2026-02-06T11:58:13-06:00 2025-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2024-07-01 134129457 DONORSCHOOSEORG DONO 2122393615 134 WEST 37TH STREET - 11 FL NEW YORK NY 10018 GEOFFREY HILL CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2122393615 2026-01-29 1 1 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ALIX GUERRIER 134 WEST 37TH STREET - 11 FL NEW YORK NY 10018 185185812 0 X HTTP://WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORG X 2000 NY DONORSCHOOSE.ORG IS A SIMPLE WAY TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO LEARN. 14 14 235 224 0 0 190600548 146670691 0 0 3385624 4143603 0 0 193986172 150814294 0 0 0 0 23784840 27569984 0 0 13444295 158502206 132261779 182287046 159831763 11699126 -9017469 145221332 138213165 4101847 2847975 141119485 135365190 DONORSCHOOSE.ORG ENGAGES THE PUBLIC IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY GIVING PEOPLE A SIMPLE, ACCOUNTABLE AND PERSONAL WAY TO ADDRESS EDUCATIONAL INEQUITY. WE ENVISION A NATION WHERE CHILDREN IN EVERY COMMUNITY HAVE THE TOOLS AND EXPERIENCES NEEDED FOR AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION. 0 0 143331940 CLASSROOM PROJECT FULFILLMENTDURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, OUR DONORS HAVE PROVIDED $146 MILLION TO FUND 280,700 CLASSROOM PROJECTS, SUPPORTING 156,800 TEACHERS. 143331940 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 77 0 1 235 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR CA CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X X GEOFFREY HILL 6465569923 134 WEST 37TH STREET 11TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 THERESIA GOUW CHAIRMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 YVETTE NICOLE BROWN VICE CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AILEEN ADAO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 W KAMAU BELL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES BEST BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER BLOOM BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA CALZADA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MITCH COHEN BOARD MEMBER (TO OCT 2024) 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN COLBERT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIE JONES BOARD MEMBER (TO OCT 2024) 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD LOVETT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHAN-LYN MA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 VALISA MITCHELL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA MOATS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PEDRO NOGUERA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 NASIR QADREE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRABIAN SHORTERS BOARD MEMBER (TO OCT 2024) 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF WEINER BOARD MEMBER (TO OCT 2024) 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALIX GUERRIER CEO 40.00 X 472826 0 66371 GEOFFREY HILL CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 340923 0 63989 KATIE BISBEE CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 40.00 X 333979 0 48417 JULIA PRIETO CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 331600 0 50104 OLIVER HURST-HILLER CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER 40.00 X 330481 0 42004 ABIGAIL FEUER CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER 40.00 X 245067 0 55595 DANIEL BETZ VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCT & DESIGN 40.00 X 236660 0 50418 NANCY MOND VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING 40.00 X 231074 0 35200 MICHAEL WALKER VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING 40.00 X 227870 0 54890 ALI ROSEN VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 225585 0 34784 DAVID CRANE JR SENIOR STAFF ENGINEER 40.00 X 220024 0 34792 3196089 0 536564 103 0 1 0 0 8509977 138160714 6355199 146670691 3510910 3510910 35004211 34371518 632693 632693 632693 150814294 0 0 4143603 X 2635355 1180640 580454 874261 18073219 11312115 939008 5822096 699311 442413 33101 223797 4626298 2839058 281172 1506068 1535801 930549 108175 497077 40375 40375 90698 90698 149228 149228 225546 225546 1225890 623720 162382 439788 2587783 2587783 456044 302223 37850 115971 2201602 1504869 257924 438809 1021023 640766 80249 300008 891072 458753 53423 378896 2803258 2705346 20663 77249 91988 91988 CLASSROOM MATERIALS 118545650 118545650 CREDIT CARD FEES 1671067 1671067 THANK YOU PACKAGE 174771 174771 GIFT CARD PRODUCTION 33264 33264 52520 52520 159831763 143331940 3055528 13444295 17954927 15942798 57191447 54341169 15126341 7169530 2782556 3032364 11903083 6391450 4721863 5511633 31579405 32568820 13664397 18176549 2200396 1470302 145221332 138213165 2023504 1569041 2078343 1278934 4101847 2847975 X 96765707 93168593 44353778 42196597 141119485 135365190 145221332 138213165 -9017469 3263174 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 157631539 186858690 152753848 190600548 146670691 834515316 157631539 186858690 152753848 190600548 146670691 834515316 834515316 288086 514450 1008528 2726427 3510910 8048401 842563717 0.99040 0.99220 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 149228 149228 159682535 159831763 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 1500000 149228 149228 250000 250000 375000 FORM 990, SCHEDULE C, PART II-A THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED FOUR DIFFERENT FIRMS THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR TO HELP SECURE INCREASED STATE GOVERNMENT FUNDING IN FOUR DIFFERENT STATES. 2490818 2178463 312355 167638 167638 0 9244627 4045349 5199278 5511633 INVESTMENT FUND - 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IN THE TEACHERS AS SCREENERS INITIATIVE, TEACHER VOLUNTEERS REVIEW CLASSROOM PROJECT PROPOSAL DESCRIPTIONS, TO ENSURE THEY CONTAIN THE ELEMENTS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A CLEAR AND COMPELLING DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES. IN THE DONOR APPRECIATION INITIATIVE, VOLUNTEERS HELP WITH THE PROCESS OF TAKING STUDENT THANK-YOU LETTERS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE CLASSROOM TEACHER AND PREPARING THEM FOR SUBSEQUENT MAILING TO THE PROJECT DONORS. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 5 DONORSCHOOSE.ORG EMPLOYED 235 PERSONS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2024. MANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE EITHER SEASONAL OR TEMPORARY WORKERS. AT JUNE 30, 2025, THE FULL TIME STAFF WAS 195. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUR PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER PREPARATION, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. FOLLOWING THEIR REVIEW, IT IS REVIEWED AT A MEETING OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. AT THIS MEETING, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM WALK THE ATTENDEES THROUGH THE DOCUMENT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE. WHEN THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE IS SATISFIED WITH THE FORM 990, THEY APPROVE IT. FOLLOWING APPROVAL BY THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, THE FORM 990 IS FILED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PERSONS COVERED UNDER THIS POLICY INCLUDE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE KEY EMPLOYEES. THE POLICY IS DISCUSSED AT LEAST ANNUALLY AT A BOARD MEETING. EACH PERSON COVERED UNDER THIS POLICY IS AWARE OF HOW TO REPORT A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. NO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST HAVE BEEN REPORTED, BUT IF THEY HAD BEEN, THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT WOULD BE REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION AT DONORSCHOOSE IS BASED ON A FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30. EVERY FEW YEARS, DONORSCHOOSE ENGAGES AN EXTERNAL COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM TO BENCHMARK SALARIES AND ENSURE FAIR AND EQUITABLE COMPENSATION ACROSS GENDER, RACE, AND OTHER DIMENSIONS OF DIVERSITY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING KEY EMPLOYEES. THE LAST WAS DONE IN FY24. FINAL COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES (EXCLUDING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) IS DETERMINED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, USING DATA FROM THE EXTERNAL COMPENSATION FIRM, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TAX RETURNS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY, NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY, COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHARTER, AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHARTER, GIFT ACCEPTANCE POLICY AND CAUSE MARKETING DISCLOSURES ARE ALL AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AND DOWNLOAD AT WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORG. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24 CLASSROOM MATERIALS INCLUDES THE COSTS OF CLASSROOM PROJECT MATERIALS, DELIVERY AND WHERE APPLICABLE, SALES TAX. CREDIT CARD FEES ARE THE FEES PAID TO THIRD PARTIES TO PROCESS CREDIT CARD DONATIONS MADE AT WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORG.