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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ACCELERATE GREAT SCHOOLS.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,431,199
Total expenses
$11,175,924
Contributions and grants received
$550,114
Grants paid
$9,334,702
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$881,085
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$22,137,329
Total liabilities, end of year
$52,063
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$22,085,266
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,762,612
Management and general expenses
$390,756
Fundraising expenses
$22,556
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,762,612

Program services were 96.3% 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

    $550,114

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $881,085 · excluded $881,085

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $9,329,002 · program services $9,329,002

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,700 · program services $5,700

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $534,376 · program services $443,595 · management and general $79,419 · fundraising $11,362

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $353,432 · program services $298,051 · management and general $47,748 · fundraising $7,633

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $15,501 · program services $10,070 · management and general $5,172 · fundraising $259

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $27,509 · program services $17,871 · management and general $9,180 · fundraising $458

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $57,716 · program services $48,672 · management and general $7,797 · fundraising $1,247

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $19,440 · management and general $19,440

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $139,668 · management and general $139,668

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $314,120 · program services $314,120

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $22,297 · program services $22,297

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $73,361 · program services $38,404 · management and general $34,688 · fundraising $269

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,674 · program services $9,002 · management and general $1,441 · fundraising $231

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $64,198 · program services $42,813 · management and general $20,288 · fundraising $1,097

  • 17 · Travel

    total $53,840 · program services $51,533 · management and general $2,307

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $134,030 · program services $131,482 · management and general $2,548

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,909 · management and general $11,909

  • 24a · Other expenses: HR SUPPORT

    total $9,151 · management and general $9,151

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $749,142 · end of year $637,153

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $15,476,837 · end of year $16,859,578

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $15,595,101 · end of year $4,613,938

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

    $22,261

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

    $9,275

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $20,406 · end of year $12,986

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $15,619 · end of year $13,674

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $27,114 · end of year $52,063

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,234,890 · end of year $17,471,328

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,595,101 · end of year $4,613,938

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD OF CINCINNATI HAS ACCESS TO A GREAT SCHOOL.

  • THE ORGANIZATION INVESTS IN HIGH-PERFORMING K-12 SCHOOLS. IT WILL STRIVE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO EXCELLENT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CINCINNATI AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION INVESTS IN PROGRAMS THAT RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND SUPPORT TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS IN THE CINCINNATI AREA AND WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIES FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO BE UTILIZED TOWARDS THESE ENDS.

    Expenses $10,762,612 · Grants $9,334,702

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • SCOTT FARMER

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GEORGE JOSEPH

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARY BETH MARTIN

    SECRETARY & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DOROTHY BATTLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEB HEAD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAURA MUELLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TOM WILLIAMS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOE ALLEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRIAN NEAL

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $306,009
    From this org
    $297,096
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,913
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $281,888
    Bonus
    $14,657
    Other
    $551
    Deferred
    $8,913
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $306,009

  • PAIGE LINDY

    CHIEF OF STAFF & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $228,367
    From this org
    $200,901
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,466
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,502
    Bonus
    $10,032
    Other
    $367
    Deferred
    $6,165
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,301
    Filer's total
    $228,367

  • DEBORAH HOWARD

    SVP OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $152,852
    From this org
    $145,744
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,108
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,952
    Bonus
    $7,030
    Other
    $762
    Deferred
    $4,452
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,656
    Filer's total
    $152,852

  • LATRICIA JONES

    VP OF GRANTS MGMT

    Total calculated
    $152,540
    From this org
    $128,804
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,736
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,447
    Bonus
    $6,297
    Other
    $60
    Deferred
    $3,969
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,767
    Filer's total
    $152,540

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 · 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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523189349308902

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