Oregon Charter Academy

Tax-deductible

Mill City, OR501(c)(3)Since 2005EducationEIN 20-2587840

Operation of a public charter school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 276 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.6M a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$320K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 69% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $203
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30.4M
67% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 67% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$34.8M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$29.2M
To programs
47%
Net assets
$15.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$34.8M
FY2025▲ +12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$48.2M
FY2022$31.4M
FY2023$27.5M
FY2024$31.2M
FY2025$34.8M
Expenses
$29.2M
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$39.1M
FY2022$31.6M
FY2023$27.5M
FY2024$27.7M
FY2025$29.2M
Net assets
$15.1M
FY2025▲ +60%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$6.2M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$9.4M
FY2025$15.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 May 2006.

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

Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $13.7M Management & general 53% · $15.5M

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $320K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$187,579Pt VII · Sec A
Current Director of Finance
$132,378Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Allison Galvin’s $188K as Executive Director is at the 31st 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Allison Galvin$187,579$169,935$169,689$158,397$162,974
Lori Walter—$165,881$149,137——
Mary Ellen Mansfield—$143,028$146,721——
Steve Nielsen$132,378————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates a public charter school, providing education to students.

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1 program service account for $13.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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All amounts represent direct costs related the instruction of children within a public charter school.

$13.7Mprogram expense

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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$203

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$34.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$660K
Other incomeLn 4–11$142K
Money outPt IX
$29.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$13.7M
Managementcol C$15.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$15.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.3M
Total assetsLn 16$45.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$32.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$660K
Other incomeLn 4–11$142K
Total revenueLn 12$34.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$16.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.3M
Other assetsLn 15$12.1M
Total assetsLn 16$45.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30.4M
Net assetsLn 32$15.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5276
VolunteersI 65
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$11.5M$16.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.3M$6.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.3M$9.3M
Total assetsLn 16$38.5M$45.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29.1M$30.4M
Net assetsLn 32$9.4M$15.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$518K$518K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12.1M$8.3M$3.8M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3.2M$2.2M$1.0M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.3M$1.5M$732K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.1M$744K$377K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$469K$469K
Office expensesLn 13$208K$208K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$11K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$232K$232K
InsuranceLn 23$89K$89K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8.9M$854K$8.0M
Total functional expensesLn 25$29.2M$13.7M$15.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $34.8M$29.2M$5.7M$15.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $31.2M$27.7M$3.5M$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $27.5M$27.5M−$11K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $31.4M$31.6M−$202K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $48.2M$39.1M$9.1M$6.2M 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $34,827,900 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$32,090,872
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,931,288
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$34,022,160
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,752$3,752
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $659,711$659,711
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $133,758$133,758
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,519$8,519
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,271 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $793,469$34,827,900
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $29,151,420 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $518,162$518,162
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,307,838 · Management $3,805,731$12,113,569
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,207,990 · Management $1,012,353$3,220,343
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,544,952 · Management $731,858$2,276,810
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $743,951 · Management $376,975$1,120,926
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $469,057$469,057
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $208,247$208,247
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,040 · Management $10,400$21,440
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $232,136$232,136
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $89,210$89,210
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $853,958 · Management $8,027,562$8,881,520
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,669,729 · Management $15,481,691 · Fundraising $0$29,151,420
Part X · Balance sheet $45,535,875 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,525,482$16,311,536
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $290,632$1,105,724
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,069$15,850
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,285,023$9,342,725
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $6,326,937$6,635,790
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,080,032$12,124,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $38,515,175$45,535,875
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,727$324,694
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $29,154$28,306
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,038,631$30,061,732
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,070,512$30,414,732
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,227,292$14,791,308
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $217,371$329,835
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,444,663$15,121,143
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $38,515,175$45,535,875
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,121,143 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$34,827,900
XI-2 Total expenses$29,151,420
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,676,480
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,444,663
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,121,143

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