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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SURGE INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,927,387
Total expenses
$7,575,402
Contributions and grants received
$2,236,882
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,616,628
Investment income
$73,877
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$11,281,833
Total liabilities, end of year
$254,486
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,027,347
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,461,652
Management and general expenses
$1,566,582
Fundraising expenses
$547,168
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,461,652

Program services were 72.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,236,882

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FELLOWSHIP CURRICULUM PROGRAM

    total $1,616,628 · related or exempt $1,616,628

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $73,877 · excluded $73,877

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,404,889

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

    securities $1,404,889

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,232,973 · program services $794,044 · management and general $247,590 · fundraising $191,339

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,237,736 · program services $1,850,253 · management and general $138,678 · fundraising $248,805

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $222,715 · program services $198,828 · management and general $1,122 · fundraising $22,765

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $228,938 · program services $178,167 · management and general $20,663 · fundraising $30,108

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,102 · program services $6,098 · management and general $1,365 · fundraising $1,639

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $99,048 · program services $66,362 · management and general $14,857 · fundraising $17,829

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,831 · program services $5,247 · management and general $1,175 · fundraising $1,409

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $202,092 · program services $202,092

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $108,785 · program services $86,257 · management and general $22,528

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $137,434 · program services $71,466 · management and general $41,230 · fundraising $24,738

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $32,966 · program services $20,261 · management and general $7,302 · fundraising $5,403

  • 17 · Travel

    total $442,523 · program services $167,295 · management and general $275,228

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $900,524 · program services $814,759 · management and general $83,376 · fundraising $2,389

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,052 · program services $10,819 · management and general $1,489 · fundraising $744

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM DESIGN AND OPER

    total $1,041,699 · program services $464,833 · management and general $576,866

  • 24b · Other expenses: DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $524,774 · program services $524,774

  • 24c · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT AND DEVELOP

    total $101,234 · management and general $101,234

  • 24d · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND DELIVERY

    total $15,727 · management and general $15,727

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $16,249 · program services $97 · management and general $16,152

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $165,829 · end of year $225,417

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,379,695 · end of year $315,347

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,677,451 · end of year $1,947,059

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $46,250 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $83,336 · end of year $57,545

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $8,666,335 · end of year $8,736,465

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $340,189 · end of year $254,486

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,293,207 · end of year $6,967,180

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,385,500 · end of year $4,060,167

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE SURGE INSTITUTE ("SURGE"), IS AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT WAS FOUNDED IN OCTOBER 2014 IN RESPONSE TO THE DEARTH OF LEADERSHIP OF COLOR AT THE DECISION-MAKING TABLES WITHIN EDUCATION. SURGE PROVIDES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES TO INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO CREATE A PIPELINE OF DIVERSE LEADERS IN EDUCATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE SURGE INSTITUTE WAS ESTABLISHED TO BROADLY ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF RACE AND CLASS IN URBAN EDUCATION THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND ADVOCACY.

  • THE SURGE FELLOWSHIP IS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY AND GROOM EMERGING TALENT IN EDUCATION, AND PROVIDE THEM WITH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS ACCESS TO NETWORKS AND VISIBILITY, EMPOWERING THEM TO BRING NEW IDEAS, PERSPECTIVES AND SOLUTIONS THAT CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE OF EDUCATION.

    Expenses $5,461,652 · Revenue $1,616,628

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Darryl Cobb

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paula Sneed

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jean Claude Brizard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ana Martinez Shropshire

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Margarita Florez Vasconcelos

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carmita Semaan

    FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $393,391
    From this org
    $384,451
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,940
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $299,107
    Bonus
    $85,344
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,940
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $393,391
  • Shana Alfaro

    COO

    Total calculated
    $283,436
    From this org
    $247,839
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,597
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,888
    Bonus
    $31,951
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,214
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,383
    Filer's total
    $283,436
  • William Collins

    CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $282,337
    From this org
    $258,330
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,007
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $221,012
    Bonus
    $37,318
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,620
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,387
    Filer's total
    $282,337
  • Janaia Nash

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER AS OF 10/3/22

    Total calculated
    $49,491
    From this org
    $48,629
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $862
    Hours/week
    40
  • Tamara Prather

    EXEC DIRECTOR, CHICAGO

    Total calculated
    $166,167
    From this org
    $151,247
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,920
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,092
    Bonus
    $9,155
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,179
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,741
    Filer's total
    $166,167
  • Yvonne Rodriguez

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR, OAKLAND

    Total calculated
    $159,875
    From this org
    $139,988
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,887
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,336
    Bonus
    $11,652
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,155
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,732
    Filer's total
    $159,875
  • Aeriell Robinson

    CHIEF OF STAFF UNTIL 6/2/23

    Total calculated
    $189,448
    From this org
    $175,306
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,142
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,101
    Bonus
    $22,205
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,783
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,359
    Filer's total
    $189,448
  • Andrea Evans

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ACADEMY

    Total calculated
    $126,130
    From this org
    $121,430
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,700
    Hours/week
    40
  • Tarashaun Cain

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BPN

    Total calculated
    $131,342
    From this org
    $119,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,092
    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 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
8 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202420999349302052

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