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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by EMPOWERK12 INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,470,803
Total expenses
$1,636,113
Contributions and grants received
$669,025
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$784,575
Investment income
$17,203
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$695,884
Total liabilities, end of year
$92,382
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$603,502
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,386,832
Management and general expenses
$189,063
Fundraising expenses
$60,218
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,386,832

Program services were 84.8% 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)

    $387,804

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $281,221

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program income

    total $784,575 · related or exempt $784,575

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $17,203 · related or exempt $17,203

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $243,500 · program services $220,021 · management and general $17,542 · fundraising $5,937

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $759,868 · program services $686,598 · management and general $54,742 · fundraising $18,528

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $30,985 · program services $27,997 · management and general $2,232 · fundraising $756

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $50,387 · program services $45,528 · management and general $3,630 · fundraising $1,229

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $78,645 · program services $71,061 · management and general $5,666 · fundraising $1,918

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $3,232 · program services $2,714 · management and general $445 · fundraising $73

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,000 · program services $2,250 · management and general $750

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,130 · management and general $10,130

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $30,000 · fundraising $30,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $651 · management and general $651

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $55,735 · program services $41,801 · management and general $13,934

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $63,000 · program services $47,250 · management and general $15,750

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $29,374 · program services $29,374

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $66,904 · program services $59,738 · management and general $5,389 · fundraising $1,777

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,555 · program services $5,666 · management and general $1,889

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,729 · program services $2,628 · management and general $1,101

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,864 · management and general $3,864

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,992 · management and general $22,992

  • 24a · Other expenses: Tax and licenses

    total $702 · management and general $702

  • 24b · Other expenses: Contractors

    total $86,134 · program services $69,663 · management and general $16,471

  • 24c · Other expenses: Bold School Expenses

    total $42,872 · program services $42,872

  • 24d · Other expenses: Meals and entertainment

    total $35,599 · program services $26,703 · management and general $8,896

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,255 · program services $4,968 · management and general $2,287

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $656,471 · end of year $237,840

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $259,880

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $98,419 · end of year $106,277

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,216 · end of year $12,159

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

    $21,578

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

    $16,024

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,828 · end of year $5,554

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $29,792 · end of year $69,144

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,030 · end of year $5,030

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $37,944 · end of year $92,382

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $768,812 · end of year $603,502

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The mission is to empower education leaders, including principals, support organizations, and policymakers, with the right information, relevant skills, and proper systems needed to continuously improve educational institutions.

  • We supported schools with making school data more actionable, conducted student and educator wellbeing surveys, and continued to monitor impact of learning loss and highlight bright spots throughout the year.

    Expenses $1,386,832

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Josh Boots

    Founder and Executive Directo

    Total calculated
    $187,959
    From this org
    $180,070
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,889
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,070
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,889
    Filer's total
    $187,959
  • Yesim Sayin-Taylor

    Vice-president

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sean ONeill

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patricia Brantley

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Yi

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael DiConti

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Wandell

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maya Martin-Cadogan

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven Glazerman

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kenli Okada

    Managing Director

    Total calculated
    $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. 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

  • 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
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531349349311398

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