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Blueprints reported $27.0 million in revenue and $27.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.22 went to program services, $9.70 to management and general costs and $0.08 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.9% of the total. Government grants made up 98.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $230,305 (CEO). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 17% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $27MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $27MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.2% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.9% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 98.0% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.6% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $230,305 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.85% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.9 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEducation: our strategy is to build community capacity to ensure that all low income children have access to high quality education to meet their maximum potential and to improve the literacy skills of all adults at all ability levels to gain the proficiency necessary to enhance their roles as citizens, workers, and family members. We provide early childhood education in classrooms, public schools, and home based models. Adult education is provided to improve skills and obtain geds. Pre-k counts prepares young children for a smooth transition into kindergarten and grade school by providing…
Building futures: building futures provides a depth of service that changes people's lives and sustains those changes over time. Services are structured to enable clients to build upon tangible outcomes they achieve. Ccf services focus on skill building and stablizing low income households in crisis. Literacy skills focus on parenting and family education. Programs range from rent and mortgage assistance programs to financial literacy and credit counseling to asset building programs to job search support
Connect children & families: ccf provides a safe, nurturing place for children in need and is dedicated to the growth, development and empowerment of individuals and families in pennsylvania and west virginia. Services provided include a foster care program, adoptive services, independent living, a visitation program, an after school program, and various counseling services for individuals, at- risk families, and/or foster care families
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $221,387 | $0 | $8,918 | $230,305 |
| V.P. OF H.R. Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $174,679 | $0 | $30,170 | $204,849 |
| V.P. OF FINA Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $168,188 | $0 | $29,902 | $198,090 |
| CONTROLLER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $134,128 | $0 | $9,317 | $143,445 |
| PROGRAM DIRE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,191 | $0 | $27,538 | $135,729 |
| PROGRAM DIRE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $109,755 | $0 | $12,534 | $122,289 |
| CSO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $99,421 | $0 | $18,228 | $117,649 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Blueprints (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $759K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5412
- Volunteers Part I, line 6595
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| LITTLE RASCALS EARLY LEARNING CENTER Education | $165,240 |
| KID BIZ LLC Child care | $156,060 |
| SERVICEMASTER OF MON VALLEY Janitorial | $105,565 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Blueprints totaling $150K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Blueprints's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Blueprints, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Blueprints's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Blueprints reported that 90.2% of its $27.1 million in expenses went to program services, 9.7% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Blueprints pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Blueprints reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $230,305, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Blueprints get its money?
Of $27.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.9% came from contributions and grants (including 98.0% from government grants) and 0.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Blueprints a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 25-1153028 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202611339349306926 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541289349302904 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431359349304068 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301329349304525 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201339349307980 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120709349301662 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 25-1153028: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.