Renaissance Learning Academy INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Jupiter, FL501(c)(3)Since 2007EducationEIN 20-8953740

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The organization is a florida charter school as authorized by florida statutes. The school provides specialized education services to children with autism. Renaissance Learning Academy, a tuition free charter high school of choice serving youth 14-21 with autism and asperger spectrum disorder in palm beach county established in 2009. The Renaissance Learning academy's "preparation for life after school" mission is to help individuals with autism spectrum disorders (asd) find and hold jobs contribute to community life develop and maintain relationships through individualized custom accommodations, education, and supports.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$158K 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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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $241K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$158K
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
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$446K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.3M
Spent
$3.7M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.3M
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$6.8M
FY2025$7.3M
Expenses
$3.7M
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$6.5M
FY2025$8.1M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$2.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Apr 2008.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $3.5M Management & general 3% · $116K Fundraising 0% · $4K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $158K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$157,888Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Toby Honsberger’s $300K as Exec Director is at the 95th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Toby Honsberger$300,000————
James Honsberger—$200,928$181,320$180,214$157,888
Kathryn Steele$136,313$120,720$109,788$107,574—
Danielle Doherty$116,410$101,472———
Meghan Decastro$103,718————

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

Provides specialized education and job preparation for youth with autism.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $3.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization is a florida charter school as authorized by florida statutes. The school provides specialized education services to children with autism. Renaissance learning academy, a tuition free charter high school of choice serving youth 14-21 with autism and asperger spectrum disorder in palm beach county established in 2009.

$3.5Mprogram 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$10K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$3.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.5M
Managementcol C$116K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$446K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$4.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$76K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$446K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 571
VolunteersI 675
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K$76K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$770K$446K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.5M$2.5M
Payroll taxesLn 10$182K$182K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$7K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$373K$317K$56K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$475K$413K$59K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$46K$46K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.7M$3.5M$116K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.3M$8.1M−$779K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.8M$6.5M$328K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.2M$4.6M$650K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.6M$4.3M$333K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.3M$3.7M$673K$2.1M 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,325,807 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,324,008
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,324,008
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,799$1,799
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,799$4,325,807
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,652,868 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,544,130$2,544,130
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $181,755$181,755
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,650 · Management $1,174$7,824
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $317,300 · Management $55,994$373,294
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,862$24,862
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $413,061 · Management $58,753 · Fundraising $3,510$475,324
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $45,679$45,679
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,533,437 · Management $115,921 · Fundraising $3,510$3,652,868
Part X · Balance sheet $2,511,525 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,866,465$1,953,050
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $159,508$426,527
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $80,804$56,067
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $56,258$75,881
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,163,035$2,511,525
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $770,182$445,733
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $770,182$445,733
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,373,575$2,046,514
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $19,278$19,278
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,392,853$2,065,792
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,163,035$2,511,525
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,065,792 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,325,807
XI-2 Total expenses$3,652,868
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$672,939
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,392,853
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,065,792

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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