Stride Academy Charter School FY2020 filing

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Stride Academy nurtures individuals while fostering leadership and empowering students to attain their highest potential in a family-centered environment.

88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$378K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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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Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $546K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$378K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $55K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.0M
180% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 180% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.6M
Spent
$5.9M
To programs
88%
Net assets
−$4.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$7.1M
FY2022$8.6M
FY2023$8.8M
FY2024$11.0M
FY2025$10.6M
Expenses
$5.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$7.1M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$9.9M
FY2025$10.1M
Net assets
−$4.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$4.0M
FY2021−$3.9M
FY2022−$2.6M
FY2023−$518K
FY2024$610K
FY2025$1.2M

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 Oct 2005.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $5.2M Management & general 12% · $686K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $378K 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
$147,981Pt VII · Sec A
$139,382Pt VII · Sec A
$51,550Pt VII · Sec A
$39,313Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Skanson’s $147K as Executive Director is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric Williams———$132,185$147,981$147,981
Eric Skanson$147,499$143,260$77,907———
Diane Marie Moeller—————$139,382
Angela Litchy$125,338—————
Nathan Schweiters$119,323$118,079————
Nathan Schwieters——$107,505$92,394$74,624—
Andy Lyman$76,050$69,455$65,358$63,672$46,829$39,313
Kayla Silverberg—$70,284$53,116———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates a charter school in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

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1 program · $5.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Stride academy is a public charter school that aims to be highly regarded for its approach to the whole child, its academic excellence, and for its contribution in actively serving and improving the community.

$5.2Mprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$55K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$5.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.2M
Managementcol C$686K
Owns and owesPt X
−$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$5.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$157K
SavingsLn 2$39K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$196K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$403K
Other assetsLn 15$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.0M
Net assetsLn 32−$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5121
VolunteersI 630
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$178K$196K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$434K$403K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.4M$9.0M
Net assetsLn 32−$3.8M−$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$291K$125K$166K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$94K$94K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.6M$2.3M$236K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$179K$172K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$180K$168K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$239K$189K$49K
Legal feesLn 11b$919$919
Accounting feesLn 11c$110K$110K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$210K$180K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$127K$116K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$85K$57K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$1.3M$1.3M
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$9K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$37K$36K$722
InsuranceLn 23$30K$30K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$466K$432K$34K
All other expensesLn 24e$40K$39K$190
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.9M$5.2M$686K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.6M$10.1M$577K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.0M$9.9M$1.1M$610K 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.8M$8.2M$599K−$518K 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.6M$7.3M$1.3M−$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.1M$7.1M−$46K−$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $5.6M$5.9M−$291K−$4.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,615,399 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,784,548$5,575,407
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,503$22,370
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,173$1,562
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,216$16,060
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,830,440$5,615,399
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,876,956$3,534,722
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,976,181$2,372,043
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,853,137$5,906,765
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$22,697−$291,366
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,615,399 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,528 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$5,573,991
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,416
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,575,407
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,370$22,370
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,562$1,562
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $15,360$15,360
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,493$1,493
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $735$735
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,105 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,887$5,615,399
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,906,765 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $125,234 · Management $165,545$290,779
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $94,483$94,483
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,316,470 · Management $235,611$2,552,081
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $171,693 · Management $6,956$178,649
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $167,903 · Management $12,223$180,126
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $189,110 · Management $49,494$238,604
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $919$919
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $110,268$110,268
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $180,219 · Management $29,506$209,725
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $115,946 · Management $11,234$127,180
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $57,258 · Management $28,005$85,263
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,256,149$1,256,149
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,558 · Management $1,281$9,839
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,391 · Management $722$37,113
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $29,827$29,827
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $431,974 · Management $34,220$466,194
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $39,376 · Management $190$39,566
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,220,591 · Management $686,174 · Fundraising $0$5,906,765
Part X · Balance sheet $5,022,453 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $127,612$156,566
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,775$39,220
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,018,991$697,662
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,983$33,204
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $434,144$403,486
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,026,584$3,692,315
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,679,089$5,022,453
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $306,892$331,843
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,130,020$8,710,992
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,436,912$9,042,835
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$3,757,823−$4,020,382
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,679,089$5,022,453
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$4,020,382 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,615,399
XI-2 Total expenses$5,906,765
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$291,366
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$3,757,823
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$28,807
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$4,020,382

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