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← FISHING SCHOOL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FISHING SCHOOL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$763,227
Total expenses
$1,166,252
Contributions and grants received
$653,837
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$84,500
Investment income
$711
Other revenue
$24,179
Total assets, end of year
$1,234,580
Total liabilities, end of year
$72,779
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,161,801
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$869,230
Management and general expenses
$242,870
Fundraising expenses
$54,152
Program service expenses (Part III)
$869,230

Program services were 74.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $233,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $420,837

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Afterschool Programming

    total $84,500 · related or exempt $84,500

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $711 · excluded $711

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $23,550

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $23,550

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $23,550 · related or exempt $23,550

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other Revenue

    total $629 · related or exempt $629

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $629

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $156,499 · program services $134,589 · management and general $18,780 · fundraising $3,130

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $591,548 · program services $508,731 · management and general $70,986 · fundraising $11,831

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $18,620 · program services $16,014 · management and general $2,234 · fundraising $372

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $62,415 · program services $53,677 · management and general $7,490 · fundraising $1,248

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $63,205 · management and general $63,205

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $94,758 · program services $33,666 · management and general $26,256 · fundraising $34,836

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $30,083 · program services $28,429 · management and general $1,418 · fundraising $236

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $24,453 · program services $21,377 · management and general $3,003 · fundraising $73

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,259 · program services $1,259

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $39,484 · management and general $39,484

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $47,636 · program services $40,547 · management and general $6,977 · fundraising $112

  • 24a · Other expenses: Professional Development

    total $7,698 · program services $6,620 · management and general $924 · fundraising $154

  • 24b · Other expenses: Communications

    total $28,594 · program services $24,321 · management and general $2,113 · fundraising $2,160

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $368,958 · end of year $126,753

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $368,802 · end of year $269,294

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $45,883 · end of year $26,400

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,671 · end of year $14,023

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

    $2,164,760

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

    $1,366,650

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $837,594 · end of year $798,110

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $340,061

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $69,082 · end of year $40,279

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $32,500

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $340,061

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,564,826 · end of year $1,148,517

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $13,284

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To equip children from low-income communities with future-ready skills through STEM & Arts-focused afterschool and summer programs. By nurturing academic growth and fostering critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration, they prepare each kid to thrive in the future of work.

  • During the 20242025 school year, the organization delivered no-cost after-school and summer programming focused on building elementary-aged students future-ready skills through STEM, the arts, and life skills activities. Our programs served over 300 students attending four Title Ieligible public elementary schools with no access to the types of enrichment opportunities we offer. Participants demonstrated drammatic gains in knowledge and skill development, exceeding established performance benchmarks. These results underscore the organizations commitment to advancing equitable access and preparing youth for long-term success

    Expenses $869,230 · Revenue $84,500

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Meeta Sharma-Holt

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $156,499
    From this org
    $156,499
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,499
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $156,499
  • Ronald Bozant

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gretchen Brainard

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Terry Lineberger

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dave Watts

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kate Holman

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Larry Bank

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Davis

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tisha L Ellison

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joyce Jones

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erik Causey

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sheila Harley

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tsitsi Batia

    Treasurer

    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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 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
30 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202611479349301751

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