2026-06-26T09:18:48-05:00 2025-08-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2024-09-01 132578670 SPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY INC SPON 2129292040 55 EXCHANGE PLACE NEW YORK NY 10005 WILLIAM A GOODLOE PRESIDENT AND CEO 2129292040 2026-06-26 1 0 ELIZABETH W HELLER P00397829 3019519090 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SEE SCHEDULE O ANDREW GOLKIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND WILLIAM A GOODLOE 55 EXCHANGE PLACE NEW YORK NY 10005 82878813 0 X WWW.SEO-USA.ORG X 1965 NY FOUNDED IN 1963, SEO CLOSES EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER OPPORTUNITY GAPS FOR 7,000+ AMBITIOUS YOUNG PEOPLE ANNUALLY. 32 32 561 941 0 0 76689835 73779667 0 0 1897595 2153579 -296346 -609954 78291084 75323292 1560111 1475475 0 0 34011461 36153648 0 0 3096660 12718664 13307007 48290236 50936130 30000848 24387162 112908312 138040556 8356340 8958139 104551972 129082417 X SEO BELIEVES THAT WHILE TALENT IS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED, OPPORTUNITY IS NOT. SEO IS OPEN TO ALL TO APPLY AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR SIX DISTINCT PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON CLOSING THE EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER OPPORTUNITY GAP: SEO SCHOLARS SERVES PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH LOCATIONS IN NYC, SAN FRANCISCO, NORTH CAROLINA, AND MIAMI; SEO CAREER SERVES COLLEGE STUDENTS SEEKING SUMMER INTERNSHIPS; SEO ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS SERVES YOUNG PROFESSIONALS INTERESTED IN ENTERING THE ALTERNATIVES SECTOR; SEO TECH DEVELOPER SERVES COLLEGE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PURSUING A CAREER IN TECHNOLOGY; SEO LAW SERVES PRE-LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS; AND SEO LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE SERVES SEO ALUMNI INTERESTED IN PURSUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. 0 0 25604321 1322608 SEO SCHOLARS IS A FREE, EIGHT-YEAR, ACADEMIC PROGRAM THAT TRANSFORMS PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NEW YORK CITY, SAN FRANCISCO, NORTH CAROLINA, AND MIAMI INTO COLLEGE GRADUATES. SEO SCHOLARS SUCCESSFULLY EDUCATES AND MENTORS STUDENTS TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE. 100% OF SCHOLARS ARE ACCEPTED INTO FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES, 85% OF SCHOLARS GRADUATE WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE, AND 80% ARE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE GRADUATES. SEO SCHOLARS SERVES 2,500+ HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS ANNUALLY. ALL ARE WELCOME TO APPLY. 9901793 112867 SEO CAREER RECRUITS AND PREPARES HIGH-ACHIEVING UNDERGRADUATES FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIPS IN CORPORATE AMERICA, INCLUDING WALL STREET, COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE, AND TECHNOLOGY, WITH MORE THAN 80% LEADING TO COVETED FULL-TIME JOBS. THE SEO CAREER SUMMER 2025 INTERN CLASS HAD 764 STUDENTS WORKING WITH 133 CORPORATE PARTNERS IN MORE THAN 76 LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ALL ARE WELCOME TO APPLY. 2871364 SEO ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS PROVIDES EDUCATION, EXPOSURE, TRAINING, AND MENTORSHIP TO HELP HIGH-ACHIEVING PROFESSIONALS INTERESTED IN ENTERING THE ALTERNATIVES SECTOR. APPROXIMATELY 90% OF SEO ALTERNATIVES FELLOWS SECURE FULL-TIME ROLES IN THE SECTOR. IN 2025, SEO ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS ACCEPTED 100+ FELLOWS AND HAD 600+ CANDIDATES IN THE PIPELINE. SEO'S ANNUAL ALTERNATIVES CONFERENCE (AICON) IS ATTENDED BY NEARLY OVER 600 PROFESSIONALS IN THE SECTOR. ALL ARE WELCOME TO APPLY. 1741307 SEO TECH DEVELOPER IS A VIRTUAL, INTENSIVE IMMERSION PROGRAM TO PROPEL FIRST-YEAR AND SOPHOMORE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING COLLEGE STUDENTS TO CAREERS IN TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING A PAID SIX-WEEK SUMMER RESIDENCY. IN 2025, 125 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE SUMMER COHORT. SINCE PROGRAM INCEPTION IN 2021, MORE THAN 80% OF PARTICIPANTS HAVE RECEIVED OFFERS FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY INTERNSHIPS. ALL ARE WELCOME TO APPLY. 1466483 40000 SEO LAW HELPS ASPIRING LAW STUDENTS THRIVE IN LAW SCHOOL AND EXCEL IN THEIR LEGAL CAREERS THROUGH TRAINING, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND INTERNSHIPS, ALL BEFORE STARTING LAW SCHOOL. IN 2025, SEO LAW SERVED 103 LAW FELLOWS, WHO INTERNED AT 27 LAW FIRMS IN 14 CITIES. ALL ARE WELCOME TO APPLY. 658672 SEO LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE PROVIDES ONGOING DEVELOPMENT FOR SEO ALUMNI, CUSTOMIZED FOR EACH STAGE OF THEIR CAREER, WITH THREE DISTINCT FEATURES: MAKING CONNECTIONS, PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. 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THE BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT SERVES AS THE ACCUMULATED BUDGET SURPLUSES SERVING AS A GENERAL RESERVE. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENOVATION COSTS REPORTED AS NON-OPERATING REVENUE ON THE -197,385. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTED AS EXPENSES ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24D. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENOVATION COSTS REPORTED AS NON-OPERATING REVENUE ON THE 197,385. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTED AS EXPENSES ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24D. NY AWARDS DINNER 10033202 9093402 939800 184007 369616 44343 110892 SF ACHIEVEMENT BENEFIT 3146870 2909371 237499 280735 142290 7863 45810 3 1755437 1614529 140908 231839 297256 157288 75729 14935509 13617302 1318207 696581 809162 209494 232431 1947668 -629461 1 GRANTS TO SEO STUDENTS 1402 1475475 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION ISSUES GRANTS WITH LETTER CONTRACTS, THE CONDITIONS OF WHICH THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS. 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BONUSES WERE TAXABLE AND REPORTED ON THE INDIVIDUALS' 2024 FORM W2S, AND INCLUDED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II IN COLUMN B (II). X 16 1013869 FMV X FURNITURE 1 96200 FMV 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): PART I, COLUMN B: THE NUMERICAL DATA HERE REPRESENTS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART I, ITEM C DBA: SEO, SEIZING EVERY OPPORTUNITY, AND ANDREW GOLKIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND.. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT. IT IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEMBERS AND A COMPLETE COPY IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE MANAGER OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE SENDS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE TO EACH BOARD MEMBER AND KEY EMPLOYEE ANNUALLY AND UPON APPOINTMENT OR HIRE FOR COMPLETION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A IN FY24, SEO CONDUCTED ITS PERIODIC ORGANIZATION-WIDE COMPENSATION STUDY TO REVIEW MARKET COMPETITIVENESS AND JOB LEVELS FOR ALL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE SEO OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. SEO PARTNERED WITH A THIRD-PARTY EXPERT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO ASSESS THE MARKET VALUE, CREATE A STANDARDIZED COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY AND STRUCTURE, AND CONFIRM INTERNAL SALARY EQUITY. A COMBINATION OF FOR-PROFIT AND NON-PROFIT EXTERNAL MARKET DATA SOURCES WAS USED, INCLUDING ERI, TO CONDUCT THE MARKET PRICING FOR ALL SEO FULL-TIME ROLES. ALL DECISIONS MADE ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN MEETING MINUTES. SEO'S BYLAWS GIVE ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SETTING THE CEO'S SALARY DIRECTLY. THE BOARD DISCUSSES AND VOTES ON A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SEO BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH RECOMMENDS TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR SEO'S CEO THAT IS NO HIGHER THAN THE 75TH PERCENTILE OF TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR CEOS OF SIMILAR SIZE PRIVATELY FUNDED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE COMPARISON IS BASED ON AN INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY COMPENSATION STUDY, WHICH IS CONDUCTED EVERY 3-4 YEARS. THE BOARD ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO THE CEO IN SETTING THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER SEO EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 SEO MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND ON SEO'S WEBSITE.