Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,130,617 | 1,870,608 | 3,802,087 | 4,192,509 | 2,955,978 | 13,951,799 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 1,130,617 | 1,870,608 | 3,802,087 | 4,192,509 | 2,955,978 | 13,951,799 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 6,142,776 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 7,809,023 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,130,617 | 1,870,608 | 3,802,087 | 4,192,509 | 2,955,978 | 13,951,799 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 5,504 | 782 | 9,187 | 70,579 | 159,656 | 245,708 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 5,701 | 1,026 | 1,160 | 7,887 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 14,205,394 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| Software ID: | 24020486 |
| Software Version: | 2024v5.2 |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | Iris Jong, the Chief Operating Officer (functioning as Chief Financial Officer), reviews the draft Form 990 with the CEO and Board Finance Committee prior to final approval, with a comment/feedback period of ~2 weeks. All Board members and the CEO are emailed a copy of the final Form 990 prior to filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | "Members of the Board are covered under the conflict of interest policy; all members must sign a Conflict of Interest Policy & Form. Duty To Disclose: In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of committees with governing board-delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. Determining Whether a Conflict of Interest Exists: After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he or she shall leave the governing board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. Procedures for Addressing the Conflict of Interest: An interested person may make a presentation at the governing board or committee meeting, but after the presentation, he or she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. The chair of the governing board or committee shall, if appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. After exercising due diligence, the governing board or committee shall determine whether the organization can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the governing board or committee shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the organization's best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination, it shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement. Violations of the Conflicts-of-Interest Policy: If the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, it shall inform the member of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after hearing the member's response and after making further investigation as warranted by the circumstances, the governing board or committee determines the member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, it shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. " |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a | "Every 3 years in Q3 starting 2023 (2026, 2029, 2031, etc.), following the release of the yearly Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits (FPNCAN) salary survey, we run a market comparison analysis and update salary band midpoints as needed. Every year in Q3 following the release of the yearly Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits (FPNCAN) salary survey, we: 1) Assess midpoints and Level assignments for "in flux" roles, i.e. roles whose complexity and scope may have fluctuated in the past year. (These roles primarily include Level 4+ IC and leadership roles whose scope may have grown with our org size, budget, complexity, etc.) 2) Consider a % increase across all salary midpoints based on both organization budget and macro factors, such as regional core inflation over the previous twelve months. -- Such salary adjustments are made at the discretion of Rivet School leadership and are not guaranteed. Furthermore, adjustment amounts will reference, but not necessarily strictly align, core inflation %s. Salaries are determined by placement on our Career Framework, as determined by a team member's Performance Evaluation, led by their Manager (in the CEO's case, the Board). The Career Framework lays out different Levels, Grades, and Steps for each functional role, corresponding to a level of responsibility and performance. For Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Manassero: - On 2/2/24, the Rivet School Board of Directors unanimously approved an adjustment to Jeff's salary to $192,050, backpaid to 1/1/24. They also unanimously approved a title change to CEO (Chief Executive Officer). To arrive at the salary amount, we inputted the 2023 Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits Executive Director numbers into our Executive Compensation Model -- We weighted the 75th percentile salary numbers at 60%, and the median salary numbers at 40% -- We weighted the following factors, summing to 100%: - FTE 16 to 40 - 30% - Annual budget $2,500,000 - 4,999,999 - 25% - Annual budget $5,000,000 - 8,999,999 - 25% - Geographic location Alameda / Contra Costa - 10% - Field Social service: one major program - 10% Ted Williams, Board Chair, signed a compensation change letter on 2/2/24." |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b | "Every 3 years in Q3 starting 2023 (2026, 2029, 2031, etc.), following the release of the yearly Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits (FPNCAN) salary survey, we run a market comparison analysis and update salary band midpoints as needed. Every year in Q3 following the release of the yearly Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits (FPNCAN) salary survey, we: 1) Assess midpoints and Level assignments for "in flux" roles, i.e. roles whose complexity and scope may have fluctuated in the past year. (These roles primarily include Level 4+ IC and leadership roles whose scope may have grown with our org size, budget, complexity, etc.) 2) Consider a % increase across all salary midpoints based on both organization budget and macro factors, such as regional core inflation over the previous twelve months. -- Such salary adjustments are made at the discretion of Rivet School leadership and are not guaranteed. Furthermore, adjustment amounts will reference, but not necessarily strictly align, core inflation %s. Salaries are determined by placement on our Career Framework, as determined by a team member's Performance Evaluation, led by their Manager (in the CEO's case, the Board). The Career Framework lays out different Levels, Grades, and Steps for each functional role, corresponding to a level of responsibility and performance. For Level 7 Executive roles (CEO, COO, CGO, CPO), we: - Use the Rivet School Career Framework Backup "Executive Model," which directly ties to inputs from the FPNCAN -- Social service: one major program -- $2,500,000 - 4,999,999 -- $5,000,000 - 8,999,999 -- Employees: 16 to 40 - For Executive roles, midpoints should be around the 60th-70th percentile of comparable Northern CA nonprofit salaries - As of 2024, our model weights: -- Median comparables: 60% -- 75th percentile comparables: 40% -- = ~60th percentile - Sanity check by reviewing peer organization 990 filings Nora Maxwell, Chief Growth Officer: On 1/1/24, salary adjustment to $135,000 due to advancement to Level 7, Step 1 as result of 5-year performance evaluation. Iris Jong, Chief Operating Officer: On 3/30/24, salary adjustment to $164,935.00 due to advancement to Level 7, Grade C, Step 1 as result of 6-year performance evaluation. Sandra Maxwell, Chief Program Officer: On 2/22/24, starting salary set at $135,000." |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | Copies of documents shall be made available upon request. |
| Page 2, Part III, 4a - Program Accomplishments | Cont'd from Page 2: Thanks to our strong team of managers, we maintained a remarkable 97% voluntary retention rate and high levels of satisfaction, with scores like "My manager creates a trusting and open environment" receiving an impressive quarterly average of 4.8 out of 5, and "I would recommend Rivet School as a great place to work" achieving a noteworthy quarterly average of 4.7 out of 5, with a 100% response rate each quarter. Over 2024, we expanded our presence into two new communities - Chicago and New Orleans - and made strategic investments to create new pathways to college for recent high school graduates and for working adults in the healthcare sector. This multi-faceted growth strategy is already yielding results: we enrolled over 400 fellows throughout 2024. Referral partnerships with employers, K-12 schools, and CBOs continue to be one of our most consistent and effective strategies to find, recruit, and enroll Rivet School fellows, driving more than 100 of our 287 new enrollments in 2024. Our Growth team generated over 3,400 leads in 2024, and our Admissions team set new records this year by confirming 69 fellows for our September Onboarding group and 54 for our November Onboarding group - a significant increase from our average of 36 Onboarding starts per deadline in 2023. A majority of these fellows are successfully completing Onboarding and enrolling - our average retention from Onboarding through to successful enrollment is up to 65% in 2024 compared to 57% in 2023. As of 12/31/24, Rivet School had served 744 students, with a total composite of 469 enrolled students (including Onboarding, Active, and Paused). Over the summer, our team proudly reached a significant milestone with the graduation of our 100th BA fellow. As of 12/31/24, we've conferred 106 AA degrees and 134 BA degrees. Among graduated students, our median time to a BA degree is 2.6 years. 75% of our graduates have secured a "strong job" (either a full-time job (32-40 hours/week) at an annual salary of $61,871 or higher, with employer-provided paid time off and/or health benefits, or enrolled in a graduate program or fellowship requiring a BA degree. |
| Software ID: | 24020486 |
| Software Version: | 2024v5.2 |