Nonprofit · EIN 20-0153451
THE FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $13,557,221 | $10,298,227 | $3,258,994 | $12,197,748 | $769,178 | $11,428,570 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $6,804,641 | $5,801,374 | $1,003,267 | $8,588,232 | $470,108 | $8,118,124 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,471,465 | $5,577,924 | -$1,106,459 | $8,508,049 | $770,469 | $7,737,580 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,037,514
- of which government grants
- $1,103,803
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $214,705
- Net income from fundraising events
- $305,002
- Other revenue
- $305,002
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $9,080,720
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $232,600
- Other salaries and wages
- $450,639
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $783,400
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $245
- Accounting fees
- $103,698
- Occupancy
- $44,917
- Travel
- $16,715
- Program services (functional)
- $9,237,780
- Management and general (functional)
- $686,708
- Fundraising (functional)
- $373,739
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,588,232
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,197,748
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $769,178
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,428,570
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,761,433
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,111,811
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,316,759
- Gross receipts
- $13,685,197
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHRYN EPPS ROBERSON | CEO Officer | 40 | $235,300 |
| KATHERINE E RUBINO | VP OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,220 |
| ED ZIMMERMAN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID THOMAS | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT W BOGLE | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SYLVIE GALLIER HOWARD | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT ARCHIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH BETHEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHELDON M BONOVITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALIYA CATANCH-BRADLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMLIME CHEK-TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAROLD HONICKMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH LEAPHART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GINA A MONTANA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE W NAIDOFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER RICE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD VAGUE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD WORLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA COPPADGE WRIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH GALBALLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE E RUBINO | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 40 | $168,111 | $24,718 |
| KATHRYN EPPS ROBERSON | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $99,846 | $4,771 |
| ED ZIMMERMANN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID THOMAS | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT W BOGLE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SYLVIE GALLIER HOWARD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAROLD HONICKMAN | FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINA MONTANA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT L ARCHIE ESQUIRE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN BLOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH BETHEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELDON M BONOVITZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD VAGUE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE NAIDOFF | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV BONNIE CAMARDA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMLINE CHEK-TAYLOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER S RICE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALIYA CATANCH-BRADLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD WORLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN JACOBSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH LEAPHART | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONNA FRISBY-GREENWOOD | CEO, FORMER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $152,628 | $38,784 |
| KATHERINE E RUBINO | VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 40 | $158,948 | $13,842 |
| JOHN BARBER | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, FORMER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,484 | $18,775 |
| ED ZIMMERMAN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OTIS D HACKNEY III | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT W BOGLE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SYLVIE GALLIER HOWARD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAROLD HONICKMAN | FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINA MONTANA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT L ARCHIE ESQUIRE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN BLOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH BETHEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD VAGUE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHA PERELMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE NAIDOFF | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV BONNIE CAMARDA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMLINE CHEK-TAYLOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM-AN HERNANDEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER S RICE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CONSTANCE H WILLIAMS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALIYA CATANCH-BRADLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD WORLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELDON M BONOVITZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 30 S 17TH ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-4001
- In care of
- % DONNA FRISBY-GREENWOOD
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KATHRYN EPPS ROBERSON, 30 SOUTH 17TH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
- Signed the 990
- KATHRYN EPPS ROBERSON, CEO
- Phone
- (215) 979-7101
- Website
- WWW.THEFUNDSDP.ORG
- Return prepared by
- O'CONNELL & COMPANY LLC
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA.
Program accomplishments
- TO FACILITATE INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL GIVING TO CREATE A PERMANENT SOURCE OF PHILANTHROPIC CAPITAL TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA, ITS LEADERS, ITS TEACHERS, AND ITS STUDENTS.Expenses $9,237,780 · grants $9,080,720 · revenue $13,557,221
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-0153451
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,197,748
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,685,197
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $13,557,221 | $10,298,227 | $12,197,748 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $6,804,641 | $5,801,374 | $8,588,232 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,471,465 | $5,577,924 | $8,508,049 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $5,270,828 | $5,714,893 | $9,139,562 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-0153451).
Questions about THE FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA
- What is the EIN of THE FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA is 20-0153451.
- Is THE FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to THE FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KATHRYN EPPS ROBERSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $235,300 (KATHRYN EPPS ROBERSON, CEO).
- How much revenue does THE FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,557,221, expenses of $10,298,227 and total assets of $12,197,748 at year end.
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