Building Equity Sooner for Tomorrow
Building Equity Sooner for Tomorrow reported $14.2 million in revenue and $14.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $100.00 went to program services, $0.00 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.5% of the total. Government grants made up 95.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $270,993 (SECRETARY). Revenue fell 39% 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 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
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 100.0% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 95.5% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 95.5% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $270,993 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.91% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.0 | 13.3 |
| 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe articles of incorporation and bylaws of the taxpayer provided that the taxpayer has been organized exclusively to: (1) acquire, construct, finance, pledge, improve, maintain, operate, manage, lease and dispose of school buildings and other public education facilities for the use and benefit of the greenville county school district and (2)encourage and promote the public education through cooperative arrangements with governmental entities and organizations exempt under sec 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code that provide public education in greenville county, sc
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here6 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–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 11aNo
- 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 50
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Every number above is copied from Building Equity Sooner for Tomorrow's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Building Equity Sooner for Tomorrow, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Building Equity Sooner for Tomorrow spent in FY2025, $100.00 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Building Equity Sooner for Tomorrow's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Building Equity Sooner for Tomorrow reported that 100.0% of its $14.2 million in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Building Equity Sooner for Tomorrow pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Building Equity Sooner for Tomorrow reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $270,993, for the role of SECRETARY (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Building Equity Sooner for Tomorrow get its money?
Of $14.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.5% came from contributions and grants (including 95.5% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Building Equity Sooner for Tomorrow a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 56-2259920 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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 202611819349301526 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540249349301124 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420169349303257 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202233069349301548 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202132799349300808 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111169349300776 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 56-2259920: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.