Constellation Schools Old Brooklyn Community Elementary FY2022 filing

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Constellation Schools: Old Brooklyn Community Elementary creates and provides diverse superior educational opportunities for a Community of learners, built on a foundation of character education in a safe environment, ensuring the success of all children in our advancing ....technological society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $614K a year · 13% 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
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$11.6M
112% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 112% 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
$3.8M
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
76%
Net assets
−$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2022▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$5.4M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2022▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$5.0M
Net assets
−$1.2M
FY2022▲ +42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$2.6M
FY2021−$2.1M
FY2022−$1.2M
FY2023−$224K
FY2024$402K
FY2025$872K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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 Dec 1997.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $2.2M Management & general 24% · $713K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Keeney’s $15K as Executive Director is at the 3rd 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Rebecca Keeney$15,206$11,574
Rick Lukich$8,639$8,000
Caroline Zito$7,388$6,572
Thomas Babb—$506
Jerome Bednar$375$313
John Noga$375$344
Bert Butts$344$219
Mary Wideman$344$313

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Primary Education

Served 241 students in kindergarten through fourth grade.

$2.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $885K federal money spent
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Ohio Department of Education and Workforce$597K
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through Ohio Department of Education and Workforce$130K
Special Education Grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through Ohio Department of Education and Workforce$82K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Through Ohio Department of Education and Workforce$76K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $1.1M federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Ohio Department of Education$372K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Ohio Department of Education$337K
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through Ohio Department of Education$138K
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through Ohio Facilities Construction Commission$100K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Through Ohio Department of Education$77K

Plus 3 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $1.3M federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Ohio Department of Education$856K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Ohio Department of Education$191K
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through Ohio Department of Education$78K
Special Education_grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through Ohio Department of Education$70K
Improving Teacher Quality State GrantsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.367 · Through Ohio Department of Education$29K

Plus 2 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $802K federal money spent
Education Stabilization Fund - Esser II - Covid-19Department of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Ohio Department of Education$432K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Ohio Department of Education$209K
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through Ohio Department of Education$63K
Special Education_grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through Ohio Department of Education$54K
School Breakfast ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.553 · Through Ohio Department of Education$38K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$290K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$713K
Owns and owesPt X
−$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$10.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$290K
Investment incomeLn 3$76
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
SavingsLn 2$338K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$815K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.7M
Other assetsLn 15$950K
Total assetsLn 16$10.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.6M
Net assetsLn 32−$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
BondsSch K, Pt X
Bond issues listedSch K Pt I4
Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$8.2M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$2.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$815K$815K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.6M$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$9.9M$10.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.0M$11.6M
Net assetsLn 32−$2.1M−$1.2M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$998K$136K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$40K$35K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$20K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$358K$358K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$190K$190K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$154K$138K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$179K$161K$18K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$521K$469K$52K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$197K$178K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$9K$979
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$98K$24K$73K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.2M$713K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 11, 2026 $5.4M$5.0M$471K$872K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 12, 2025 $5.2M$4.6M$626K$402K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 11, 2024 $4.6M$3.6M$1.0M−$224K 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 11, 2023 $3.8M$2.9M$873K−$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $4.5M$4.0M$515K−$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 10, 2021 $4.0M$3.8M$194K−$2.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,808,918 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,803,936$3,505,149
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $695,310$290,275
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $179$76
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,546$13,418
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,520,971$3,808,918
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 $2,291,825$1,196,820
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,713,843$1,738,790
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,005,668$2,935,610
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $515,303$873,308
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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,808,918 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,505,149
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,505,149
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $290,275$290,275
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $76$76
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $13,418$13,418
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $303,693 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $76$3,808,918
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,935,610 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $998,069 · Management $136,100$1,134,169
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,179 · Management $4,797$39,976
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,954 · Management $2,721$22,675
IX-11a Management feesManagement $357,698$357,698
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,238$2,238
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,621$23,621
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $190,052$190,052
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,194$4,194
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $138,437 · Management $15,381$153,818
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $161,007 · Management $17,890$178,897
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,198$2,198
IX-20 InterestPrograms $469,160 · Management $52,129$521,289
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $177,732 · Management $19,748$197,480
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,810 · Management $979$9,789
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,443 · Management $73,073$97,516
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,222,843 · Management $712,767 · Fundraising $0$2,935,610
Part X · Balance sheet $10,413,239 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,727,935$2,333,992
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$338,121
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $747,864$211,119
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $51,840$79,765
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $950,103$1,026,814
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,601,120$4,658,010
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $815,400$815,181
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $974,236$950,237
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,868,498$10,413,239
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $432,938$554,911
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $582,553$2,034,087
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,932,223$9,054,399
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,971,964$11,643,397
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$2,672,988−$1,795,895
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $569,522$565,737
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$2,103,466−$1,230,158
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,868,498$10,413,239
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$1,230,158 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,808,918
XI-2 Total expenses$2,935,610
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$873,308
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$2,103,466
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$1,230,158

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