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US nonprofit · EIN 932247356 · Chicago, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 932247356) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

School Boards for Academic Excellence

Donations deductible
Revenue
$613k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$949k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$710k
$77k liabilities
Net assets
$634k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
3.4 years on average
Staff
2
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
3
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

School Boards for Academic Excellence's network

3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Amy O Cooke ChairBoard Chair2023
3 yrs
Lance ChristensenBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Ward CassidyBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
David HoytExecutive Director40$170k
Amy O CookeBoard Chair1$0
Ward CassidyBoard Member1$0
Lance ChristensenBoard Member1$0

Colorado roster

8 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253037107). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
David HilburnDirector of Development and Communications
Samantha WrightBearing Tree
Jon RussellDirector of Network Engagement
David Hoyt
Amy O. CookeBoard Chair
David HoytExecutive Director/President
Lance ChristensenBoard Treasurer
Ward CassidyBoard Member

About

Legal name
School Boards for Academic Excellence
EIN
932247356
Address
300 S Riverside PLZ Ste 1625, Chicago, IL, 60606-9906
State
Illinois
Mission
To restore academic excellence and parental rights in the american education system by building a national network of state-based organizations and school board members dedicated to reforming policies and practices that improve student outcomes in america's school districts. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
R01 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2023
Principal officer
David Hoyt (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2023
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsAmy O Cooke
≥3years on the filingsLance Christensen
≥3years on the filingsWard Cassidy

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$710k
Total liabilities
$77k
Net assets or fund balances
$634k
Contributions and grants received
$613k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$7k
Employees
2