Akros Middle School FY2023 filing

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Akron, OH501(c)(3)EducationEIN 27-2808059Revenue $2.4M in FY2023

On file with the IRSakros4kids.org92 N Union St, 44304-1347 · Akron, OHTax-exempt since Oct 2011School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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It is the mission of Akros Middle School to educate all students to the highest levels of academic achievement where they are continuously challenged to think perform and grow into lifelong learners.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $278K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.7M
164% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 164% 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
$2.4M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
100%
Net assets
−$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2023▲ +33%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2023▲ +43%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
−$1.1M
FY2023▼ -11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$1.2M
FY2021−$993K
FY2022−$945K
FY2023−$1.1M
FY2024−$1.1M
FY2025−$1.0M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Oct 2011.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $2.5M

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fiscal Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates students to achieve academically, encouraging them to think, perform, and grow as lifelong learners.

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1 program · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Akros Middle School is a charter school serving the Akron community and educates grades six through eight. Akros Middle School believes in shaping the future through our children by providing a quality education in a safe caring and diverse learning environment.

$2.5Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$278K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Owns and owesPt X
−$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$576K
Other assetsLn 15$172K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M
Net assetsLn 32−$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K$48K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$136K$576K
Total assetsLn 16$986K$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$2.7M
Net assetsLn 32−$945K−$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.4M$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$268K$268K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$28K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$22K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$35K$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$110K$110K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$145K$145K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$213K$213K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$7K$7K$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$66K$66K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$25K$25K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$0$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$137K$137K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.5M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.1M$2.0M$50K−$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$2.3M−$25K−$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.4M$2.5M−$107K−$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.8M$48K−$945K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.6M$159K−$993K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.5M$72K−$1.2M 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,408,684 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,805,424$2,407,225
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,932$1,459
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,810,356$2,408,684
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 $1,085,480$1,756,119
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $677,198$759,902
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,762,678$2,516,021
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $47,678−$107,337
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $2,408,684 across 16 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$2,407,225
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,407,225
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,459 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,459
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,459 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,408,684
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,516,021 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,438,294 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,438,294
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $268,164 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$268,164
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,857 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,857
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,804 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,804
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $14,062 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,062
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $34,968 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$34,968
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $110,190 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$110,190
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,385 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,385
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $145,186 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$145,186
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $213,268 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$213,268
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,112 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,112
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $66,215 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$66,215
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,822 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$24,822
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $136,694 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$136,694
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,516,021 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,516,021
Part X · Balance sheet $1,647,190 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,217$48,162
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $145,336$35,322
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $555,354$815,833
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $135,750$575,621
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $116,343$172,252
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $986,000$1,647,190
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $106,129$67,696
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $894,076$377,616
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $82,074$209,753
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $818,241$1,688,186
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,930,852$2,699,379
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$1,080,602−$1,314,796
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $135,750$262,607
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$944,852−$1,052,189
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $986,000$1,647,190
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$1,052,189 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,408,684
XI-2 Total expenses$2,516,021
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$107,337
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$944,852
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−$1,052,189

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