DONORSCHOOSE ORG: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
DONORSCHOOSE ORG (EIN 13-4129457)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2021-11-30
IRS object ID
202123349349301012
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-11-30T13:55:45-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131655065PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10176ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN134129457EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DONORSCHOOSEORGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDONOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122393615PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1134 WEST 37TH STREET - 11 FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGEOFFREY HILLPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122393615PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstGEOFFREYPersonFirstNm
Person LastHILLPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFREDERICK MARTENSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00298107PTIN
Phone2126972299PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHARLES BESTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1134 WEST 37TH STREET - 11 FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$159,466,405GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.DONORSCHOOSE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDONORSCHOOSE.ORG IS A SIMPLE WAY TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO LEARN.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent14VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee187TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers337TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$147,777,790PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,120,368PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$418,587CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$148,898,158PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$158,050,126CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$6,214,127CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$126,379,630PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$125,827,407CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$139,795,291PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$139,500,343CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$9,102,867PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$18,549,783CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$102,485,809TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$123,689,070TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,065,455TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,816,355TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$99,420,354NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$119,872,715NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionDONORSCHOOSE.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.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$131,840,257ExpenseAmt
DescCLASSROOM PROJECT FULFILLMENT:DURING FISCAL YEAR 2021, OUR DONORS HAVE PROVIDED $158 MILLION TO FUND 261,280 CLASSROOM PROJECTS, SUPPORTING 120,670 TEACHERS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$131,840,257TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document52IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee187EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members14GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member14IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GEOFFREY HILLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2122393615PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1134 WEST 37TH STREET 11TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PETER BLOOM
CHAIRMAN5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
THERESIA GOUW
VICE CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN ALTER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
W KAMAU BELL
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
YVETTE NICOLE BROWN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMANDA CALZADA
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MITCH COHEN
BOARD MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN COLBERT
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLYN EVERSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTIE JONES
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GENEIN LETFORD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD LOVETT
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIA MOATS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANA RATCHFORD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DESIREE ROGERS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRABIAN SHORTERS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF WEINER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES BEST
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$338,347$0$46,225
OLIVER HURST-HILLER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$282,667$0$38,786
KATIE BISBEE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$282,238$0$30,665
GEOFFREY HILL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$248,983$0$43,531
JULIA PRIETO
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$248,060$0$44,454
DANIEL BETZ
VP, PRODUCT & DESIGN40.00$184,100$0$40,572Yes (X)
JINAN O'CONNOR
VP, ADVOACY & PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS40.00$180,100$0$20,557Yes (X)
NANCY MOND
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING40.00$172,115$0$25,726Yes (X)
DAVID CRANE
SENIOR STAFF ENGINEER40.00$167,975$0$16,615Yes (X)
REBECCA WIDOM
DIRECTOR, DATA SCIENCE & ANALYTICS40.00$166,198$0$20,783Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,270,783TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$327,914TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K36IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$157,631,539AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,287,136NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$157,631,539TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$288,086TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$288,086ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,546,780SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,416,279SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$130,501SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$130,501TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$130,501ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$158,050,126TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$418,587ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,612,009TotalAmt
Program Services$734,417ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$325,587ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$552,005FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,203,897TotalAmt
Program Services$5,586,726ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$352,362ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,264,809FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$178,177TotalAmt
Program Services$108,866ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,687ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$63,624FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,854,391TotalAmt
Program Services$1,103,475ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,391ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$667,525FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$824,462TotalAmt
Program Services$483,409ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,219ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$291,834FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,228TotalAmt
Management And General$8,228ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,105TotalAmt
Management And General$66,105ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,349TotalAmt
Management And General$66,349ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$943,588TotalAmt
Program Services$542,879ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$92,923ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$307,786FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$168,869TotalAmt
Fundraising$168,869FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$338,668TotalAmt
Program Services$205,487ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,245ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$115,936FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,433,429TotalAmt
Program Services$1,073,994ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$97,234ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$262,201FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,086,012TotalAmt
Program Services$635,045ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,644ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$396,323FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,452TotalAmt
Program Services$19,657ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,599ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,196FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,046,961TotalAmt
Program Services$1,928,168ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,394ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$104,399FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,515TotalAmt
Management And General$74,515ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CLASSROOM MATERIALS$117,883,664$117,883,664
CREDIT CARD FEES$1,526,134$1,526,134
BAD DEBT EXPENSE$91,000$91,000
MISCELLANEOUS$32,774$32,774

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,659TotalAmt
Program Services$8,336ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,703ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,620FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,500,343TotalAmt
Program Services$131,840,257ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,445,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,214,127FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,132,426BOYAmt
EOY$10,328,101EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,700,837BOYAmt
EOY$71,706,614EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,613,889BOYAmt
EOY$23,408,165EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$466,910BOYAmt
EOY$1,017,627EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,832,822LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,761,368LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,239,219BOYAmt
EOY$4,071,454EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,128,437BOYAmt
EOY$4,944,807EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,832,841BOYAmt
EOY$7,841,052EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$371,250BOYAmt
EOY$371,250EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,485,809BOYAmt
EOY$123,689,070EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,065,455BOYAmt
EOY$3,816,355EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,065,455BOYAmt
EOY$3,816,355EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,389,729BOYAmt
EOY$80,282,451EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,030,625BOYAmt
EOY$39,590,264EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,420,354BOYAmt
EOY$119,872,715EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,485,809BOYAmt
EOY$123,689,070EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$18,549,783ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,902,578NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$121,005,009CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$149,840,171CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$148,408,048CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$147,777,790CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$157,631,539CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$724,662,557TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$121,005,009CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$149,840,171CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$148,408,048CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$147,777,790CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$157,631,539CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$724,662,557TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$44,934,915SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$679,727,642PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$348,887CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$341,558CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$811,023CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,055,892CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$288,086CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,845,446TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$727,508,003TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.93430PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91270PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,994,860OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,689,167DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,305,693BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$181,715OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$181,715DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,656,247OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,890,486DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,765,761BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,071,454TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (7 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVESTMENT FUND - GLOBAL EQUITIES$2,162,817F
INVESTMENT FUND - FIXED INCOME$1,201,369F
INVESTMENT FUND - SUSTAINABLE INVESTING$132,924F
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT - ABSOLUTE RETURN$3,089,650F
INVESTMENT FUND - MIDDLE MARKET LENDING$497,791F
CASH HELD FOR INVESTMENT$97,297F
INVESTMENT FUND - GROWTH STAGE PRIVATE EQUITY$659,204F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$7,841,052TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$230,846,134TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,902,578NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$70,959,779DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$72,862,357RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$157,983,777RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$66,349InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$66,349RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$158,050,126TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$210,393,773TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$70,959,779DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$70,959,779ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$139,433,994ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$66,349InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$66,349ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$139,500,343TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN -RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTS - FORM 990, PART X, LINE 12TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$4,788,810RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$4,788,810SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$4,788,810TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHARLES BEST
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$338,347$0$0$0$0$0$8,500$0$37,725$0$384,572$0$0$0
OLIVER HURST-HILLER
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$282,667$0$0$0$0$0$7,125$0$31,661$0$321,453$0$0$0
KATIE BISBEE
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$282,238$0$0$0$0$0$7,125$0$23,540$0$312,903$0$0$0
GEOFFREY HILL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$248,983$0$0$0$0$0$6,125$0$37,406$0$292,514$0$0$0
JULIA PRIETO
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$248,060$0$0$0$0$0$6,125$0$38,329$0$292,514$0$0$0
DANIEL BETZ
VP, PRODUCT & DESIGN$184,100$0$0$0$0$0$4,600$0$35,972$0$224,672$0$0$0
JINAN O'CONNOR
VP, ADVOACY & PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS$180,100$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$20,557$0$200,657$0$0$0
NANCY MOND
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING$172,115$0$0$0$0$0$4,200$0$21,526$0$197,841$0$0$0
DAVID CRANE
SENIOR STAFF ENGINEER$167,975$0$0$0$0$0$4,200$0$12,415$0$184,590$0$0$0
REBECCA WIDOM
DIRECTOR, DATA SCIENCE & ANALYTICS$166,198$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$20,783$0$186,981$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution26ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,287,136NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesQUOTED MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6IN ADDITION TO THE VOLUNTEER WORK DONE BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE MAJOR AREAS WHERE DONORSCHOOSE.ORG BENEFITS FROM VOLUNTEER HOURS IS IN OUR "TEACHERS AS SCREENERS AND OUR "DONOR APPRECIATION" INITIATIVES. 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 5DONORSCHOOSE.ORG EMPLOYED 187 PERSONS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2020 MANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE EITHER SEASONAL OR TEMPORARY WORKERS. AT JUNE 30, 2021, THE FULL TIME STAFF WAS 122.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 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 12CPERSONS 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 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO DECIDE ON THE SALARY FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND HIS DIRECT REPORTS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. AT THIS MEETING, THE COMMITTEE ALSO DECIDED ON THE BONUS, IF ANY, TO BE AWARDED TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMPLETED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL 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 24CLASSROOM 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.

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