Wayne Preparatory Academycharter School INC

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To operate a charter School in north carolina

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-4207236) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$106K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $30K a year · 0.3% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
100% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$106K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.4 mo
of spending, in cash
1.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15.9M
97% of total assets
Liabilities are 97% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
5 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$10.5M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$9.7M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$560K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.5M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.3M
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$10.1M
FY2023$10.7M
FY2024$10.3M
FY2025$10.5M
Expenses
$9.7M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.7M
FY2021$8.4M
FY2022$10.4M
FY2023$11.4M
FY2024$10.7M
FY2025$9.7M
Net assets
$560K
FY2025▲ +398%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$924K
FY2023$260K
FY2024−$188K
FY2025$560K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2011-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2015.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $9.7M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $106K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Managing Director
$105,501Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Drake Ending Fy25’s $106K as Managing Director is at the 4th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Twitty—$104,100$105,598$102,794$92,892$90,045
John Drake Ending Fy25$105,501—————

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

Operates a charter school in North Carolina.

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1 program · $9.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide facilities, teachers, and materials to students enrolled at a public charter school.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 26-4207236) · Dispute this line
$9.7Mprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $1.4M federal money spent
Student Support and Academic Enrichment ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.424 · Through NC Dep. of Public Instruction$571K
Special Education Grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through NC Dep. of Public Instruction$302K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through NC Dep. of Public Instruction$265K
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through NC Dep. of Public Instruction$239K
Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants)Department of Education · ALN 84.367 · Through NC Dep. of Public Instruction$55K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $1.1M federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through NC Department of Public Instruction$404K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through NC Department of Public Instruction$265K
Special Education Grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through NC Department of Public Instruction$237K
Impact AidDepartment of Education · ALN 84.041 · Through NC Department of Public Instruction$210K
Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants)Department of Education · ALN 84.367 · Through NC Department of Public Instruction$13K

The auditor reported: doubt the group can keep going.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $961K federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through NC Dept of Public Instruction$475K
Special Education_grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through NC Dept of Public Instruction$305K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through NC Dept of Public Instruction$140K
Improving Teacher Quality State GrantsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.367 · Through NC Dept of Public Instruction$26K
Student Support and Academic Enrichment ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.424 · Through NC Dept of Public Instruction$16K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $1.3M federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through NC Department of Public Instruction$734K
Special Education_grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through N.c. Department of Public Instruction and 1 more$205K
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through N.c. Department of Public Instruction$175K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through NC Department of Public Instruction$154K
Improving Teacher Quality State GrantsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.367 · Through NC Department of Public Instruction$40K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$159K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$90K
Money outPt IX
$9.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$560K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$16.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.9M
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$10.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$10.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$90K
Other incomeLn 4–11$159K
Total revenueLn 12$10.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Accounts receivableLn 4$45K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$171K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$859K
Other assetsLn 15$14.2M
Total assetsLn 16$16.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.9M
Net assetsLn 32$560K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5196
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$859K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$343K$859K
Total assetsLn 16$17.0M$16.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17.2M$15.9M
Net assetsLn 32−$188K$560K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
InterestLn 20$333K$333K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9.4M$9.4M
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.7M$9.7M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $10.5M$9.7M$747K$560K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 12, 2025 $10.3M$10.7M−$448K−$188K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 25, 2024 $10.7M$11.4M−$664K$260K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 8, 2023 $10.1M$10.4M−$310K$924K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 12, 2022 $8.3M$8.4M−$49K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 11, 2021 $7.3M$6.7M$542K$1.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments E · Schools O · Explanations R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $10,494,082 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,919,560$10,245,334
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $93,649$89,984
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $250,125$158,764
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,263,334$10,494,082
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,710,849$9,746,835
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,710,849$9,746,835
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$447,515$747,247
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 $10,494,082 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,091,379
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$153,955
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,245,334
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $89,984$89,984
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $158,764$158,764
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $248,748 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$10,494,082
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,746,835 across 2 lines filed
IX-20 InterestPrograms $333,265$333,265
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,413,570$9,413,570
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,746,835 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,746,835
Part X · Balance sheet $16,423,109 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $858,583$1,151,205
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $70,352$45,050
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $35,899$170,588
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $342,747$859,100
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,731,995$14,197,166
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,039,576$16,423,109
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $368,131$330,180
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,859,179$15,533,416
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,227,310$15,863,596
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $342,747−$477,150
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year −$530,481$1,036,663
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$187,734$559,513
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,039,576$16,423,109
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $559,513 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,494,082
XI-2 Total expenses$9,746,835
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$747,247
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$187,734
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$559,513

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

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