Kipp St Louis FY2020 filing

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Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)Since 2009EIN 01-0916759Revenue $32.8M in FY2020

On file with the IRSkippstl.org1310 Papin St Ste 203, 63103-3132 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Aug 2010School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Kipp is a high-performing, public charter school serving students in grades k-12. Kipp's mission is to inspire all students to develop the character and academic skills necessary to succeed at the high school and college level.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$788K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.7M a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$788K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24.8M
60% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 60% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$32.8M
Spent
$31.8M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$16.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$32.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$32.8M
FY2021$42.8M
FY2022$44.6M
FY2023$58.9M
FY2024$55.0M
FY2025$52.0M
Expenses
$31.8M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$31.8M
FY2021$32.0M
FY2022$42.8M
FY2023$47.3M
FY2024$47.8M
FY2025$49.7M
Net assets
$16.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16.3M
FY2021$27.0M
FY2022$28.8M
FY2023$40.3M
FY2024$53.1M
FY2025$55.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $25.2M Management & general 18% · $5.9M Fundraising 2% · $679K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $788K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$245,504Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Academic Officer
$144,263Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$144,172Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$144,142Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Schools
$104,894Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$4,692Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kelly Garrett$254,633$248,603$310,410$248,000$271,034$245,504
Davonna Young$195,448$152,067$140,004$121,354——
Paul Fedchak$175,711———$163,380—
Damien Myers$169,739—————
Wesley Seaton$167,217—————
Janelle Jenkins———$166,554$144,031—
Ashley Odham$161,005$129,749$120,062———
Jeremy Esposito————$159,180$144,263

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates K-12 students to build character and academic skills for college success.

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1 program · $25.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Kipp's primary program service accomplishment was to establish and maintain a public charter school where all students are inspired to develop the strong knowledge, skills and character traits necessary to succeed in high quality high schools, COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES, and the competitive career market beyond.

$25.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $300K · 2019–2019
Kipp St Louis Facilities FundMO · FY2019$300,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$32.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$145K
Other incomeLn 4–11$59K
Money outPt IX
$31.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$25.2M
Managementcol C$5.9M
Fundraisingcol D$679K
Owns and owesPt X
$16.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14.5M
Total assetsLn 16$41.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$29.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$81K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$302K
Investment incomeLn 3$145K
Other incomeLn 4–11$59K
Total revenueLn 12$32.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11.6M
SavingsLn 2$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.1M
Other assetsLn 15$7.4M
Total assetsLn 16$41.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24.8M
Net assetsLn 32$16.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5445
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14.3M$14.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.6M$13.1M
Total assetsLn 16$33.1M$41.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17.9M$24.8M
Net assetsLn 32$15.2M$16.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$300K$300K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$808K$340K$230K$237K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13.5M$10.4M$2.9M$117K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2.0M$1.9M$131K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.1M$1.8M$272K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.1M$965K$81K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$163K$122K$41K
Legal feesLn 11b$78K$78K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.0M$662K$1.1M$213K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$153K$142K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$1.1M$939K$144K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$220K$202K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$1.9M$1.9M$22K$1K
InterestLn 20$260K$86K$173K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.2M$936K$203K$24K
InsuranceLn 23$92K$8K$84K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.9M$4.7M$234K
Total functional expensesLn 25$31.8M$25.2M$5.9M$679K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $52.0M$49.7M$2.3M$55.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $55.0M$47.8M$7.1M$53.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $58.9M$47.3M$11.5M$40.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $44.6M$42.8M$1.7M$28.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $42.8M$32.0M$10.7M$27.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $32.8M$31.8M$1.0M$16.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $32,803,656 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $31,518,545$32,600,373
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,959$144,766
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,854$58,517
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $31,570,358$32,803,656
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$300,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $16,612,617$19,397,393
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,696,307$12,061,514
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $28,308,924$31,758,907
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,261,434$1,044,749
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $32,803,656 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$301,982
VIII-1d Related organizations$483,831
VIII-1e Government grants$29,897,159
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,917,401
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$81,021
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$32,600,373
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $144,766$144,766
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$24,103−$24,103
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $82,620$82,620
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $82,620 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $120,663$32,803,656
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $31,758,907 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $300,000$300,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $340,206 · Management $230,263 · Fundraising $237,282$807,751
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,432,348 · Management $2,906,157 · Fundraising $116,663$13,455,168
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,851,605 · Management $131,369 · Fundraising $19,159$2,002,133
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,770,496 · Management $272,415 · Fundraising $34,576$2,077,487
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $965,432 · Management $80,842 · Fundraising $8,580$1,054,854
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $121,931 · Management $40,644$162,575
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $78,368$78,368
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,650$31,650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $662,370 · Management $1,077,984 · Fundraising $213,424$1,953,778
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $142,080 · Fundraising $11,287$153,367
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $939,203 · Management $143,987 · Fundraising $13,060$1,096,250
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $202,064 · Management $18,383$220,447
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,898,037 · Management $22,056 · Fundraising $1,267$1,921,360
IX-20 InterestPrograms $86,376 · Management $173,293$259,669
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $935,974 · Management $202,587 · Fundraising $23,834$1,162,395
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,249 · Management $83,926$92,175
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,695,659 · Management $233,821$4,929,480
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,209,950 · Management $5,869,825 · Fundraising $679,132$31,758,907
Part X · Balance sheet $41,103,676 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $5,462,600; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,906,609$11,571,546
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,421,251$2,899,262
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,050,291$740,051
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $35,000$5,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,623,096$13,069,106
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,096,550$7,356,111
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,132,797$41,103,676
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $512,120$1,097,825
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$3,569,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,887,855$24,813,985
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,982,895$14,836,702
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,262,047$1,452,989
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,244,942$16,289,691
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,132,797$41,103,676
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,289,691 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$32,803,656
XI-2 Total expenses$31,758,907
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,044,749
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,244,942
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,289,691

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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