The mission of Ccsa Foundation is to provide chester children with a high quality eduation through support for specialzed arts and academic programming at chester charter scholars academy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
23¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 3 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 31% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
23%
of spending
Concern: 23% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $394K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20.9M
60% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 60% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.4M
-48% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
23%
Net assets
$14.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.4M
FY2025▼ -48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$6.5M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$2.8M
Net assets
$14.1M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$8.2M
FY2022$8.6M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$13.0M
FY2025$14.1M

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 Sep 2006.

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Where the money goes

23 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 23% · $645K Management & general 77% · $2.2M Fundraising 0% · $9K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $60K 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
$55,385Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director (through 1/2024)
$4,615Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Domi Waldron’s $55K as Executive Director is at the 8th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher Hanlon$4,615$119,192$115,250$111,000$110,000$23,269
Donna Armand—————$62,632
Domi Waldron$55,385—————

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

Supports specialized arts and academics for Chester children's education.

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1 program · $645K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Ccsa foundaiton is working to support specialized arts and academic programs for the children of chester, pennsylvania, through chester charter scholars academy.

$645Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $2.7M · 2019–2024

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$375K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$645K
Managementcol C$2.2M
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$35.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$375K
Total revenueLn 12$3.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22.4M
Other assetsLn 15$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$35.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.9M
Net assetsLn 32$14.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.0M$6.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23.0M$22.4M
Total assetsLn 16$34.6M$35.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21.6M$20.9M
Net assetsLn 32$13.0M$14.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$645K$645K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$131K$131K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$69K$69K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Management feesLn 11a$20K$20K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$9K$9K
Investment management feesLn 11f$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$598$598
Office expensesLn 13$32K$32K
InterestLn 20$1.1M$1.1M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$652K$652K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$645K$2.2M$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.4M$2.8M$602K$14.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.5M$3.0M$3.5M$13.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.2M$3.3M$961K$9.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.5M$3.2M$348K$8.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.8M$2.9M$2.0M$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.7M$2.9M$806K$6.3M 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
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Part I · Summary $3,408,773 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,059,903$1,047,073
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,986,927$1,986,927
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,001,742$374,773
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,486,408$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,534,980$3,408,773
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $326,165$644,623
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $259,381$230,855
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $14,877$8,707
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,440,494$1,922,517
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,040,917$2,806,702
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,494,063$602,071
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,408,773 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,047,073
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,047,073
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,986,927$1,986,927
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $374,773$374,773
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,986,927 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $374,773$3,408,773
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,806,702 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $644,623$644,623
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $130,859$130,859
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $68,986$68,986
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $16,491$16,491
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $14,519$14,519
IX-11a Management feesManagement $19,535$19,535
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $12,324$12,324
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,000$6,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $8,707$8,707
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $32,430$32,430
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $15,720$15,720
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $598$598
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $32,251$32,251
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,146,879$1,146,879
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $651,514$651,514
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,266$5,266
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $644,623 · Management $2,153,372 · Fundraising $8,707$2,806,702
Part X · Balance sheet $35,049,047 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,027,019$1,682,843
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $371,284$177,002
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $40,164$50,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,782$5,179
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,046,772$22,395,258
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $6,008,151$6,590,761
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,075,130$4,148,004
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $34,576,302$35,049,047
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $138,380$106,995
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $21,109,135$20,574,764
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $303,915$246,849
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,551,430$20,928,608
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,822,005$14,026,196
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $202,867$94,243
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,024,872$14,120,439
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $34,576,302$35,049,047
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,120,439 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,408,773
XI-2 Total expenses$2,806,702
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$602,071
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,024,872
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$493,496
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,120,439

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