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Fidelis Educational Net
Fidelis Educational Net reported $11.3 million in revenue and $142,789 in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $0.21 went to program services, $99.79 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. Revenue rose 106% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $143KFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 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 $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 99.8% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 100.0% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11,991.8 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 5 | 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 expenseEntity owns real estate that houses elementary and high schools around mexico. The real estate is owned by mexican entities which are subsidiaries of four disregarded companies: atlantic commerce company I, llc, forest company, llc, genesis company I, llc, and optimus company I, llc. These disregarded entities are reported on part x as program investments. By funding these mexican subsidiaries, Fidelis Educational Net carries its mission of combating rural and urban poverty with educational and vocational programs. Organization did not have program activities during this year
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–1b5 · 5 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 65
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Every number above is copied from Fidelis Educational Net's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Fidelis Educational Net, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Fidelis Educational Net spent in 2024, $0.21 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Fidelis Educational Net's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Fidelis Educational Net reported that 0.2% of its $142,789 in expenses went to program services, 99.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does Fidelis Educational Net get its money?
Of $11.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 100.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Fidelis Educational Net a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 42-1747258 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503219349317625 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202540319349300814 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303199349324300 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223199349321332 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202231309349302213 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003219349319740 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 42-1747258: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.