GOLDEN APPLE FOUNDATION FOR EXCELL… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1985

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

ALICIA WINCKLER

Phone

3124070006

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

GOLDEN APPLE FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, founded in 1985, is a mid-sized nonprofit that reported $12.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 28% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum.

Mission

TO INSPIRE, DEVELOP AND SUPPORT TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER EXCELLENCE IN ILLINOIS, ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOLS-OF-NEED.BECAUSE THE CRITICAL CONTRIBUTOR TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IS THE QUALITY OF THE TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM, GOLDEN APPLE PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL TEACHER PREPARATION FOR TEACHERS AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS. THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS OFFERING METHOD, RESOURCE AND MENTORSHIP, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO TRANSFORM TEACHERS AND TEACHING, ENRICHING BOTH STUDENT AND TEACHER LIVES.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $5,030,263 Revenue: $1,564,088

SCHOLARS OF ILLINOIS - THE SCHOLARS OF ILLINOIS PROGRAM IDENTIFIES TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND COLLEGE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES WHO HAVE THE PROMISE AND DRIVE TO BE EXCELLENT TEACHERS IN...

SCHOLARS OF ILLINOIS - THE SCHOLARS OF ILLINOIS PROGRAM IDENTIFIES TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND COLLEGE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES WHO HAVE THE PROMISE AND DRIVE TO BE EXCELLENT TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM PREPARES THEM FOR IMMEDIATE AND LASTING SUCCESS IN THE MOST CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS. THE PROGRAM WELCOMED OVER 4,000 STATEWIDE PARTICIPANTS AND IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE URGENT NEED FOR RESILIENT AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE TEACHERS SERVING ILLINOIS STUDENTS IN ECONOMICALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TUITION ASSISTANCE TO EACH FUTURE TEACHER WHILE THEY PURSUE AN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION. THE SCHOLARS PARTICIPATE IN A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF PRE-STUDENT-TEACHING INTERNSHIPS; MENTORING AND COURSE WORK DELIVERED BY GOLDEN APPLE AWARD-WINNING TEACHERS.

Program 2

Expenses: $2,152,345 Revenue: $73,004

ACCELERATORS - THE GOLDEN APPLE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM PROVIDES A PATH TO TEACHING FOR CAREER-CHANGERS AND COLLEGE SENIORS WHO COMMIT TO LIVING AND TEACHING IN TARGETED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE SOUTHERN...

Program 3

Expenses: $1,158,381 Revenue: $0

NEW MEXICO SCHOLAR PROGRAM WAS STARTED IN 2022.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $10,572,928

Program Service Revenue $1,637,092

Investment Income $218,830

Other Revenue $95,980

TOTAL REVENUE $12,524,830

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $2,486,548

Salaries & Benefits $4,760,745

Fundraising Expenses $253,907

Program Expenses $9,239,884

Other Expenses $5,197,245

TOTAL EXPENSES $12,444,538

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$12,524,830	$9,759,973	+0.3%
Expenses	$12,444,538	$10,628,697	+0.2%
Net Income	$80,292	$-868,724	-1.1%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

251

Volunteers

120

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$1,453,825

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
NANCY NORTHRIP	BOARD CHAIR	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
STACEY BOLTON	CO-VICE CHAIR/GOV COMM CH(BEG 7/2023)	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW ZAFIROVSKI	CO-VICE CHAIR/S&E COMM CH(BEG 7/2023)	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JOHN SMART	DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR (THRU 7/4/2023)	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY SEAMAN	TREASURER	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT NEWMAN	IMMED PAST CHAIR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ARNALDO RIVERA	DIRECTOR/CO-CHAIR OF DEV. COM.	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DAVID CHANDLER	DIRECTOR/CO-CHAIR OF DEV. COM.	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LAWRENCE BASS	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KONSTANTINE BOURLAS	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JEAN BUCKLEY	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GAIL WARD	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LOUIS CHIAPPETTA	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KAREN COX	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LINDA DARRAGH	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARK FULLER III	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN JOHNSON	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ERIN T MCKEIGHAN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
RICK PEREZ	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK QUINN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ALAN MATHER	PRESIDENT	40.00	Officer	$358,062	$32,098	$390,160
ALICIA WINCKLER	CEO	40.00	Officer	$306,806	$7,964	$314,770
NASIRU ABAYOMI IBRAHIM	VP OF FINANCE	40.00	Officer	$186,079	$23,424	$209,503
KESA THURMAN-STOVALL	CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER	40.00	Officer	$190,626	$9,141	$199,767
DAMARR SMITH	CHIEF OF STAFF	40.00	Officer	$158,982	$11,169	$170,151
CRISTEN LAIN	VP OF STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND EVALUATION	40.00	Officer	$154,972	$14,502	$169,474
NEAL GRIMES	SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SCHOLAR INSTITUTE & CURRICULUM	40.00	Highest	$120,060	$21,381	$141,441
JULIE ORTEGA-LUCERO	CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER - NEW MEXICO	40.00	Highest	$124,908	$15,020	$139,928
COREY RICHARDSON	DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP	40.00	Highest	$117,689	$16,347	$134,036
TALYIA EVE RIEMER	DIRECTOR OF PLACEMENT & ALUMNI RELATIONS	40.00	Highest	$119,073	$12,177	$131,250
ROZY PATEL	DIRECTOR OF MENTORING & TEACHER DEV	40.00	Highest	$110,180	$11,692	$121,872

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$12,524,830	$12,444,538	$10,632,017	$80,292
2022	$9,759,973	$10,628,697	$9,097,111	$-868,724
2021	$8,943,732	$8,165,527	$9,155,466	$778,205
2020	$6,660,643	$7,921,648	$9,272,652	$-1,261,005
2019	$10,378,518	$9,012,924	$8,431,874	$1,365,594
2018	$8,296,509	$8,254,633	$5,658,447	$41,876

GOLDEN APPLE FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING