Corolla Education Foundation FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Rutherfordton, NC501(c)(3)EducationEIN 27-5002997Revenue $1.2M in FY2023

On file with the IRSwatersedgevillage.comPo Box 86, 28139-0086 · Rutherfordton, NCTax-exempt since Aug 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Operation of a public charter school to promote educational opportunities in a remote area

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$750 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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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $393K a year · 43% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 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
$750
to officers and key staff · 0.1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $230K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+54% vs prior year
Spent
$545K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$474K
FY2021$540K
FY2022$779K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$545K
FY2023▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$408K
FY2021$473K
FY2022$512K
FY2023$545K
FY2024$582K
FY2025$593K
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2023▲ +72%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$570K
FY2021$637K
FY2022$903K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.9M

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 Aug 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% · $484K Management & general 11% · $61K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $750 paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$750Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marcy Moore’s $750 as Member is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $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.

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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

Operates a public charter school to boost educational chances in a remote area.

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1 program · $484K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Operation of a public charter school to promote educational opportunities in a remote area

$484Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$545K
Ln 25
Programscol B$484K
Managementcol C$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$479K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$265K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$434K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$875K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$434K
Total assetsLn 16$904K$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$642$3K
Net assetsLn 32$903K$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$750$666$84
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$325K$289K$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$45K$40K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$21K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$241
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K$586
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$60K$53K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$391
Information technologyLn 14$11K$10K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$16K$2K
TravelLn 17$10K$9K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$525
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$28K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$4K$531
Total functional expensesLn 25$545K$484K$61K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$593K$857K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$582K$449K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.2M$545K$652K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $779K$512K$267K$903K 990 PDF
FY2021 $540K$473K$67K$637K 990 PDF
FY2020 $474K$408K$67K$570K 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 $1,197,260 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $774,329$1,181,258
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $515$8,975
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,962$7,027
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $778,806$1,197,260
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $394,152$394,580
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $118,053$150,663
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $512,205$545,243
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $266,601$652,017
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,197,260 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$479,025
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$702,233
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$265,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,181,258
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,975$8,975
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,027$7,027
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,027 · Excluded from tax $8,975$1,197,260
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $545,243 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $666 · Management $84$750
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $288,906 · Management $36,328$325,234
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,168 · Management $5,051$45,219
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,766 · Management $2,611$23,377
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,913 · Management $241$2,154
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,664 · Management $586$5,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $53,206 · Management $6,691$59,897
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,104 · Management $391$3,495
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,067 · Management $1,266$11,333
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,909 · Management $2,001$17,910
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,656 · Management $1,089$9,745
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,178 · Management $525$4,703
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,910 · Management $3,511$31,421
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,224 · Management $531$4,755
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $484,337 · Management $60,906 · Fundraising $0$545,243
Part X · Balance sheet $1,557,964 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $874,958$1,112,558
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,906$10,318
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,585$1,415
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,320$433,673
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $903,769$1,557,964
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $642$2,820
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $642$2,820
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $903,127$1,555,144
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $903,127$1,555,144
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $903,769$1,557,964
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,555,144 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,197,260
XI-2 Total expenses$545,243
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$652,017
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$903,127
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,555,144

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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