Rilke Schule Inc. is a non-profit entity that supports the Rilke Schule German School of Arts and Sciences charter school with after-school club operations, capital investment, real property acquisition and property operations management.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$47K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$47K
to officers and key staff · 72% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 72% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $6K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$139
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$78K
-67% vs prior year
Spent
$65K
To programs
47%
Net assets
$65K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$78K
FY2021▼ -67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$78K
FY2022$293K
FY2023$347K
FY2024$443K
Expenses
$65K
FY2021▼ -77%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$279K
FY2021$65K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$333K
FY2024$422K
Net assets
$65K
FY2021▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$52K
FY2021$65K
FY2022$77K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$112K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2011.

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

Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $31K Management & general 53% · $34K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $47K 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
Executive Director
$46,585Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Francheska Bass’s $62K as Executive Director is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Francheska Bass$62,400$51,850$32,260$46,585$38,830

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 a German charter school with after-school programs, investments, and property management.

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1 program · $31K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The program Rilke clubs provides before and after school care for the students of Rilke Schule German Charter School.

$31Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$78K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$65K
Ln 25
Programscol B$31K
Managementcol C$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$65K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$139
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$70K
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Total revenueLn 12$78K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$139
Net assetsLn 32$65K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 65
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$45K$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$52K$65K
LiabilitiesLn 26$223$139
Net assetsLn 32$52K$65K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$25K$0$25K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11K$11K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$1K$3K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$1K$2K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$612$0$612$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$0$1K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$1K$0
OccupancyLn 16$210$0$210$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K$320$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$65K$31K$34K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $443K$422K$21K$112K 990 PDF
FY2023 $347K$333K$14K$91K 990 PDF
FY2022 $293K$281K$12K$77K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $78K$65K$13K$65K 990 PDF
FY2020 $236K$279K−$43K$52K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $77,800 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$69,855
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $235,575$7,943
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7$2
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $235,582$77,800
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $240,820$43,160
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $37,825$21,342
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $278,645$64,502
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$43,063$13,298
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $77,800 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$40,150
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,705
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$69,855
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,943
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2$2
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,943 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2$77,800
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $64,502 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $24,578 · Fundraising $0$24,578
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,625 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,625
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,367 · Management $3,163 · Fundraising $0$4,530
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,034 · Management $2,393 · Fundraising $0$3,427
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $612 · Fundraising $0$612
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,305 · Fundraising $0$1,305
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,025 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,025
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,786 · Management $1,325 · Fundraising $0$8,111
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $210 · Fundraising $0$210
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,633 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,633
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,126 · Management $320 · Fundraising $0$5,446
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $30,596 · Management $33,906 · Fundraising $0$64,502
Part X · Balance sheet $65,076 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,692$18,537
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $15,221$15,223
X-4 Accounts receivable$27,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,949$4,316
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $51,862$65,076
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $223$139
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $223$139
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $51,639$64,937
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $51,639$64,937
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $51,862$65,076
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $64,937 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$77,800
XI-2 Total expenses$64,502
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,298
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$51,639
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$64,937

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