Avance sets the standard for public charter school excellence via rigorous college and career preparation that inspires a lifetime of learning and leading.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$207K 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $309K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$207K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.6M
90% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 90% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.5M
Spent
$5.5M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$289K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$7.6M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$6.2M
FY2025$5.8M
Expenses
$5.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$7.6M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$8.4M
FY2025$5.5M
Net assets
$289K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$289K
FY2021$332K
FY2022$362K
FY2023$346K
FY2024−$1.9M
FY2025−$1.6M

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 Nov 2007.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $4.4M Management & general 19% · $1.1M Fundraising 0% · $3K

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; $207K 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
$113,640Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operation Officer
$93,771Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Delmy Roquel’s $103K as Wee Director is at the 34th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ricardo Gonzalez—$117,900$108,951$104,374——
Angela Vizcaya—$116,241$106,465———
Marcelo Olmos—$114,783$107,001$102,472$94,223$93,771
Ricardo Mireles—$112,655$112,662$112,783$113,104$113,640
Joshua Frankfort—$106,929————
Delmy Roquel$103,380$102,211————
Jazziel Rodriguez—$102,143————
Victor Aguirre$23,958—————

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 public charter school in Highland Park since 2004.

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1 program · $4.4M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Avance charter school provides services such as education, encompassing instruction, student and staff support activities, facilities maintenance and operations, and food services. Supporting services include management and general services which are the organization's overall related administrative activities.

$4.4Mprogram expense

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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
UnidosusFY2024$18K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$25
Money outPt IX
$5.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.4M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$289K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$779K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$25
Total revenueLn 12$5.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$779K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$779K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$743K
Other assetsLn 15$28K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$289K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 564
VolunteersI 613
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$221K$779K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$789K$743K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$237K$289K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$226K$226K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.5M$214K$939
Other employee benefitsLn 9$341K$337K$4K$21
Payroll taxesLn 10$310K$241K$69K$169
Management feesLn 11a$92K$92K
Legal feesLn 11b$46K$46K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$174K$90K$84K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$138K$112K$26K$54
Information technologyLn 14$56K$56K
OccupancyLn 16$390K$324K$66K$155
TravelLn 17$18K$15K$3K$7
InterestLn 20$87K$87K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$98K$98K
InsuranceLn 23$49K$41K$8K$19
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$571K$571K$41
All other expensesLn 24e$157K$131K$26K$12
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.5M$4.4M$1.1M$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.8M$5.5M$282K−$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.2M$8.4M−$2.2M−$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.2M$8.2M−$16K$346K 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.6M$7.6M$30K$362K 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.0M$6.0M$44K$332K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $5.5M$5.5M$51K$289K 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
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Part I · Summary $5,535,224 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,852,812$5,535,199
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$25
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,852,812$5,535,224
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 $3,102,359$3,590,261
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,519,913$1,893,467
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,622,272$5,483,728
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $230,540$51,496
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $5,535,224 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,438,706
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$96,493
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,535,199
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25$25
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25$5,535,224
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,483,728 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $226,231$226,231
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,498,148 · Management $213,894 · Fundraising $939$2,712,981
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $337,211 · Management $4,147 · Fundraising $21$341,379
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $240,603 · Management $68,898 · Fundraising $169$309,670
IX-11a Management feesManagement $91,916$91,916
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $46,416$46,416
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,750$13,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $90,033 · Management $84,271$174,304
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,613 · Fundraising $1,612$3,225
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $111,961 · Management $25,752 · Fundraising $54$137,767
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $56,285$56,285
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $323,846 · Management $65,999 · Fundraising $155$390,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,880 · Management $3,033 · Fundraising $7$17,920
IX-20 InterestManagement $87,394$87,394
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $97,798$97,798
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $40,574 · Management $8,269 · Fundraising $19$48,862
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $570,882 · Fundraising $41$570,923
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $130,511 · Management $26,384 · Fundraising $12$156,907
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,414,934 · Management $1,065,765 · Fundraising $3,029$5,483,728
Part X · Balance sheet $2,902,445 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $221,142$778,957
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $391,024$1,250,151
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $111,664$101,454
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $789,436$743,383
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $52,469$28,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,565,735$2,902,445
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $620,407$1,949,187
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $580,900$11,548
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$585,128
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,328,633$2,613,847
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $237,102$288,598
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $237,102$288,598
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,565,735$2,902,445
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $288,598 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,535,224
XI-2 Total expenses$5,483,728
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$51,496
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$237,102
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$288,598

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