COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

532 RIVERSIDE AVE3-OH, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202-4914

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

LEON BAXTON

Signed the 990

LEON BAXTON, CHIEF EXEC OFFICER

Phone

(904) 344-3900

Website

WWW.CISJAX.ORG

Return prepared by

CORNELIUS LEONE & CAMPBELL

Mission

TO SURROUND STUDENTS AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT WITH CARING ADULTS EMBEDDED IN SCHOOLS WHO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT WITH SAFE PLACES TO LEARN AND GROW, A FOCUS ON GRADUATION TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL FUTURES WITH A MARKETABLE SKILLS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BACK.

Program accomplishments

• CIS WORKS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM TO HELP STUDENTS FIND NEW PATHS TO SUCCESS THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT, LITERACY, AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO KEEP STUDENTS ON TRACK FOR GRADUATION WHILE CONNECTING THEM TO RESOURCES THAT SERVE THE NEEDS OF THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY. SITE COORDINATORS ARE EMBEDDED DIRECTLY INTO 37 DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH LOW-INCOME, DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AT-RISK OF FALLING BEHIND OR DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL. THE CASE MANAGEMENT DIVISION IS COMPRISED OF FOUR PROGRAMS: STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM, ACHIEVERS FOR LIFE, AND GEAR UP. THE STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (SEP), WHICH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE HAS OPERATED SINCE ITS INCEPTION, FOLLOWS THE NATIONAL CIS MODEL THAT USES EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT TO HELP THEM STAY IN SCHOOL, GRADUATE AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN LIFE. AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, ADDITIONAL FOCUS IS PLACED ON COLLEGE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. FULL-TIME SITE COORDINATORS WORK INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUP SESSIONS WITH ABOUT 75 STUDENTS AT EACH SCHOOL THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TO ADVOCATE, MENTOR, AND COUNSEL THEM. HOME VISITS AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ARE ESSENTIAL PARTS OF THE PROGRAM, AND SITE COORDINATORS CONNECT STUDENTS TO NEEDED COMMUNITY RESOURCES. HUNDREDS OF OTHER STUDENTS ARE REACHED THROUGH SCHOOLWIDE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SITE COORDINATORS, SUCH AS CAREER FAIRS, MEN'S AND LADIES' SEMINARS, LITERACY PROGRAMS, AND PARENT EVENTS. IN THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, SEP PROVIDED SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 904 STUDENTS. THESE STUDENTS ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING: GPA IN 6TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE - 3.06; 71% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL; 90% HAS NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 88% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 37% MALE, 63% FEMALE; RACE: 1% AMERICAN INDIAN, 1% ASIAN, 73% BLACK, 7% HISPANIC, 4% MULTI, AND 14% WHITE. BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES SITE COORDINATORS WHO WORK WITH STUDENTS CURRENTLY OVER-AGE FOR THEIR GRADE LEVEL. THE 536 STUDENTS IN THIS PROGRAM ACHIEVED: GPA IN 6TH THROUGH 12 GRADE - 2.40; 39% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL; 66% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 61% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 55% MALE, 45% FEMALE; RACE: 1% ASIAN, 77% BLACK, 5% HISPANIC, 10% MULTI, AND 7% WHITE. ACHIEVERS FOR LIFE (AFL) IS A DROPOUT PREVENTION INITIATIVE DEVELOPED AND FUNDED BY THE UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE AND JEWISH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. AFL TARGETS SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS EXHIBITING RISK FACTORS OF SCHOOL DISENGAGEMENT INCLUDING LOW GPAS, LOW FCAT SCORES AND EXCESSIVE ABSENCES, FOR WHOM CIS PROVIDES FAMILY SUPPORT, A MENTOR AND ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE. OF THE 1,159 STUDENTS SERVED: GPA IN 6TH THROUGH 8TH GRADE - 2.75; 68% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL; 84% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 71% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; MALE - 47%, 53% FEMALE; RACE: 1% AMERICAN INDIAN, 1% ASIAN, 68% BLACK, 12% HISPANIC, 5% MULTI, AND 13% WHITE. GEAR UP, A SEVEN-YEAR FEDERAL PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WORKS WITH A COHORT OF STUDENTS STARTING IN 7TH GRADE AND CONTINUES WITH THESE STUDENTS THROUGH 12TH GRADE PLUS ONE YEAR OF POST- SECONDARY EDUCATION. OF THE 527 STUDENTS SERVED IN THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR: GPA IN 10TH GRADE - 2.66; 39% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL; 80% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 79% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 51% MALE, 49% FEMALE; RACE: 1% AMERICAN INDIAN, 1% ASIAN, 68% BLACK, 15% HISPANIC, 5% MULTI, AND 10% WHITE.
  Expenses $3,850,324 · revenue $4,846,210
• COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE OFFERS A QUALITY, FREE, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN COMPLETE THEIR HOMEWORK UNDER CERTIFIED TEACHER SUPERVISION AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES LIKE SPORTS, SYMPHONY AND ROBOTICS. FOR STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THREE HOURS EACH DAY AND FOCUSES ON SIX CORE AREAS - ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, SPORTS AND RECREATION, LIFE SKILLS, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT, PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. EACH AFTERNOON, STUDENTS ARE WELCOMED INTO A GENERAL MEETING PLACE, CHECKED IN BY QUALITY AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF AND ENJOY A NUTRITIOUS SNACK. STUDENTS THEN SPEND UP TO 75 MINUTES EACH DAY WORKING ON ACADEMICS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A CERTIFIED TEACHER AND AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS. AFTER ACADEMICS, STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CHEERLEADING, DANCE, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND SPORTS. EACH OF THESE ACTIVITIES IS LED BY HIGHLY QUALIFIED AFTER-SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE BACKGROUND SCREENED BY DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. CERTAIN AFTERSCHOOL SITES ARE ABLE TO OFFER UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS. THE JUMP START STRINGS PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, ALLOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEARN AND PLAY STRING INSTRUMENTS WHILE BEING INSTRUCTED BY THE SYMPHONY MUSICIANS. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO PERFORM FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. OTHER UNIQUE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ROBOTICS, ANIMATION AND VIDEO PRODUCTION. AFTER STUDENTS COMPLETE THESE ACTIVITIES, THEY GATHER TOGETHER TO ENJOY A NUTRITIOUS DINNER AND THEN ARE DISMISSED AND PICKED UP BY PARENTS OR APPROVED GUARDIANS. OF THE 2,129 STUDENTS SERVED IN THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR: GPA - 2.86; 73% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS; 91% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 84% HAD NO OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 49% MALE, 51% FEMALE; RACE: 1% AMERICAN INDIAN; 1% ASIAN/PACIFIC, 72% BLACK, 10% HISPANIC, 4% MULTI, AND 12% WHITE. CIS SERVES AN ADDITIONAL 218 STUDENTS IN THE HOPE = SUCCESS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM IN 6 HIGH SCHOOLS.
  Expenses $4,583,718 · revenue $5,769,297
• SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1999, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE'S AMERICORPS DUVAL READS LITERACY PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED INTENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP LITERACY TUTORING FOR UNDERPERFORMING STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHO ARE READING AT ONE OR MORE GRADE LEVELS BELOW THEIR CLASS. AMERICORPS MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN A RIGOROUS TWO-WEEK TRAINING AND ORIENTATION TO LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS IN NEED OF LITERACY TUTORING. TRAINING CONSISTS OF MEMBERS LEARNING THE COMMON CORE STANDARDS AND UTILIZING THE STARS LITERACY CURRICULUM TO HELP SUPPORT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. ONCE THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS, MEMBERS ENGAGE THE SCHOOL STAFF AND PRINCIPALS TO HELP IDENTIFY STUDENTS WHO NEED LITERACY TUTORING AS INDICATED BY READING ASSESSMENT SCORES. STUDENT READING ACHIEVEMENT IS MEASURED THROUGH CIS'S PARTNERSHIP WITH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS). THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, STUDENTS AND AMERICORPS TUTORS WORK WITH DCPS-PROVIDED PROGRAMS ACHIEVE3000 AND I-READY TO DETERMINE THEIR STATUS AND PROGRESS IN MATH AND READING. THE DATA IS USED TO IDENTIFY LOW-LEVEL READERS, CREATE A TARGET DATA BASELINE OF STUDENT READING SKILLS AND COMPARE THE PRE- AND POST- TEST SCORES TO MEASURE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR. THE PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE TO PROVIDE 90 MINUTES EACH WEEK OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LITERACY TUTORING TO AT LEAST 400 UNDERPERFORMING READERS AND FOR 80% OF THESE READERS TO ACHIEVE READING IMPROVEMENT WITH 70% BEING PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL. THE 1,141 STUDENTS IN THE LITERACY PROGRAM ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING IN THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR: 68% MISSED LESS THAN 21 DAYS OF SCHOOL; 97% HAD NO IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 91% HAD NO OUT- OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS; 59% MALE, 41% FEMALE; RACE: 1% AMERICAN INDIAN, 74% BLACK, 12% HISPANIC, 2% MULTI, 1% PACIFIC, AND 10% WHITE. OVERALL, 90% OF STUDENTS IMPROVED IN THEIR LITERACY SCORES AND 91% OF STUDENTS WERE PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE.
  Expenses $733,395 · revenue $923,088

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.

IRS record

EIN

59-3027895

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

1991

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Education (B95Z)

Assets (IRS master file)

$7,870,934

Income (IRS master file)

$11,945,439

Filing history

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 59-3027895).

Questions about COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE

What is the EIN of COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE?

The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE is 59-3027895.

Is COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.

Are donations to COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE 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 COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE 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 COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE 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 COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LEON BAXTON.

Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 30 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $193,594 (LEON BAXTON, CHIEF EXEC O).

How much revenue does COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF JACKSONVILLE have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $11,945,439, expenses of $10,343,612 and total assets of $7,870,934 at year end.

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