Kipp Charlotte INC

Tax-deductible

Charlotte, NC501(c)(3)Since 2007EducationEIN 20-5664061Revenue $12.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSkippnc.org931 Wilann Dr, 28215-2147 · Charlotte, NCTax-exempt since May 2008School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Operation of a north carolina public charter school

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 162 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.1M a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$250K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 91% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
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
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13.3M
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.4M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$12.3M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$12.4M
FY2025▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.3M
FY2021$20.4M
FY2022$12.9M
FY2023$13.1M
FY2024$13.8M
FY2025$12.4M
Expenses
$12.3M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.0M
FY2021$10.2M
FY2022$11.6M
FY2023$12.3M
FY2024$13.0M
FY2025$12.3M
Net assets
$5.8M
FY2025-0.2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$7.4M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$5.8M

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 2008.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $8.3M Management & general 32% · $4.0M

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; $250K 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
School Director
$130,791Pt VII · Sec A
School Principal
$119,568Pt 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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Malcolm Brooks’s $131K as School Director is at the 9th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Malcolm Brooks$130,791$118,097$110,656$100,483——
Stacy Shepard$119,568—————
Tiffany Flowers——$63,362$115,298——
Tiffany Flowers Washington————$111,947$101,800
Christian Drake———$56,500$106,672$102,074

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

Educate students through a public charter school.

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1 program · $8.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide educational opportunities for children attending the charter school.

$8.3Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$264K
Other incomeLn 4–11$103K
Money outPt IX
$12.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.3M
Managementcol C$4.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.3M
Total assetsLn 16$19.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$12.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$264K
Other incomeLn 4–11$103K
Gains on assetsLn 7$163K
Total revenueLn 12$12.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.3M
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.7M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$19.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.3M
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5162
VolunteersI 610
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$8.2M$7.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.8M$10.7M
Total assetsLn 16$19.4M$19.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.6M$13.3M
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M$5.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.4M$3.6M$1.7M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$39K$27K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$794K$537K$258K
Payroll taxesLn 10$419K$283K$136K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$8K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.2M$2.2M$1.0M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$743
Office expensesLn 13$102K$69K$33K
Information technologyLn 14$47K$32K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$164K$111K$53K
TravelLn 17$82K$55K$27K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$33K$22K$11K
InterestLn 20$642K$434K$208K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$317K$214K$103K
InsuranceLn 23$99K$67K$32K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$888K$600K$288K
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$23K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.3M$8.3M$4.0M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $12.4M$12.3M$150K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.8M$13.0M$834K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.1M$12.3M$823K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.9M$11.6M$1.2M$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $20.4M$10.2M$10.2M$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.3M$10.0M−$746K−$7.4M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $12,433,166 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,679,129$12,042,395
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $17,190$24,377
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $87,753$263,867
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $57,771$102,527
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,841,843$12,433,166
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 $6,808,490$6,649,979
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,199,540$5,632,811
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,008,030$12,282,790
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $833,813$150,376
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $12,433,166 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$11,998,752
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$43,643
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,042,395
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,377$24,377
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $100,371$100,371
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $21,322$21,322
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $163,496$163,496
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $81,205$81,205
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $126,904 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $263,867$12,433,166
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,282,790 across 18 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,647,544 · Management $1,749,721$5,397,265
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $26,578 · Management $12,749$39,327
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $536,849 · Management $257,525$794,374
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $283,175 · Management $135,838$419,013
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,541 · Management $1,699$5,240
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,704 · Management $3,696$11,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,166,396 · Management $1,039,216$3,205,612
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,550 · Management $743$2,293
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $69,082 · Management $33,138$102,220
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,007 · Management $15,353$47,360
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $111,120 · Management $53,304$164,424
IX-17 TravelPrograms $55,311 · Management $26,532$81,843
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $22,458 · Management $10,773$33,231
IX-20 InterestPrograms $433,549 · Management $207,973$641,522
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $214,496 · Management $102,893$317,389
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $66,730 · Management $32,011$98,741
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $600,217 · Management $287,928$888,145
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,567 · Management $10,824$33,391
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,300,874 · Management $3,981,916 · Fundraising $0$12,282,790
Part X · Balance sheet $19,147,056 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,274,712$6,336,933
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $925,307$1,010,346
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $361,794$526,653
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $35,210$591,926
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,798,224$10,681,198
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,210$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,405,457$19,147,056
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $379,315$312,473
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $11,515,000$11,515,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $411,517$385,982
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,575,832$13,328,455
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,829,625$4,808,255
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$1,010,346
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,829,625$5,818,601
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,405,457$19,147,056
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,818,601 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,433,166
XI-2 Total expenses$12,282,790
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$150,376
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,829,625
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$161,400
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,818,601

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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