Avid Center
Avid Center reported $86.4 million in revenue and $84.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $87.90 went to program services, $11.95 to management and general costs and $0.15 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 84.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,095,046 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 187 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 9% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $84MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $86MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.9% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.0% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 5.3% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 84.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,095,046 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.30% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 187 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 16.6 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 10 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseTo deliver on its mission, avid (advancement via individual determination) has developed a programmatic model that 7,400 schools in 46 states and the district of columbia are implementing along with schools in the U.S. Virgin islands, canada, and australia and with dodea. We provide direct ongoing support to all implementing schools and districts. We also deliver three-day face-to-face trainings for educators in various roles to guide them in implementing and sustaining avid, honing their practices, and improving their systems. We hold these trainings across the country in the summer
Avid also conducts two-day face-to-face trainings locally or regionally as well as two-day virtual trainings for educators in various roles to implement and sustain avid, hone their practices, and improve their systems. These two-day trainings are held during the school year and in the summer
Avid provides year-long, multi-session trainings district directors who oversee the avid implementation in their district. The trainings are designed to equip the district directors to lead and sustain the avid implementations in their district
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 AND CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $984,896 | $0 | $110,150 | $1,095,046 |
| CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $347,035 | $0 | $64,842 | $411,877 |
| CHIEF ENGAGEMENT OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $302,012 | $0 | $50,209 | $352,221 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $285,259 | $0 | $44,372 | $329,631 |
| VICE PRESIDENT Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $256,831 | $0 | $41,882 | $298,713 |
| VICE PRESIDENT Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $244,822 | $0 | $35,062 | $279,884 |
| GENERAL COUNSEL Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $240,322 | $0 | $36,932 | $277,254 |
| HEAD OF TEACHING & LEARNING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $235,641 | $0 | $33,593 | $269,234 |
187 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Avid Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.5M (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
2024 · 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–1b10 · 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5942
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| WHITEBOARD ADVISORS LLC Consulting | $152,292 |
| VERUS INVESTMENTS Consulting | $126,736 |
| ALDRICH CPAS AND ADVISORS LLP Cpa services | $115,955 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to Avid Center totaling $23,842 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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Questions people ask
How much of Avid Center's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Avid Center reported that 87.9% of its $84.4 million in expenses went to program services, 12.0% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Avid Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Avid Center reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $1,095,046, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Avid Center get its money?
Of $86.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 5.3% came from contributions and grants and 84.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Avid Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 33-0522594 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (amended), object 202632679349300533 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413189349305761 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202433189349305563 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021 (amended), object 202433189349305733 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123069349302822 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202032959349300943 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 33-0522594: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.