Phoenix School INC

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To provide elementary education.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-2738785) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$88K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $116K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
66% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
16.8 mo
of spending, in cash
16.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$288K
34% of total assets
Liabilities are 34% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
8 of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$660K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$549K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$550K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$660K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$430K
FY2022$483K
FY2023$565K
FY2024$562K
FY2025$660K
Expenses
$549K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$315K
FY2022$363K
FY2023$440K
FY2024$452K
FY2025$549K
Net assets
$550K
FY2025▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$84K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$329K
FY2024$439K
FY2025$550K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1983.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $365K Management & general 32% · $174K Fundraising 2% · $10K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Head of School
$87,746Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Leslie Levesque$87,746$82,720$68,701$64,667$56,230

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Offers elementary education to children.

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1 program · $365K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The mission of The Phoenix School is to develop global citizens who are compassionate, creative, and technologically proficient individuals in a dynamic and interconnected world. Students, teachers, and parents of diverse backgrounds join together to integrate the knowledge, values, and leadership necessary for students to participate…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-2738785) · Dispute this line
$365Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$660K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$545K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$96K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Money outPt IX
$549K
Ln 25
Programscol B$365K
Managementcol C$174K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$550K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$769K
Total assetsLn 16$838K
LiabilitiesLn 26$288K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$96K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$545K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$307
Total revenueLn 12$660K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$444K
SavingsLn 2$325K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$769K
Accounts receivableLn 4$23K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$1K
Other assetsLn 15$45K
Total assetsLn 16$838K
LiabilitiesLn 26$288K
Net assetsLn 32$550K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$687K$769K
Total assetsLn 16$787K$838K
LiabilitiesLn 26$348K$288K
Net assetsLn 32$439K$550K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$78K$58K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$206K$132K$72K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K$9K$5K$78
Other employee benefitsLn 9$47K$45K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$14K$7K$120
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$225$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$195$4K$49
Office expensesLn 13$22K$5K$17K$484
Information technologyLn 14$12K$8K$3K$836
OccupancyLn 16$55K$43K$12K
TravelLn 17$19K$19K$90
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$719$482$230$7
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$30K$7K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$549K$365K$174K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 20, 2026 $660K$549K$111K$550K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 30, 2024 $562K$452K$110K$439K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 21, 2023 $565K$440K$124K$329K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 7, 2022 $483K$363K$120K$204K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 27, 2022 $430K$315K$116K$84K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $659,905 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $77,981$96,179
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $483,071$544,641
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,024$18,778
I-11 Other revenue$307
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $562,076$659,905
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $304,594$365,389
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $146,984$183,602
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $451,578$548,991
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $110,498$110,914
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $659,905 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$24,884
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$71,295
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$96,179
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $544,641$544,641
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,778$18,778
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $307$307
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $544,948 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,778$659,905
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $548,991 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $58,310 · Management $19,436$77,746
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $131,984 · Management $72,495 · Fundraising $1,555$206,034
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,424 · Management $4,575 · Fundraising $78$14,077
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $45,411 · Management $1,266$46,677
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,818 · Management $6,917 · Fundraising $120$20,855
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,500$8,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $225 · Management $1,789$2,014
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $195 · Management $3,829 · Fundraising $49$4,073
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,614 · Management $17,000 · Fundraising $484$22,098
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,208 · Management $2,754 · Fundraising $836$11,798
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,139 · Management $11,748$54,887
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,243 · Management $90$19,333
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,826$3,826
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $482 · Management $230 · Fundraising $7$719
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,391$11,391
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,686 · Management $7,302 · Fundraising $6,925$43,913
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,050$1,050
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $364,739 · Management $174,198 · Fundraising $10,054$548,991
Part X · Balance sheet $837,539 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $377,098$443,877
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $309,803$324,728
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,511$22,754
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,458$1,497
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $79,402$44,683
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $786,991$837,539
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,087$6,582
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $110,021$88,705
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $150,000$149,785
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $77,826$42,496
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $347,934$287,568
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $439,057$540,650
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$9,321
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $439,057$549,971
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $786,991$837,539
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $549,971 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$659,905
XI-2 Total expenses$548,991
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$110,914
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$439,057
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$549,971

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