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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by SCHOOL BOARD SCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$259,999
Total expenses
$307,498
Contributions and grants received
$146,291
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$110,125
Investment income
$3,583
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$218,741
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,767
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$216,974
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$258,031
Management and general expenses
$29,332
Fundraising expenses
$20,135
Program service expenses (Part III)
$258,031

Program services were 83.9% 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

    $146,291

  • 2a · Program service revenue: LICENSE FEES

    total $110,125 · related or exempt $110,125

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,583 · excluded $3,583

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $50,250 · program services $31,750 · management and general $6,000 · fundraising $12,500

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $95,708 · program services $87,328 · management and general $2,777 · fundraising $5,603

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,850 · program services $1,026 · management and general $824

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $11,334 · program services $6,558 · management and general $4,347 · fundraising $429

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,800 · management and general $8,800

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $1,164 · program services $1,164

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $1,500 · fundraising $1,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $58,056 · program services $51,779 · management and general $6,277 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,003 · program services $15,003

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $253 · program services $253

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,383 · program services $7,376 · fundraising $7

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $44,417 · program services $44,384 · management and general $31 · fundraising $2

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $7,299 · program services $7,299

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $2,506 · program services $2,406 · management and general $100

  • 24c · Other expenses: PAYROLL RUN FEES

    total $1,687 · program services $1,687

  • 24d · Other expenses: FEES

    total $176 · management and general $176

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $112 · program services $18 · management and general $0 · fundraising $94

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $46,506 · end of year $77,852

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $116,679 · end of year $30,415

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

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

    $0

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $106,412 · end of year $110,474

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,489 · end of year $1,767

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $260,108 · end of year $205,474

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $11,500

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

AT SCHOOL BOARD SCHOOL, WE ARE ACTIVATING A DIVERSE COALITION OF EDUCATION ADVOCATES AND ASPIRING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT AND SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN THEIR SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE PREPARE THEM WITH THE SKILLS, MINDSETS, NETWORKS, AND EXPERIENCES NEEDED TO BE READY TO SERVE IN ROLES IMPACTING STUDENTS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. AND, WE SUPPORT THEM OVER THE LONG-TERM, AS THEY WORK TOGETHER TO REACH THEIR INDIVIDUAL GOALS AND IN COLLECTIVE ACTIONS THAT DRIVE CHANGE AT SCHOOLS, IN DISTRICTS, AND THROUGHOUT OUR REGION.

  • BUILDING & SUPPORTING A COALITION FOR CHANGE: SCHOOL BOARD SCHOOL RECRUITS COHORTS OF ASPIRING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND EDUCATION ADVOCATES THAT REFLECT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND TRAINS THEM IN A 7-MONTH LEARNING PROGRAM WITH A 22-SESSION CURRICULUM. OUR LEARNING PROGRAM BRINGS VALUES-ALIGNED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOGETHER, GROUNDS THEM IN AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW A SCHOOL BOARD WORKS AND WHY SCHOOL BOARDS ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO BUILDING EQUITABLE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, AND PREPARES THEM TO EFFECTIVELY LEGISLATE AND/OR ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY. AFTER COMPLETING THE LEARNING PROGRAM, WE SUPPORT OUR MEMBERS OVER THE LONG-TERM AS THEY WORK TOGETHER FROM SEATS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY. OUR MEMBERS LEAD IN CLASSROOMS, SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, AND NONPROFITS; RUN FOR OFFICE, INCLUDING SCHOOL BOARD; ORGANIZE & ADVOCATE AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS; AND CREATE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE POLICIES AND OPPORTUNITIES. WE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING THIS COALITION IN GREATER CINCINNATI SINCE 2018. IN GREATER CINCINNATI, WE HAVE BUILT ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE AND INFORMED NETWORKS OF EDUCATION LEADERS IN THE COUNTRY. BY INVESTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND EDUCATION ADVOCATES WHO REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN, WE ARE BUILDING A TRULY REPRESENTATIVE, INFORMED, AND SUSTAINABLE COALITION THAT IS WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE EVERY CHILD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE.

    Expenses $213,648

  • GROWING OUR NETWORK: WE ARE THE ONLY ORGANIZATION THAT BRINGS TOGETHER BOTH ASPIRING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND EDUCATION ADVOCATES, AND PROVIDES THEM WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND NETWORK TO INFLUENCE SYSTEMS LEVEL CHANGE. WE KNOW OUR MODEL WORKS, AND WE ARE EXPANDING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ORGANIZATIONS CAN NOW LICENSE OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND RECEIVE OUR COACHING, AND LAUNCH SCHOOL BOARD SCHOOL COALITIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE ARE BUILDING A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF ELECTED LEADERS AND GRASSROOTS ADVOCATES WORKING TOGETHER TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS.

    Expenses $44,383 · Revenue $110,125

  • PUBLIC PROGRAMMING: TO REACH MORE PEOPLE IN MORE PLACES, WE ALSO PROVIDE FREE VIRTUAL SESSIONS OPEN TO ANYONE ANYWHERE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE REGISTERED FOR THESE SESSIONS, AND EVALUATIONS SHOW GROWTH IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, AS WELL AS IN THE ACTIONS THEY TAKE ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS. WE ALSO HOST A FREE DAY-LONG EVENT CALLED ADVOCATE FOR EDUCATION DAY, A DAY OF LEARNING, BUILDING COMMUNITY, AND TAKING ACTION. THOSE EVALUATIONS ALSO SHOW THAT PARTICIPANTS GROW IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE, NETWORK, AND LIKELIHOOD TO TAKE ACTION ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS.

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Elisa Hoffman - Exit 425

    FOUNDER & STRATEGIC ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $30,019
    From this org
    $30,019
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Holly Brinkman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leslie Maloney

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Dantley

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alex Kuhns

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amber Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Moroski Exit 1225

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tammy Bennett Exit 1225

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tammy Solomon-Gray

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christine Fisher - Start 625

    INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $35,000
    From this org
    $35,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Jeremy Jones - Exit 525

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $50,154
    From this org
    $50,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
6 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202642189349300604

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