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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by VIRGINIA CIVICS EDUCATION INCORPORATED.

Totals

Total revenue
$200,542
Total expenses
$145,697
Contributions and grants received
$200,486
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$56
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$114,986
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,000
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$113,986
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$119,363
Management and general expenses
$20,958
Fundraising expenses
$5,376
Program service expenses (Part III)
$119,363

Program services were 81.9% 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

    $200,486

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $56 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $45,000 · program services $31,500 · management and general $9,000 · fundraising $4,500

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $23,727 · program services $21,590 · management and general $1,817 · fundraising $320

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,852 · program services $4,521 · management and general $921 · fundraising $410

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,000 · program services $0 · management and general $9,000 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $33,882 · program services $33,732 · management and general $104 · fundraising $46

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $176 · program services $0 · management and general $88 · fundraising $88

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,398 · program services $2,398 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,096 · program services $2,096 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $23,387 · program services $23,387 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK SERVICE CHARGES

    total $147 · program services $114 · management and general $23 · fundraising $10

  • 24b · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES

    total $32 · program services $25 · management and general $5 · fundraising $2

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $65,141 · end of year $114,986

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,000 · end of year $1,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $43,891 · end of year $20,009

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,250 · end of year $93,977

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

VA CIVICS PROMOTES CONSTITUTIONAL LITERACY,CRITICAL THINKING,AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS IN VIRGINIA. IN PURSUIT OF THIS MISSION, VA CIVICS SPONSORS THE WE THE PEOPLE: THE CITIZEN AND THE CONSTITUTION PROGRAM AND THE PROJECT CITIZEN PROGRAM IN VIRGINIA. IN SUPPORTING THESE CURRICULA, VA CIVICS PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS, TEACHING RESOURCES, CLASSROOM SUPPORT, AND RUNS THE ANNUAL REGIONAL AND STATE WE THE PEOPLE COMPETITIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE CONSTITUTIONAL LITERACY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS IN VIRGINIA.

  • We the People Competitions Over two in-person We the People qualifying competitions, an in-person Middle & High School We the People State Finals, support for teams qualifying for the We the People National Finals, and school- based We the People competitions, VA Civics supported over 600 competitive We the People students in the 2023 fiscal year. 65 volunteers from private, public, and nonprofit sectors donated their time as judges, timers, and facilitators. A significant portion of staff time to run these events, logistics of the events themselves ($15,583.50), and the cost for awards ($3,352.18) were supported by general operating dollars from individual donors.

    Expenses $18,936

  • We the People Teacher Training, 2022-2023 Cohort VA Civics provided a four-day virtual Summer Institute, two virtual one-day follow-up trainings, and two in-person one-day follow-up training to a cohort of We the People teachers for the 2022-2023 school year. The cohort consisted of 13 teachers and three mentor teachers from schools around Virginia who are committed to using the We the People curriculum in their classroom. For the 22-23 cohort, scholar and mentor expenses for the year of training equal to $4,200, textbooks totaling $9,422.56, in-person event logistics totaling $21,622.21, teacher travel reimbursements totaling $1,925.32, and staff time and administration for running each event were supported by a $20,000 gift from a charitable foundation.

    Expenses $37,170

  • James Madison Legacy Project Expansion Teacher Training Over the 2022-23 academic year (JMLPE Year 1), VA Civics supported the training of four teachers who attended professional development workshops in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Two teachers received a $1,000 teacher consultancy stipend and two received a $1,500 stipend paid by a subgrant from the Center for Civic Education. This subgrant also provided $2,200 for six months of support for a We the People State Coordinator. Teachers from the 2022-23 and 2023-24 training cohorts have grown participation in the We the People program to 82 schools and over 8,000 students in Virginia. For the 2023-2024 academic year (JMLPE Year 2), VA Civics supported the training of 16 middle and high school teachers with four mentor teachers, through a five-day Summer Institute at James Madison's Montpelier. Scholar and mentor expenses totaling $7,700, lodging and venue expenses totaling $25,042, teacher stipends totaling $6,400, travel reimbursements totaling $3,382.78, meals totaling $5,425.27, and funds for the We the People State Coordinator salary totaling $9,932 were covered by a subgrant from the Center for Civic Education.

    Expenses $63,257

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer Patja

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $45,000
    From this org
    $45,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Emily Voss

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Joe Valenti

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jennifer Hoffman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Lauren Bell

    DIRECTOR AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelly Booz

    DIRECTOR AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Russell Riley

    DIRECTOR AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bill Shields

    DIRECTOR AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
4 January 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202440169349301819

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