising $80

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $11,855 · program services $10,547 · management and general $1,125 · fundraising $183

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,023,738 · end of year $2,818,080

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,944,895 · end of year $1,498,176

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $589,985 · end of year $335,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $971,554 · end of year $1,328,723

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,454 · end of year $25,716

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $605,340 · end of year $498,122

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $8,330 · end of year $300,968

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,079,593 · end of year $4,890,451

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $854,363 · end of year $316,154

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

EMPOWER SCHOOLS IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES TO HELP THEM GET THE SCHOOLS THEY WANT WITH THE RESULTS THEY NEED. WE DO THIS THROUGH LAUNCHING AND SUPPORTING EMPOWERMENT ZONES, DESIGNING RURAL COLLABORATIVES, AND SUPPORTING THE LAUNCH OF EARLY COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS. WE ALSO ADVANCE AND INFORM POLICY, AND BUILD ALIGNED ECOSYSTEMS THAT EMPOWER EDUCATORS AND SERVE STUDENTS BETTER. EMPOWER WAS INCORPORATED JUNE 20, 2013 AND BEGAN OPERATING AS AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) JULY 1, 2014. WE WORK NATIONWIDE WITH DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, EDUCATORS, STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES, AND FUNDERS TO ALIGN INTERESTS AND DEVELOP PATHWAYS FOR CHANGE.

  • EMPOWER'S CUMULATIVE WORK HAS LED TO PROMISING EARLY RESULTS, BEEN SHOWN TO BE REPEATABLE, AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GROW VIRALLY ALLOWING A NEXT PHASE OF LARGE-SCALE EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS IN AMERICA. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO INVEST DEEPLY IN TEXAS, COLORADO, INDIANA, LOUISIANA AND CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS STRENGTHEN OUR OPPORTUNITIES IN OTHER STATES SUCH AS SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, ARIZONA AND NEW YORK. DURING FY23, EMPOWER SCHOOLS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND SIMILAR STRUCTURES ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS, COLORADO, TEXAS, INDIANA, AND LOUISIANA. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO EXPLORE POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIVELY DESIGN ZONES. IN FY23, WE CONTINUED TO GROW OUR WORK IN EARLY COLLEGE AND CAREER AND RURAL COLLABORATIVES, DEEPENING OUR WORK ACROSS CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, AND TEXAS. OUR WORK IN LOUISIANA THROUGH THE LDOE'S REIMAGINE SCHOOL SYSTEMS PROGRAM CONTINUED ACROSS THE STATE WITH MULTIPLE DISTRICTS.

    Expenses $5,255,543 · Grants $152,575 · Revenue $5,422,400

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brett Alessi

    TREASURER, CO-FOUNDER AND PARTNER

    Total calculated
    $183,892
    From this org
    $180,179
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,713
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,179
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $313
    Filer's total
    $183,892

  • Chris Gabrieli

    PRESIDENT, CO-FOUNDER AND PARTNER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Jose Alvarez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Seawell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paymon Rouhanifard

    BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 11/2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Meredith Boak

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Chris Shropshire

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Naeha Dean

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cara McKenna

    PARTNER

    Total calculated
    $120,854
    From this org
    $103,592
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,262
    Hours/week
    32

  • Alyssa Morton

    CEO AND PARTNER

    Total calculated
    $182,423
    From this org
    $159,255
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,168
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,255
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,168
    Filer's total
    $182,423

  • Sarah Robb

    PARTNER

    Total calculated
    $160,362
    From this org
    $149,319
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,043
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,319
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,043
    Filer's total
    $160,362

  • Matthew Matera

    PARTNER

    Total calculated
    $163,603
    From this org
    $160,290
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,313
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,290
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $313
    Filer's total
    $163,603

  • Carey Davis

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $125,627
    From this org
    $108,530
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,097
    Hours/week
    40

  • Barry Tyler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $127,574
    From this org
    $106,242
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,332
    Hours/week
    40

  • Hannah Foley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $123,794
    From this org
    $103,180
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,614
    Hours/week
    40

  • Malik Stewart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $130,610
    From this org
    $108,252
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,358
    Hours/week
    40

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 committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
10 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202411349349302151

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