Grove High School FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Redlands, CA501(c)(3)Since 1999EducationEIN 33-0829596

Grove High School is a California Public Charter School with a Montessori teaching philosophy that serves 238 students in grades 7-12.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$109K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $324K a year · 10% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $398
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$87K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$3.1M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2023▲ +14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2024$4.3M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2023▲ +16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2024$4.4M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2024$1.9M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CGrove High School
EINHdr · item D33-0829596
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2008
Year of formationHdr · item L1999
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CRedlands, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B25)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thegroveschool.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.25
Program services75%$2.3M
Management & general25%$750K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Spent on programs
75%
of spending reaches programs
Months of spending covered by cash
4.4mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments
Surplus or deficit
+4%
as % of revenue, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.8M
FY2023▲ +9%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2024$2.3M
Total liabilities
$87K
FY2023▼ -3%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$56K
FY2022$89K
FY2023$87K
FY2024$54K
FY2024$378K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$116K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.8M
Spent on programsPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$87K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$3.0M · 95%
Program service revenue$161K · 5%
Contributions & grants95%$3.0M
Program service revenue5%$161K
Investment income$969
— government grantsLn 1e$3.0M
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2023 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $1.1M · Operating expenses/yr $3.0M
4.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.3M · Total expenses $3.0M
75%
Management & General
Management & general $750K · Total expenses $3.0M
25%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $3.0M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $44K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3.0M · Total revenue $3.1M
95%
Government reliance
Government grants $3.0M · Total revenue $3.1M
95%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $161K · Total revenue $3.1M
5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $969 · Total revenue $3.1M
+0.03%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $161K · Total expenses $3.0M
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $3.1M · Prior year $2.8M
+14%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $1.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $3.1M · Expenses $3.0M
+4%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.8M
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $1.7M · Total assets $1.8M
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.8M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Andrew Christopherson · Reported title Head of School · Highest reported compensation $109K · Total expenses $3.0M
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $2.5M · Total expenses $3.0M
82%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 75%——
Spent on management, % of spending 25%——
Fundraising cost, % of gifts 0%——
Revenue growth 14%——
Investment manager fees, % of assets 0%——
Legal fees, % of spending 0.3%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 0.4%——
Paid fundraiser fees, % of spending 0%——

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Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$108,970Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Christopherson’s $1.1M as Head of School is at the 100th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Andrew Christopherson$1,116,994$108,970$107,625

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 7Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 7Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Educates middle and high school students using the Montessori method.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $2.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Grove High School (Grove) is a public charter school with a Montessori-based teaching philosophy serving 105 students in grades 10-12 on its high school campus. Grove has historically scored highest on state standardized testing of the five public high schools in Redlands.

$2.3Mprogram expense

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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$398

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 $3.7M$3.5M+19% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $3.1M$3.0M+14% 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$2.6M-12% 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$2.4M 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2023

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,143,488 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $161,327 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$2,972,813
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,379
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,981,192
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $969 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$969
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $162,296 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,143,488
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,027,220 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 $69,083 · Management $69,082 · Fundraising $0$138,165
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,493,584 · Management $267,159 · Fundraising $0$1,760,743
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $266,392 · Management $75,392 · Fundraising $0$341,784
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $152,873 · Management $22,485 · Fundraising $0$175,358
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,996 · Management $22,510 · Fundraising $0$75,506
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,610 · Management $2,600 · Fundraising $0$4,210
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,664 · Fundraising $0$8,664
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $11,859 · Fundraising $0$11,859
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 $28,551 · Management $3,860 · Fundraising $0$32,411
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,096 · Management $1,403 · Fundraising $0$3,499
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,093 · Management $4,328 · Fundraising $0$9,421
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $24,044 · Management $7,428 · Fundraising $0$31,472
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,130 · Management $222,707 · Fundraising $0$234,837
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 $10,814 · Management $635 · Fundraising $0$11,449
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,500 · Management $25,395 · Fundraising $0$26,895
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $156,619 · Management $4,328 · Fundraising $0$160,947
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,277,385 · Management $749,835 · Fundraising $0$3,027,220
Part X · Balance sheet $1,780,821 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $717,066$1,113,047
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $901,920$644,343
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,365$15,252
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 $8,179$8,179
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,640,530$1,780,821
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $61,814$86,908
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $61,814$86,908
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,578,716$1,693,913
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,640,530$1,780,821
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,693,913 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,143,488
XI-2 Total expenses$3,027,220
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$116,268
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,578,716
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−$1,071
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,693,913

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