Muddy Creek Charter School was founded to provide an outstanding K-5 public educational program for children who reside in and around the Muddy Creek Watershed. In multi-age classrooms, the school will deliver a place-based, project-based, integrated arts and science curriculum

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 35 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $71K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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 · 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 · $87
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
119% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 119% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
66%
Net assets
−$277K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
−$277K
FY2025▼ -588%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$74K
FY2022−$107K
FY2023$235K
FY2024$57K
FY2025−$277K

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 Nov 2007.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $1.1M Management & general 34% · $574K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $69K 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
$69,370Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Danforth’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 13th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Joshua Stauber——$84,964$41,343—
Sarah Danforth$69,370$34,372———
Laura Foley————$29,167

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

Educates K-5 children using place-based, project-based learning in multi-age classrooms.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Expenditures incurred related directly to the education of students in a public charter school.

$1.1Mprogram 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$87

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$726
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$574K
Owns and owesPt X
−$277K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$239K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$726
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$299
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26
SavingsLn 2$239K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$239K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$291K
Other assetsLn 15$904K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32−$277K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$302K$239K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$331K$291K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$57K−$277K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$110K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$724K$620K$104K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$280K$219K$61K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$102K$81K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$76K$59K$18K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$56K$56K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$56K$56K
TravelLn 17$45K$45K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$40K$40K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$140K$82K$58K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.1M$574K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.7M−$333K−$277K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.4M−$178K$57K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.3M$342K$235K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.3M−$181K−$107K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.1M−$7K$74K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,346,946 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,259,550$1,341,779
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $868$726
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $215$4,142
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $680$299
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,261,313$1,346,946
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,145,433$1,292,373
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $294,244$387,710
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,439,677$1,680,083
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$178,364−$333,137
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower 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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,346,946 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,300,304
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$41,475
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,341,779
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $726$726
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,142$4,142
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $299$299
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,025 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,142$1,346,946
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,680,083 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $109,526$109,526
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $620,358 · Management $103,806$724,164
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $218,810 · Management $61,284$280,094
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $80,811 · Management $21,381$102,192
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $58,732 · Management $17,665$76,397
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,905$1,905
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $56,324$56,324
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,154$4,154
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,289$6,289
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $10,348$10,348
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $55,615$55,615
IX-17 TravelPrograms $45,237$45,237
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $40,207$40,207
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $25,968$25,968
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,930 · Management $57,671$139,601
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,062$2,062
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,105,878 · Management $574,205 · Fundraising $0$1,680,083
Part X · Balance sheet $1,442,188 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25$26
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $301,758$239,054
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $92,438$7,550
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,950$198
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $331,348$291,141
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $562,039$904,219
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,291,558$1,442,188
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $42,839$88,053
X-19 Deferred revenue$5,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $78,494$60,512
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,113,606$1,565,144
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,234,939$1,718,709
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $53,236−$298,373
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,383$21,852
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $56,619−$276,521
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,291,558$1,442,188
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$276,521 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,346,946
XI-2 Total expenses$1,680,083
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$333,137
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$56,619
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$276,521

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