To provide funding and other means of support to enhance the mission of Woods Charter School. The primary focus of the Foundation is to support the educational pursuits of students through programming, facility enhancements, and supplemental faculty resources. Realizing that Woods Charter School and its families benefit from participation in the greater community, the Foundation also endeavors to provide opportunities to enrich the quality of life in the surrounding region.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $63K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$765K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$734K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$464K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$765K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$445K
FY2021$380K
FY2022$412K
FY2023$658K
FY2024$882K
FY2025$765K
Expenses
$734K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$389K
FY2021$348K
FY2022$482K
FY2023$628K
FY2024$752K
FY2025$734K
Net assets
$464K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$304K
FY2021$337K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$297K
FY2024$426K
FY2025$464K

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. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2008.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $551K Management & general 6% · $45K Fundraising 19% · $138K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director/Wcs Principal
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Faculty Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cotton Bryan’s $92K as Director/Wcs is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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

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

Funds and supports educational programs, facilities, and faculty for a charter school and its community.

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1 program · $551K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provided support to finance the mission of woods charter school.

$551Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 19 grants · $2.3M · 2019–2024
Woods Charter School CompanyNC · FY2024$290,419
Woods Charter School CompanyNC · FY2024$148,152
Woods Charter School CompanyNC · FY2024$50,417
Woods Charter School CompanyNC · FY2024$21,783
Woods Charter School CompanyNC · FY2024$21,778
Woods Charter School CompanyNC · FY2024$11,090
Woods Charter SchoolFY2023$263,495
Woods Charter SchoolFY2023$70,177
Woods Charter SchoolFY2023$53,386
Woods Charter SchoolFY2023$35,973
Woods Charter SchoolFY2023$20,824
Woods Charter SchoolFY2023$15,325
Woods Charter SchoolFY2023$9,398
Woods Charter SchoolFY2022$335,461
Woods Charter SchoolFY2022$55,243
Woods Charter School CompanyNC · FY2021$324,154
Woods Charter School CompanyNC · FY2020$286,502
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$765K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$496K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$252K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$734K
Ln 25
Programscol B$551K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$138K
Owns and owesPt X
$464K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$463K
Total assetsLn 16$464K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$496K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$295K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$252K
Investment incomeLn 3$859
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$765K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$338K
SavingsLn 2$124K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$463K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Total assetsLn 16$464K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$464K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$423K$463K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$517$0
Total assetsLn 16$426K$464K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$426K$464K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$551K$551K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$216$216
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$144K$71$6K$138K
Total functional expensesLn 25$734K$551K$45K$138K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 13, 2026 $765K$734K$31K$464K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 21, 2025 $882K$752K$129K$426K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 20, 2024 $658K$628K$31K$297K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 4, 2023 $412K$482K−$70K$267K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 16, 2022 $380K$348K$33K$337K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 28, 2021 $445K$389K$55K$304K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $765,340 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $586,425$496,331
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $295,181$252,310
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $54$859
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$59$15,840
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $881,601$765,340
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $468,578$550,780
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $283,798$183,078
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $752,376$733,858
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $129,225$31,482
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $765,340 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$294,612
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$201,719
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$496,331
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $252,310$252,310
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $859$859
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $15,800$15,800
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $40$40
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $252,350 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,659$765,340
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $733,858 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $550,780$550,780
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $216$216
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,033$10,033
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,056$2,056
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $18,900$18,900
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,986$2,986
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71 · Management $5,600 · Fundraising $138,216$143,887
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $550,851 · Management $44,575 · Fundraising $138,432$733,858
Part X · Balance sheet $463,544 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $345,488$338,370
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $77,400$124,174
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,875$1,000
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $517$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $426,280$463,544
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $201,413$234,012
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $224,867$229,532
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $426,280$463,544
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $426,280$463,544
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $463,544 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$765,340
XI-2 Total expenses$733,858
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,482
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$426,280
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,782
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$463,544

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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