Schools Transforming-Reinventing Inclusive Diverse & Equitable Syst
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Schools Transforming exists to support schools and districts as they engage in collective work to dismantle structures, policies practices that reinforce and reproduce disparate outcomes for BIPOC students.
- Income
- $86,427
- Spending
- $218,529
- Reserves
- 1.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 21 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 60% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 153% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (2)
- $198,339 spent. Schools Transforming provided training and facilitation supports to Elizabeth Public Schools in Elizabeth, NJ, working with 12 public schools to recognize and overcome inequities in instruction. STRIDES worked with more than 70 adults, serving over 9,900 public school students.
- $20,190 spent. STRIDES incurred overhead expenses to support its operation, including: Bookkeeping/Accounting at $4,149; Grant writing at $10,695; Insurance at $260; Lodging at $3,891; Meals at $67; Transportation (air fare and ground transportation) at $767; and Miscellaneous expenses such as Licenses, fees, and software at $361.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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