501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 581 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.2M a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$83.1M
126% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 126% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$79.5M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$75.5M
To programs
89%
Net assets
−$16.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$79.5M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$44.2M
FY2022$48.7M
FY2023$60.7M
FY2024$69.1M
FY2025$79.5M
Expenses
$75.5M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$38.2M
FY2022$36.8M
FY2023$60.1M
FY2024$70.7M
FY2025$75.5M
Net assets
−$16.9M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$31.8M
FY2022−$19.9M
FY2023−$19.4M
FY2024−$20.9M
FY2025−$16.9M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2011.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $67.2M Management & general 11% · $8.3M

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

16 people listed on the 990; $1.3M 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
Chief Executive Officer
$249,914Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$162,484Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Information Officer
$147,052Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director
$139,040Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Academic Officer
$134,268Pt VII · Sec A
$131,225Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director of HR
$124,847Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director of Accountabi
$120,883Pt VII · Sec A

Constance Jones’s $250K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 53rd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Constance Jones$249,914$202,482$185,154$182,825$143,118
Deborah Morton$162,484$137,983$119,763$114,103$74,506
Jamie Trujillo$147,052$130,214$121,418$119,870$103,417
Aryn Henneke$139,040$128,626$125,851$117,934—
Jill Toussaint$134,268$118,427$110,709$110,439$82,673
Cameron McLaughlin$131,225$126,755———
Ronald Vigil$124,847————
Karla Ash$120,883$112,761———

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

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1 program · $67.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Online charter school

$67.2Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$79.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$73.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$75.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$67.2M
Managementcol C$8.3M
Owns and owesPt X
−$16.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33.3M
Total assetsLn 16$66.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$83.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$73.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$309K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$79.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$33.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$33.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.7M
Other assetsLn 15$18.0M
Total assetsLn 16$66.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$83.1M
Net assetsLn 32−$16.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5581
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$32.4M$33.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.9M$14.7M
Total assetsLn 16$66.9M$66.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87.8M$83.1M
Net assetsLn 32−$20.9M−$16.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$852K$255K$596K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$37.1M$33.4M$3.7M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11.6M$10.3M$1.3M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4.0M$3.5M$449K
Payroll taxesLn 10$595K$527K$67K
Legal feesLn 11b$313K$282K$31K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$25K$25K
Investment management feesLn 11f$60K$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$219K$219K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$545K$491K$55K
Office expensesLn 13$169K$152K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$3.8M$3.4M$379K
OccupancyLn 16$1.5M$1.4M$150K
TravelLn 17$153K$137K$15K
InterestLn 20$300K$270K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.8M$2.8M
InsuranceLn 23$659K$593K$66K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9.7M$8.7M$968K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.1M$1.1M$82K
Total functional expensesLn 25$75.5M$67.2M$8.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $79.5M$75.5M$4.0M−$16.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $69.1M$70.7M−$1.5M−$20.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $60.7M$60.1M$535K−$19.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $48.7M$36.8M$11.9M−$19.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $44.2M$38.2M$6.1M−$31.8M 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
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Part I · Summary $79,509,489 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,466,111$4,610,547
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $63,089,467$73,039,799
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,514,017$1,549,901
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $56,394$309,242
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $69,125,989$79,509,489
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 $50,769,142$54,162,604
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $19,887,873$21,333,816
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $70,657,015$75,496,420
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,531,026$4,013,069
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $79,509,489 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,601,226
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,321
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,610,547
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $73,039,799$73,039,799
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,550,940$1,550,940
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,039−$1,039
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $309,242$309,242
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $73,348,002 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,550,940$79,509,489
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $75,496,420 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $255,472 · Management $596,100$851,572
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $33,408,488 · Management $3,712,054$37,120,542
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,314,943 · Management $1,320,058$11,635,001
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,511,210 · Management $449,348$3,960,558
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $527,433 · Management $67,498$594,931
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $281,520 · Management $31,280$312,800
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,450$25,450
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $25,095$25,095
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $60,000$60,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $219,274$219,274
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $490,926 · Management $54,547$545,473
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $151,742 · Management $16,860$168,602
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,412,960 · Management $379,218$3,792,178
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,352,048 · Management $150,228$1,502,276
IX-17 TravelPrograms $137,334 · Management $15,259$152,593
IX-20 InterestPrograms $270,175 · Management $30,019$300,194
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,751,318$2,751,318
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $593,014 · Management $65,891$658,905
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,710,427 · Management $967,824$9,678,251
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,059,633 · Management $81,774$1,141,407
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $67,228,643 · Management $8,267,777 · Fundraising $0$75,496,420
Part X · Balance sheet $66,171,203 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,369,133$33,290,361
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $507,989$196,470
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,786$33,653
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $75,650$16,270
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,855,388$14,654,542
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $26,079,834$17,979,907
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $66,902,780$66,171,203
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $594,985$1,309,114
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $83,480,299$77,740,517
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $87,830,497$83,085,851
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$22,973,953−$19,302,568
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,046,236$2,387,920
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$20,927,717−$16,914,648
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,902,780$66,171,203
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$16,914,648 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$79,509,489
XI-2 Total expenses$75,496,420
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,013,069
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$20,927,717
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$16,914,648

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