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← PENCIL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PENCIL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,636,899
Total expenses
$3,354,872
Contributions and grants received
$2,030,140
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$45,792
Other revenue
$560,967
Total assets, end of year
$2,096,911
Total liabilities, end of year
$313,850
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,783,061
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,519,510
Management and general expenses
$345,553
Fundraising expenses
$489,809
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,519,510

Program services were 75.1% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $613,867

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,416,273

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $45,792 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $45,792

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $698,055

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

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $146,143

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $551,912 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $551,912

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $9,055 · related or exempt $9,055 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $9,055

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $823,506 · program services $618,454 · management and general $84,820 · fundraising $120,232

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,393,320 · program services $1,046,383 · management and general $143,512 · fundraising $203,425

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $285,283 · program services $214,248 · management and general $29,384 · fundraising $41,651

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $175,483 · program services $131,788 · management and general $18,075 · fundraising $25,620

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $27,050 · program services $20,315 · management and general $2,786 · fundraising $3,949

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $132,108 · program services $99,213 · management and general $13,608 · fundraising $19,287

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $58,289 · program services $43,774 · management and general $6,004 · fundraising $8,511

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,327 · program services $5,502 · management and general $755 · fundraising $1,070

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $314,377 · program services $236,097 · management and general $32,381 · fundraising $45,899

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,195 · program services $1,650 · management and general $226 · fundraising $319

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,501 · program services $6,384 · management and general $876 · fundraising $1,241

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $31,200 · program services $23,431 · management and general $3,214 · fundraising $4,555

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    total $48,471 · program services $36,403 · management and general $4,992 · fundraising $7,076

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $38,193 · program services $28,683 · management and general $3,934 · fundraising $5,576

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $5,182 · program services $3,891 · management and general $534 · fundraising $757

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $4,387 · program services $3,294 · management and general $452 · fundraising $641

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $176,903 · end of year $283,482

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $886,040 · end of year $607,749

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $155,407 · end of year $262,674

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $4,232

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

    $698,825

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

    $691,248

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $14,279 · end of year $7,577

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,357,360 · end of year $720,401

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $487,917 · end of year $210,796

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $19,169 · end of year $32,791

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $111,244 · end of year $111,244

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $446,454 · end of year $169,815

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,836,192 · end of year $1,353,061

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $664,847 · end of year $430,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS ARE FILLED WITH STUDENTS WHO HAVE POTENTIAL AND AMBITION TO GO FAR AND WE ENVISION A CITY FILLED WITH STUDENTS WHOSE OPPORTUNITIES MATCH THEIR AMBITIONS. SINCE 1995, WE'VE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN BRINGING TOGETHER BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS TO OPEN EYES, OPEN MINDS, AND OPEN DOORS. BY DOING SO, WE CONNECT STUDENTS TO SUCCESS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BRINGING TOGETHER BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS TO OPEN EYES, OPEN MINDS AND OPEN DOORS.

  • THROUGH ITS SCHOOL-BASED PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS, PENCIL SERVED 1,048 STUDENTS ACROSS 39 NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THESE PROGRAMS LEVERAGE THE TALENTS AND RESOURCES OF NYC'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS. 86% OF STUDENTS SAW AN INCREASE IN ONE OR MORE OF PENCIL'S "KEYS TO SUCCESS." 99% OF STUDENTS AGREED THAT PENCIL HELPED THEM DEVELOP THE SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR THEIR GROWTH AND SUCCESS. PENCIL PROVIDED 669 STUDENTS COLLEGE AND CAREER TRAINING THROUGH ITS INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS. PENCIL PLACED 422 STUDENTS IN SIX-WEEK REMOTE OR IN-PERSON INTERNSHIPS AT OVER 100 BUSINESSES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY. PENCIL PROVIDED 50 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS WITH PAID WORK-BASED EXPERIENCES THROUGH ITS CAREER EXPLORERS PROGRAM. PARTICIPANTS EARNED APPROXIMATELY $1.2M DURING THESE SUMMER EXPERIENCES. PENCIL HOSTED PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY ON MAY 9TH, 2024. THESE EVENTS CREATED SPACE FOR PRINCIPALS AND BUSINESS EXECUTIVES TO DISCUSS THE ONGOING CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR SCHOOLS. OVER 144 EXECUTIVES CONNECTED WITH 135 SCHOOLS, SUPPORTING AN ESTIMATED 563 TEACHERS AND 4,871 STUDENTS. PENCIL ALSO SUPPORTED SIX SCHOOLS AS PART OF NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS' FUTURE READY NYC INITIATIVE. THESE COACHINGS SUPPORTED PRINCIPALS AND EDUCATORS IN INTEGRATING CAREER READINESS INTO THEIR CURRICULA AND PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVING THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF OVER 4,979 STUDENTS.

    Expenses $2,519,510

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gregg B Betheil

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $264,648
    From this org
    $232,674
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,974
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $232,674
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,974
    Filer's total
    $264,648
  • Jessica Bynoe

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $243,948
    From this org
    $233,421
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,527
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $233,421
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,527
    Filer's total
    $243,948
  • Angelie Singla

    VP OF GROWTH

    Total calculated
    $166,353
    From this org
    $137,444
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,909
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,444
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,909
    Filer's total
    $166,353
  • Keith Howey

    VP OF IMPACT AND EVALUATION

    Total calculated
    $148,558
    From this org
    $116,584
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,974
    Hours/week
    40
  • Christine Marie Gorman

    VP CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $129,258
    From this org
    $118,731
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,527
    Hours/week
    40
  • Hannah Immerman

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR,DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $106,506
    From this org
    $84,909
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,597
    Hours/week
    40
  • Joanna Lambert

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Howard Chatzinoff

    CHAIR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christopher B Hayward

    CHAIR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lewis Warren Jr

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • John Fosina

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Roy Adams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Gerd Alexander

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Heather Cannady-Avery

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mariel Cruz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nicole Degnan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jason Harrell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Socrates Jimenez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cindy Ma Ph D CFA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Maslansky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Uche Njoku

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Banks

    EX-OFFICIO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeremy A Phillips

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stuart Ruderfer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ron Rudzin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Fishman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nicole Gallagher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202542899349300829

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