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Foundations Of Success Inc

  • Bethesda, MD
  • Tax-exempt since Nov. 2007
  • EIN: 20-5561272

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Environmental Quality, Protection and Beautification / Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2022 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$3.7M (2022)

Expenses
$3.62M (2022)

Total Assets
$4.29M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$2.34M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2010 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,699,093
Expenses
$3,615,721
Net Income
$83,372
Net Assets
$1,950,810
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,433,460
65.8%
Program Services $1,257,296
34.0%
Investment Income $8,337
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $320,061
8.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $929,530
25.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,288,120
Total Liabilities $2,337,310
Net Assets $1,950,810
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Niklaus Salafsky (Exec. Director, Secretary) $185,642 $0 $24,715
Amanda B Jorgenson (Managing Coordinator) $125,138 $0 $15,685
Marcia Brown (Senior Program Officer) $122,578 $0 $16,734
Kari Stiles (Senior Program Officer) $120,732 $0 $24,729
Caroline Stem (Program Director) $118,804 $0 $40,208
Vinaya Swaminathan (Senior Program Officer) $110,646 $0 $12,366
Arlyne Johnson (Board Member & Sr Prog Off) $61,133 $0 $15,590
Bernd Cordes (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Cockman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Langholz (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Robinson (Board Member (End Dec 2022)) $0 $0 $0
Anne Savage (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ilke Tilders (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,845,123
Expenses
$2,514,649
Net Income
$330,474
Net Assets
$1,867,438
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,454,754
51.1%
Program Services $1,386,774
48.7%
Investment Income $3,595
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $312,148
12.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $806,445
32.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,526,490
Total Liabilities $1,659,052
Net Assets $1,867,438
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Niklaus Salafsky (Executive Director, Secretary) $168,748 $0 $22,850
Amanda B Jorgenson (Managing Coordinator) $109,866 $0 $14,573
Marcia Brown (Senior Program Officer) $108,721 $0 $15,072
Caroline Stem (Program Director) $105,886 $0 $37,006
Kari Stiles (Senior Program Officer) $105,139 $0 $22,255
Arlyne Johnson (Board Member & Sr Prog Officer) $69,191 $0 $18,355
Bernd Cordes (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Lovejoy (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Cockman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Langholz (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Robinson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anne Savage (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 12, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,896,897
Expenses
$2,461,150
Net Income
$435,747
Net Assets
$1,536,964
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,452,474
50.1%
Program Services $1,435,174
49.5%
Investment Income $9,249
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $362,339
14.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $600,245
24.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,434,238
Total Liabilities $897,274
Net Assets $1,536,964
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Niklaus Salafsky (Secretary/Executive Director) $169,127 $0 $22,155
Caroline Stem (Program Director) $112,608 $0 $36,455
Amanda Jorgenson (Managing Coordinator) $109,731 $0 $14,925
Arlyne Johnson (Board Member & Sr Prog Officer) $109,507 $0 $29,072
Marcia Brown (Senior Program Officer) $108,613 $0 $15,058
Bernd Cordes (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Lovejoy (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Cockman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Langholz (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Robinson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anne Savage (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 10, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,328,121
Expenses
$2,330,424
Net Income
-$2,303
Net Assets
$1,113,876
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,188,361
51.0%
Program Services $1,138,914
48.9%
Investment Income $1,433
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$587
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $360,146
15.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $476,444
20.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,656,003
Total Liabilities $542,127
Net Assets $1,113,876
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Niklaus Salafsky (Secretary/Executive Director) $162,450 $0 $21,854
Caroline Stem (Program Director) $112,364 $0 $39,430
Marcia Brown (Senior Program Officer) $106,469 $0 $14,802
Amanda Jorgenson (Managing Coordinator) $104,559 $0 $14,679
Arlyne Johnson (Board Member & Sr. Prog. Off.) $104,341 $0 $42,410
Bernd Cordes (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Lovejoy (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Cockman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Langholz (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Robinson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anne Savage (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 23, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,031,042
Expenses
$1,963,648
Net Income
$67,394
Net Assets
$1,116,430
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $918,115
45.2%
Program Services $1,112,744
54.8%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $183
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $351,456
17.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $446,267
22.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,533,775
Total Liabilities $417,345
Net Assets $1,116,430
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Niklaus Salafsky (Secretary/Executive Director) $157,650 $0 $21,536
Amanda Jorgenson (Managing Director) $101,760 $0 $14,343
Arlyne Johnson (Board Member & Sr. Program Officer) $99,729 $0 $36,697
Thomas Lovejoy (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Robinson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Cockman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Bernd Cordes (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Langholz (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Anne Savage (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,871,497
Expenses
$1,851,190
Net Income
$20,307
Net Assets
$1,049,036
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $811,869
43.4%
Program Services $1,058,299
56.5%
Investment Income $22
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,307
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $309,920
16.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $618,471
33.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,414,000
Total Liabilities $364,964
Net Assets $1,049,036
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Niklaus Salafsky (Secretary/Executive Director) $151,800 $0 $20,076
Caroline Stem (Chief Operating Officer) $102,475 $0 $34,054
Arlyne Johnson (Board Member & Sr. Program Officer) $99,592 $0 $38,452
Tom Lovejoy (Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Robinson (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Cockman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Bernd Cordes (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Langholz (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 16, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,982,167
Expenses
$1,874,307
Net Income
$107,860
Net Assets
$1,028,729
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,017,109
51.3%
Program Services $962,973
48.6%
Investment Income $45
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,040
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $308,310
16.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $601,553
32.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,374,015
Total Liabilities $345,286
Net Assets $1,028,729
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Niklaus Salafsky (Secretary/Co Executive Director) $134,244 $0 $18,469
Richard Margoluis (Co Executive Director Until 11/2016) $118,812 $0 $36,785
Tom Lovejoy (Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Robinson (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Cockman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Bernd Cordes (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Langholz (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 18, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,276,989
Expenses
$1,945,503
Net Income
$331,486
Net Assets
$920,869
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,333,567
58.6%
Program Services $943,365
41.4%
Investment Income $57
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $323,906
16.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $571,277
29.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,259,371
Total Liabilities $338,502
Net Assets $920,869
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Niklaus Salafsky (Secretary/Co Executive Dir.) $133,217 $0 $18,142
Richard Margoluis (Co Executive Director) $129,421 $0 $43,126
Janice Davis (Management Coordinator) $100,439 $0 $14,325
Tom Lovejoy (Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Robinson (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Cockman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Bernd Cordes (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Langholz (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 3, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,116,401
Expenses
$1,902,983
Net Income
$213,418
Net Assets
$589,383
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,160,201
54.8%
Program Services $956,092
45.2%
Investment Income $108
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $303,122
15.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,265,735
66.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,069,907
Total Liabilities $480,524
Net Assets $589,383
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Niklaus Salafsky (Secretary/Co Exec. Dir.) $123,744 $0 $16,537
Richard Margoluis (Co Executive Director) $121,897 $0 $40,944
Tom Lovejoy (Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Robinson (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Cockman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Bernd Cordes (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Langholz (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 4, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,437,157
Expenses
$1,604,928
Net Income
-$167,771
Net Assets
$375,965
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $966,861
67.3%
Program Services $470,136
32.7%
Investment Income $160
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $300,992
18.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $619,422
38.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $783,564
Total Liabilities $407,599
Net Assets $375,965
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Margoluis (Co Executive Director) $128,482 $0 $38,329
Niklaus Salafsky (Secretary/Co Exec. Dir.) $117,624 $0 $16,557
Tom Lovejoy (Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Robinson (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Bonnie Cockman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Bernd Cordes (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brett Jenks (Board Member (Thru 10/22/13)) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 11, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$809,176
Expenses
$1,282,648
Net Income
-$473,472
Net Assets
$543,736
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $187,272
23.1%
Program Services $621,537
76.8%
Investment Income $367
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $280,213
21.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $737,938
57.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $779,191
Total Liabilities $235,455
Net Assets $543,736

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,562,018
Expenses
$1,218,109
Net Income
$343,909
Net Assets
$1,017,208
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $695,187
44.5%
Program Services $863,830
55.3%
Investment Income $747
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,254
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $256,697
21.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $647,812
53.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,240,062
Total Liabilities $222,854
Net Assets $1,017,208

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$662,455
Expenses
$1,377,324
Net Income
-$714,869
Net Assets
$673,299
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $134,811
20.4%
Program Services $525,581
79.3%
Investment Income $2,063
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $264,612
19.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $255,663
18.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,023,014
Total Liabilities $349,715
Net Assets $673,299

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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