Acton Cooperative School INC FY2020 filing

Acton, MA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 1973 · Education

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2020
Revenue
$226K
Spent
$273K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$189K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$226K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$226K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$421K
FY2023$473K
FY2024$586K
FY2024$505K
Expenses
$273K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$377K
FY2023$404K
FY2024$470K
FY2024$462K
Net assets
$189K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$223K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$336K
FY2024$452K
FY2024$495K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 2020 (IRS tax year 2019).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Amazonsmile Foundation
$370 in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
86% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CActon Cooperative School INC
EINHdr · item D04-2519921
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1973
Year of formationHdr · item L1973
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CActon, MA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B21Z)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.actoncoop.com

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program services86%$236K
Management & general14%$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$273K

Financial health

Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
11.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-21%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$288K
FY2020
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$288K
FY2021$299K
FY2022$366K
FY2023$416K
FY2024$546K
FY2024$940K
Total liabilities
$98K
FY2020
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$76K
FY2022$98K
FY2023$80K
FY2024$94K
FY2024$445K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$48K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$288K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$267K
Total assetsLn 16$288K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$98K
Total net assetsLn 32$189K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.7

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$197K · 87%
Contributions & grants$25K · 11%
Investment income$3K · 2%
Program service revenue87%$197K
Contributions & grants11%$25K
Investment income2%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$226K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $267K · Operating expenses/yr $273K
11.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $236K · Total expenses $273K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $38K · Total expenses $273K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $273K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $25K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $25K · Total revenue $226K
11%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $226K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $197K · Total revenue $226K
87%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $226K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $197K · Total expenses $273K
72%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $226K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $189K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $226K · Expenses $273K
-21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $288K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $189K · Total assets $288K
66%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $288K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kim Davis · Reported title DIRECTOR (NON-VOTING) · Highest reported compensation $60K · Total expenses $273K
22%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $201K · Total expenses $273K
74%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%——
Overhead ratio 14%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 3%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director (non-Voting)
$59,928Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Davis’s $87K as Director is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kim Davis$86,637$83,958$73,841$73,748——
Kim Davis————$56,071$59,928

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Operates a cooperative nursery school for young children.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $236K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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Nursery school classes.

$236Kprogram expense

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$370
Grants paid · 1 grant · $5K · 2021–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,374

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 $586K$470K+24% 990 PDF
FY2023 $473K$404K+12% 990 PDF
FY2022 $421K$377K+48% 990 PDF
FY2021 $284K$251K+26% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $226K$273K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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