To provide additional academic choices for parents and students that will improve pupil achievement through flexibility and innovation in key areas of operations and organizational structures.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$701K 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
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $288K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$701K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $125K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$46.6M
101% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 101% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.4M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$10.1M
To programs
89%
Net assets
−$304K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.4M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.3M
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$8.5M
FY2024$10.6M
FY2025$9.4M
Expenses
$10.1M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.4M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$8.3M
FY2024$11.4M
FY2025$10.1M
Net assets
−$304K
FY2025▼ -176%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$984K
FY2022$996K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$399K
FY2025−$304K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Revoked Nov 2011, reinstated. IRS ruling Dec 2011, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2011.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $9.1M Management & general 11% · $1.1M

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

4 people listed on the 990; $701K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Founder/CEO
$188,727Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$179,408Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Finance
$168,314Pt VII · Sec A
President
$164,884Pt VII · Sec A

Ronda Owens’s $189K as Founder/CEO is at the 79th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ronda Owens$188,727$188,756$193,752$183,653$180,900$166,020
Zyzick Owens$179,408$178,117$160,578$150,873$149,050—
Kj Weihing$168,314$168,125$151,154$142,800$149,050$139,474
Swen Anderson$164,884$155,698$151,263$142,800$149,050$139,287

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

Offers at-risk students enriching programs in academics, athletics, and arts to foster lifelong learning and character.

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2 programs · $9.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Support services for five Arizona Charter Schools in Maricopa County, Arizona including: a. Facilities maintenance, management and development. b. Human resources including payroll, benefits, and insurance. c.

$5.7Mprogram expense
02

Arizona Charter School

$3.4Mprogram 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$125K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$131K
Money outPt IX
$10.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.1M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
−$304K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$809K
Total assetsLn 16$46.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$46.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$131K
Total revenueLn 12$9.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$809K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$809K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$42.2M
Total assetsLn 16$46.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$46.6M
Net assetsLn 32−$304K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5292
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$809K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$46.2M$46.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45.8M$46.6M
Net assetsLn 32$399K−$304K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$709K$532K$177K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.9M$3.5M$377K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$599K$531K$68K
Payroll taxesLn 10$285K$247K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.7M$1.4M$339K
Office expensesLn 13$345K$280K$65K
OccupancyLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
InterestLn 20$786K$786K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$637K$637K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.1M$9.1M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $9.4M$10.1M−$703K−$304K 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.6M$11.4M−$776K$399K 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.5M$8.3M$179K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.3M$7.3M$13K$996K 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.4M$6.8M−$378K$984K 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.3M$7.4M−$64K$1.3M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $9,421,837 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,245,825$5,526,513
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,031,300$3,763,858
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $368,271$131,466
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,645,396$9,421,837
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 $5,809,361$5,508,981
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,611,888$4,616,247
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,421,249$10,125,228
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$775,853−$703,391
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,421,837 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$5,526,513
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,526,513
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,763,858 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,763,858
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $131,466 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$131,466
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,895,324 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9,421,837
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,125,228 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $531,960 · Management $177,320$709,280
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,538,473 · Management $377,243$3,915,716
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $531,341 · Management $67,637$598,978
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $247,390 · Management $37,617$285,007
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,381,044 · Management $339,051$1,720,095
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $279,715 · Management $65,166$344,881
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,127,868$1,127,868
IX-20 InterestPrograms $785,971$785,971
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $637,432$637,432
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,061,194 · Management $1,064,034 · Fundraising $0$10,125,228
Part X · Balance sheet $46,262,869 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,803,515; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,185,346$809,110
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,107,125$1,471,558
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $40,121,930$42,178,686
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $46,212,609$46,262,869
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $422,428$431,343
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $45,386,823$46,135,533
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,813,225$46,566,876
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $399,384−$304,007
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $399,384−$304,007
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $46,212,609$46,262,869
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$304,007 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,421,837
XI-2 Total expenses$10,125,228
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$703,391
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$399,384
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$304,007

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