Collegium Charter School FY2023 filing

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Collegium Charter school's mission is to educate students to reach their fullest academic potential, while simultaneously engaging them in the exploration of college, community, and career opportunities. We strive to empower students to become productive global citizens as they embrace their authentic selves and determine their pathway to success.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$795K 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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FY2023 · 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 $1.2M a year · 2% 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
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$795K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $12.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$100.7M
91% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 91% 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
$62.5M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$61.7M
To programs
59%
Net assets
$10.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$62.5M
FY2023▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$56.4M
FY2021$61.8M
FY2022$61.3M
FY2023$62.5M
FY2024$67.4M
FY2025$74.4M
Expenses
$61.7M
FY2023▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$55.9M
FY2021$57.8M
FY2022$60.0M
FY2023$61.7M
FY2024$67.1M
FY2025$74.1M
Net assets
$10.5M
FY2023▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$9.6M
FY2023$10.5M
FY2024$10.7M
FY2025$11.0M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Jun 2001.

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Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $36.1M Management & general 41% · $25.5M

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

11 people listed on the 990; $795K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$200,581Pt VII · Sec A
High School Principal
$171,077Pt VII · Sec A
$147,074Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Student Servic
$142,910Pt VII · Sec A
Educational Services
$133,840Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marita Barber’s $241K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 50th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marita Barber$241,020$189,263$200,581$225,543$210,254$160,186
Thoedore Sterious————$181,964$121,620
William Duffy———$180,646$175,618—
Maureen Wilkins$149,107$131,910$142,910$178,618$180,076$109,655
Kristin Gallahan$178,248$162,308$171,077———
Kristin Camburn—$145,068$147,074$172,706——
Graham Dryburgh—$118,382—$171,862$163,784—
Marcell Moore———$167,658$169,153—

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

Educates students academically and explores college, community, and career opportunities.

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1 program · $36.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Program expenditures were used to operate the charter school for children.

$36.1Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $3.0M federal money spent
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture$1.4M
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Pennsylvania Depatment of Education$592K
Special Education_grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through Chester County Intermediate Unit$567K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture$509K
English Language Acquisition State GrantsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.365 · Through Pennsylvania Depatment of Education$36K

Plus 3 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $5.1M federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Pennsylvania Depatment of Education$2.0M
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through Pennsylvania Depatment of Education and 1 more$1.3M
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Pennsylvania Depatment of Education$629K
Special Education_grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through Chester County Intermediate Unit$581K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Through Pennsylvania Depatment of Education$455K

Plus 5 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $4.8M federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Pennsylvania Depatment of Education$1.7M
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through Pennsylvania Depatment of Education and 1 more$1.3M
Special Education_grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through Chester County Intermediate Unit$695K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Pennsylvania Depatment of Education$518K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Through Pennsylvania Depatment of Education$442K

Plus 5 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $5.4M federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Education$1.9M
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Education$1.6M
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Education$601K
Special Education_grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through Chester County Intermediate Unit$568K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Education$550K

Plus 5 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$62.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$532K
Money outPt IX
$61.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$36.1M
Managementcol C$25.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$10.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.6M
Total assetsLn 16$111.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$80K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$399K
Other incomeLn 4–11$532K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$158K
Total revenueLn 12$62.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$85.8M
Other assetsLn 15$605K
Total assetsLn 16$111.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100.7M
Net assetsLn 32$10.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5690
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
BondsSch K, Pt X
Bond issues listedSch K Pt I3
Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$138.5M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12.5M$10.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.8M$12.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69.2M$85.8M
Total assetsLn 16$91.1M$111.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$81.5M$100.7M
Net assetsLn 32$9.6M$10.5M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6.7M$2.1M$4.5M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$23.8M$18.0M$5.8M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4.6M$2.5M$2.2M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.7M$1.2M$499K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.1M$2.4M$712K
Legal feesLn 11b$219K$121K$98K
Accounting feesLn 11c$104K$104K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4.9M$4.9M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$170K$170K
OccupancyLn 16$946K$103K$843K
TravelLn 17$54K$54K
InterestLn 20$5.3M$5.3M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.8M$28K$2.8M
InsuranceLn 23$423K$423K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6.6M$4.7M$1.9M
All other expensesLn 24e$307K$61K$247K
Total functional expensesLn 25$61.7M$36.1M$25.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 5, 2026 $74.4M$74.1M$299K$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 19, 2025 $67.4M$67.1M$293K$10.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 6, 2024 $62.5M$61.7M$799K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 $61.3M$60.0M$1.3M$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 14, 2022 $61.8M$57.8M$4.0M$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 2, 2021 $56.4M$55.9M$475K$4.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $62,467,745 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,696,448$5,256,116
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $53,564,129$56,280,036
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $57,006$399,309
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,936,095$532,284
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $61,253,678$62,467,745
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 $40,388,678$39,816,865
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $19,583,443$21,852,073
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $59,972,121$61,668,938
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,281,557$798,807
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $62,467,745 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,972,855
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$283,261
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$80,187
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,256,116
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $56,280,036$56,280,036
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $557,242$557,242
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$157,933−$157,933
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $532,284$532,284
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,654,387 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $557,242$62,467,745
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $61,668,938 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,135,906 · Management $4,542,963$6,678,869
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,024,768 · Management $5,760,209$23,784,977
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,467,675 · Management $2,152,165$4,619,840
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,157,990 · Management $498,551$1,656,541
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,364,502 · Management $712,136$3,076,638
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $121,437 · Management $97,657$219,094
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $104,190$104,190
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,940,867$4,940,867
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $169,768$169,768
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $102,933 · Management $843,197$946,130
IX-17 TravelPrograms $54,180$54,180
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,256,399$5,256,399
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,160 · Management $2,790,032$2,818,192
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $423,159$423,159
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,672,720 · Management $1,940,168$6,612,888
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $60,608 · Management $246,598$307,206
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $36,131,746 · Management $25,537,192 · Fundraising $0$61,668,938
Part X · Balance sheet $111,123,674 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,523,231$10,590,270
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $356,833$648,485
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $571,139$561,713
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $69,168,551$85,777,113
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,788,706$12,940,867
X-15 Other assets$605,226
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $91,105,819$111,123,674
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,407,215$4,748,955
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$672,213
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $81,480,263$100,668,392
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,625,556$10,455,282
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,625,556$10,455,282
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $91,105,819$111,123,674
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,455,282 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$62,467,745
XI-2 Total expenses$61,668,938
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$798,807
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,625,556
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$30,919
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,455,282

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