Expanded Schools Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
134004600
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
6469438700
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,723,631
Expenses
$14,649,405
Assets
$19,964,598
Liabilities
$7,061,813

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

29 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SASKIA TRAILL (PRESIDENT & CEO)
  • JESSICA DONNER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS)
  • MELANIE D OJEFUA (VICE PRESIDENT, HIGH IMPACT TUTORING)

Highest reported compensation

  • SASKIA TRAILL (PRESIDENT & CEO): $325,011 total reported compensation
  • RASHIDA LADNER SEWARD (CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER): $264,032 total reported compensation
  • CHIRAG SHAH (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $243,865 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of this organization is to ensure that all young people in New York city have access to enriching programs that affirm their identities, teach them valuable skills, and spark new possibilities in and out of the school day.

What it reported doing in 2024

Expanded learning : expanded schools supported a network of schools and community organizations that offered afterschool, tutoring, and career-connected learning. Using our fy 2025 methodology, we served 57,000 students, grades k- 12, in more than 1,083 programs. Expanded provided curricula, professional development, coaching, and evaluation services in areas such as youth development; literacy, science, and career exposure activities; and building strong school/community partnerships. Expanded schools shared lessons learned from research and practice with policymakers and educators to advance understanding of the benefits of afterschool, expanding learning, high-impact tutoring, and career-connected learning in collaboration with community partners.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 65% for direct work, and 35% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 97
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.3%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 80.7%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.96 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 98.8%; rating input score 99; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 95.5%; rating input score 95; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.7%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.36; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.8% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.3% of revenue deployed · 80.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 22 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $11.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $325K · 29 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $116K reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 35 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 60 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 52 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 41/100.