Molalla River Academy FY2020 filing

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Molalla, OR501(c)(3)EducationEIN 26-2018413

To guide students in becoming responsible lifelong learners and compassionate community members through interdisciplinary studies in the arts and sciences within a safe and nurturing environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$89K 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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FY2020 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $116K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% 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
2
named funders · $3K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
88% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 88% of assets; over 80%.
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
$1.8M
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$215K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$215K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$215K
FY2021−$25K
FY2022−$166K
FY2023−$316K
FY2024−$233K
FY2025−$382K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 2009.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.7M Management & general 10% · $184K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $89K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$88,824Pt VII · Sec A
Treaurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Current President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Iva Quinlan’s $88K as Executive Dir. is at the 24th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melanie Marrone—$120,886$140,005$90,697——
Shelley Urban————$85,066$88,824
Iva Quinlan$88,102———$5,415—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Nurtures students in arts and sciences for lifelong learning and community compassion.

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1 program service account for $1.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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Mra is a school that is dedicated to offering students in grades k-8 the opportunity to work and learn in an environment that supports an exceptional and unique educational experience. Mras commitment to academic rigor and high standards of learning are supported by its practices and goals.

$1.7Mprogram expense

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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 2 funders$3K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$184K
Owns and owesPt X
$215K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
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$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$176K
Other assetsLn 15$639K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$215K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 540
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$951K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$80K$176K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$313K$215K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$121K$121K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$818K$818K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$511K$511K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53K$53K
Payroll taxesLn 10$79K$79K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$429$429
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$46K$46K
OccupancyLn 16$75K$75K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$126K$75K$50K
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$336$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.7M$184K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.3M$2.5M−$149K−$382K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.6M$2.5M$100K−$233K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$2.3M−$150K−$316K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.9M−$140K−$166K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$2.3M−$240K−$25K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.8M$1.9M−$118K$215K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,769,808 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,421
VIII-1e Government grants$1,585,416
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$83,513
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,678,350
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $70,399$70,399
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $15,996$15,996
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,063$5,063
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $75,462 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,996$1,769,808
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,887,876 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $121,093$121,093
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $818,346$818,346
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $511,100$511,100
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,552$52,552
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $78,930$78,930
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,075$1,075
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,200$8,200
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $429$429
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,558$8,558
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $46,421$46,421
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $75,369$75,369
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,701$1,701
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $15,563$15,563
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $75,483 · Management $50,377$125,860
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $336 · Management $22,343$22,679
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,704,261 · Management $183,615 · Fundraising $0$1,887,876
Part X · Balance sheet $1,838,761 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $950,518$1,010,833
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,881$4,193
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,217$8,892
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $79,619$175,959
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $546,565$638,884
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,606,800$1,838,761
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,086$47,585
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,275,263$1,576,590
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,293,349$1,624,175
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $313,451$214,586
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $313,451$214,586
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,606,800$1,838,761
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $214,586 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,769,808
XI-2 Total expenses$1,887,876
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$118,068
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$313,451
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$19,203
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$214,586

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