Communities in Schools of Greater Greensboro Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To prevent under-resourced children from dropping out or failing in school by surrounding them with a community of support at the school house to include tutoring, mentoring, case management, afterschool and other enrichment activities, school- to- career assistance, emergency assistance, etc.
- Income
- $479,785
- Spending
- $591,972
- Spent on programs
- 70%
- Reserves
- 4.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 68%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 100
- Highest pay
- $97,517, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 23% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 50% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1569% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2525 of 25 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $201,494 spent. Drop-Out Prevention Surround students at risk of failing or dropping out of school with a community of support empowering them to stay in school and prepare for life. We connect tutors, mentors, health and human services, enrichment activities, food, clothing, and shelter. For our case managed students, we conducted 1,011 report card review, 831 urgent care referrals, 8,698 attendance reviews. 233 case-managed participants maintained or improved attendance; 301 promoted on time; 46/47 graduated on time. Served 310 case managed students and an additional 1,323 whole school.
- $117,855 spent. African-American Male Mentoring Initiative Through school and community based mentoring AAMI will provide young men with a one on one relationship with a caring adult, group mentoring and safe places to improve soft skills, life skills and pro social behavior. Participants received 2,289 mentoring sessions, 22 home visits, 24 credit and course checks, and 20 mentee trainings. 37 of the boys reported a supportive relationship with a caring adult with 70 students served.
- $91,789 spent. Success At Schools After School One of the only school-based, after school programs that exposes students to a diverse menu of programming to include robotics, culinary arts, fine arts, graphic design, sports, music, etiquete, dance, STEAM, nutrition, cheerleading, scouting, sign language, carpentry, and community theatre with 843 students served.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1988.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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