West Gilbert Charter Elementary School FY2020 filing

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Buckeye, AZ501(c)(3)EducationEIN 06-1660543Revenue $1.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSimaginewestgilbert.org2400 S 247th Ave, 85326-9628 · Buckeye, AZTax-exempt since Jun 2003School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To operate a not for profit Charter School and conduct educational research, evaluation, and development activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$69K 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $151K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $29
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.6M
138% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 138% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
66%
Net assets
−$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2025$5.8M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$5.9M
Net assets
−$1.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$1.5M
FY2021$205K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$310K
FY2024$229K
FY2025$165K

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 Jun 2003.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $1.5M Management & general 34% · $790K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $69K 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
$68,794Pt VII · Sec A
Chairwoman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shane Boettcher’s $73K as Principal is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Halpert————$75,410$68,794
Shane Boettcher$73,437$66,132$65,452$33,914——

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

Operates a charter school and conducts educational research, evaluation, and development.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Operation of a charter school with students in kindergarten through 5TH grade.

$1.5Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$29

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$189K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$790K
Owns and owesPt X
−$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$189K
Government grantsLn 1e$172K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$167K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$167K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Other assetsLn 15$977K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.6M
Net assetsLn 32−$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 663
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$101K$167K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.0M$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.8M$5.6M
Net assetsLn 32−$739K−$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$61K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$935K$825K$110K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$29K$26K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$192K$174K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$65K$59K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$250K$250K
Legal feesLn 11b$41$41
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$59K$56K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$13K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$36K$29K$7K
TravelLn 17$15K$12K$3K
InterestLn 20$150K$150K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$148K$148K
InsuranceLn 23$57K$47K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$211K$180K$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$77K$51K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.5M$790K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.8M$5.9M−$64K$165K 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.8M$4.9M−$81K$229K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.2M$4.2M$42K$310K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$3.0M$63K$268K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$1.5M$1.7M$205K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.5M$2.3M−$793K−$1.5M 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 $1,534,089 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $196,216$189,408
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,404,327$1,325,538
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $57,739$19,143
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,658,282$1,534,089
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,583,711$1,289,503
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,130,353$1,037,984
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,714,064$2,327,487
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,055,782−$793,398
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $1,534,089 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$171,547
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,861
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$189,408
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,325,538$1,325,538
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $19,143$19,143
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,344,681$1,534,089
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,327,487 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,672 · Management $8,121$68,793
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $824,654 · Management $110,384$935,038
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $25,991 · Management $2,630$28,621
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $174,285 · Management $17,636$191,921
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,145 · Management $5,985$65,130
IX-11a Management feesManagement $250,480$250,480
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $41$41
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,550$11,550
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $55,848 · Management $3,583$59,431
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,079 · Management $3,269$16,348
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,529 · Management $1,382$6,911
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,765 · Management $7,191$35,956
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,516 · Management $3,157$14,673
IX-20 InterestManagement $149,690$149,690
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $148,276$148,276
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $47,207 · Management $9,866$57,073
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $179,542 · Management $31,004$210,546
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $51,264 · Management $25,745$77,009
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,537,497 · Management $789,990 · Fundraising $0$2,327,487
Part X · Balance sheet $4,055,960 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $13,950; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $101,411$166,791
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $46,696$15,234
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,008,357$2,882,682
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $886,483$977,303
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,051,708$4,055,960
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $275,240$197,135
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $2,354,725$2,143,440
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,160,939$3,247,979
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,790,904$5,588,554
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$739,196−$1,561,396
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$28,802
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$739,196−$1,532,594
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,051,708$4,055,960
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$1,532,594 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,534,089
XI-2 Total expenses$2,327,487
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$793,398
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$739,196
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$1,532,594

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