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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SUSTAINED LEADERS.

Totals

Total revenue
$925,755
Total expenses
$878,670
Contributions and grants received
$432,419
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$477,575
Investment income
$15,761
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$807,400
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$807,400
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$751,870
Management and general expenses
$28,665
Fundraising expenses
$98,135
Program service expenses (Part III)
$751,870

Program services were 85.6% 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)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $432,419

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Fees- School Districts

    total $477,575 · related or exempt $477,575 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,761 · related or exempt $15,761 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 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: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $160,000 · program services $104,000 · management and general $16,000 · fundraising $40,000

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

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

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $502,530 · program services $475,530 · management and general $0 · fundraising $27,000

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,928 · program services $5,185 · management and general $143 · fundraising $600

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $27,655 · program services $24,190 · management and general $668 · fundraising $2,797

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $54,638 · program services $47,793 · management and general $1,320 · fundraising $5,525

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $79,712 · program services $63,749 · management and general $0 · fundraising $15,963

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,250 · program services $0 · fundraising $6,250

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,659 · program services $13,902 · management and general $1,757

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,000 · program services $2,000

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,863 · program services $11,863

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,658 · program services $3,658

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,025 · management and general $2,025

  • 24a · Other expenses: JustWorks Fees

    total $6,752 · program services $0 · management and general $6,752 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $699,575 · end of year $166,595

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $640,805

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $60,740 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $660,315 · end of year $807,400

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SustainED Leaders seeks to create sustainable change in education by investing in the development of leaders at every level-- teacher leaders, assistant principals, principals and central office leaders. Our programs specialize in deepening leaders' ability to lead continuous instructional improvement in schools by implementing evidence-based practices and research-based curriculum. We partner with districts and schools in building leaders' capacity.

  • Leadership Pipelines consisted of three primary programs. (1) Coaching Aspiring Principals enrolled in ed leadership Masters programs at SMU Simmons School of Education. Key Accomplishments: In the 23/24 school year SustainED Leaders staff led the second year residency including monthly professional learning sessions and individual leader coaching session every 3 weeks for 29 resident leaders. For the 29 aspiring leaders in the residency program: 96% passed the state of Texas PASL exams for principal certification and at least 90% have secured leadership roles for the 23/24 school year. (2) Completed work started last year on behalf of Dallas ISD's Future Principals Institute: worked in partnership with the LEAD department to develop eight training modules including professional learning, practice labs and assessment. (3) Supported other districts with leadership pipeline professional learning for assistant principals and teacher leaders with greater than 90% of participants and district partners reporting that the training equipped them with the knowledge and skills needed for impact in their roles.

    Expenses $264,972 · Revenue $214,575

  • Our second program Developing Leaders to Lead Continuous Improvement also included implementing research-based curriculum (both ELA or Math) in all of the 12 schools we worked with in Dallas ISD. Additionally we are participating in the Texas Education Agency's priority that encourages all districts to adopt a research based framework for both ELA and Math and then implement a research-based curriculum. 100% of the principals supported remain in school leadership for the 24/25 school year with 93% continuing as principals in Dallas ISD. At least 95% of leaders surveyed said that the support from SustainED Leaders positively helped them improve teaching and learning on their campuses including coaching teachers, leading PLC meetings, observing classroom instruction and identifying trends and high leverage teacher actions to improve student learning. 99% of leaders surveyed would recommend SustainED Leaders to a peer.

    Expenses $486,898 · Revenue $263,000

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jacob Stainbrook

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $169,004
    From this org
    $138,443
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,561
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,444
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,561
    Filer's total
    $169,005
  • Caitlin Wright

    Leadership Development Director

    Total calculated
    $124,758
    From this org
    $113,017
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,741
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $110,017
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,751
    Filer's total
    $124,768
  • Rachel Yearwood

    Leadership Development Director

    Total calculated
    $119,741
    From this org
    $119,579
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $162
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $116,579
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $162
    Filer's total
    $119,741
  • Mary Grace Insorio

    Leadership Development Director

    Total calculated
    $116,541
    From this org
    $116,379
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $162
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $113,379
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $162
    Filer's total
    $116,541
  • Naima Blakes

    Program Director

    Total calculated
    $111,367
    From this org
    $99,679
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,688
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $96,679
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,688
    Filer's total
    $111,367
  • Anson Jackson

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Allen Anderson

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ellen Wood

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Dee Chambliss

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Josie Hernandez-Guitierrez

    board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Milan Sevak

    board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tracie Brown

    Superintendent of Schools, Bezo Academy

    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 committee
  • 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
2023
Filed
15 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202422849349300737

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