Great Oaks Foundation
Great Oaks Foundation reported $18.4 million in revenue and $14.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $93.16 went to program services, $5.55 to management and general costs and $1.29 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 62.2% of the total. Government grants made up 55.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $280,654 (PRESIDENT). 11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 99% 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 $14MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $18MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 93.2% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.6% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 62.2% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 55.1% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 37.1% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $280,654 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.01% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 11 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.6 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 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 expenseGreat Oaks Foundation ("go") recruits, trains, and supports a corps of young adults who are placed in partner schools where they intensively tutor students as a part of a year of service through the federal americorps program. Go calls its tutors "fellows" to encompass the several roles they play to instruct, mentor, and develop the students with whom they are matched. During the 2024-2025 school year, go placed over 283 tutors at schools in new york, new jersey, and connecticut, serving over 3,400 students. Go provides housing to the tutors placed in its partner schools. Go offers communal…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $264,348 | $0 | $16,306 | $280,654 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,200 | $0 | $33,488 | $179,688 |
| VICE PRESIDENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $175,607 | $0 | $248 | $175,855 |
| CHIEF EQUITY OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,373 | $0 | $32,140 | $172,513 |
| CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $151,951 | $0 | $10,730 | $162,681 |
| SENIOR BUSINESS MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,231 | $0 | $17,536 | $138,767 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $119,543 | $0 | $18,069 | $137,612 |
| PHILANTHROPY & SPECIAL INITIATIVES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $126,096 | $0 | $10,756 | $136,852 |
11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Great Oaks Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $750K (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–1b9 · 9 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 5435
- Volunteers Part I, line 610
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| MC GOWAN BUILDERS INC Architecture/construction | $883,681 |
| IDEAS UNITED LLC Recruitment/marketing | $216,648 |
| AUGENBLICK PALALCH AND ASSOCIATES Program consulting | $138,125 |
| STYRDER CORP DBA HANDSHAKE Networking/recruiting | $135,000 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Great Oaks Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Great Oaks Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Great Oaks Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Great Oaks Foundation reported that 93.2% of its $14.0 million in expenses went to program services, 5.6% to management and general and 1.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Great Oaks Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Great Oaks Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $280,654, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Great Oaks Foundation get its money?
Of $18.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 62.2% came from contributions and grants (including 55.1% from government grants) and 37.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Great Oaks Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 27-5281234 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 202631339349305913 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541359349300509 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401369349317995 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311369349300801 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211379349301001 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111379349305456 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 27-5281234: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.