The organization's primary exempt purpose is providing capital and other support to Charter schools in various northeast ohio communitites. Specifically the organization provides administrative services, consulting and Development assistance, facilities and equipment, and grants, loans and other financial assistance to edge learning, INC and akros middle school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$18K 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $94K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$663K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$467K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$276K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$467K
FY2021▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$458K
FY2021$467K
FY2022$502K
FY2023$519K
FY2024$871K
FY2025$711K
Expenses
$276K
FY2021▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$378K
FY2021$276K
FY2022$339K
FY2023$384K
FY2024$562K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2021▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending May 2021) · 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 2002.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $263K Management & general 4% · $12K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$17,772Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Dudas’s $12K as President is at the 10th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Dudas$12,000$12,000$12,000$12,000$17,772$14,519

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Provides capital and support to charter schools, including administrative services and financial assistance.

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1 program · $263K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Expenses incurred in providing capital and support to edge learning, inc. And akros middle school.

$263Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $556K · 2023–2024
Akros Middle SchoolOH · FY2024$233,000
Akrotech High SchoolOH · FY2024$186,000
Launching You 20 INCGA · FY2024$86,000
Edge Learning INCOH · FY2024$31,000
Akron Fop Lodge #7OH · FY2024$10,000
Launching You 20 INCGA · FY2023$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$467K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$462K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$276K
Ln 25
Programscol B$263K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$314K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$663K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$462K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$340
Total revenueLn 12$467K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$314K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$314K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M
Other assetsLn 15$20K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$663K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$267K$314K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$900K$663K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$18K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$946$946
OccupancyLn 16$31K$31K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$18K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$163K$163K
InsuranceLn 23$125$125
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$629$579$50
Total functional expensesLn 25$276K$263K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $711K$1.0M−$318K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $871K$562K$309K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $519K$384K$136K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $502K$339K$163K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $467K$276K$191K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $458K$378K$81K$2.1M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $466,761 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $455,503$461,777
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,841$1,847
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $112$3,137
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $458,456$466,761
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 $15,435$19,132
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $362,125$256,398
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $377,560$275,530
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $80,896$191,231
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $466,761 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $461,777$461,777
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,507$1,507
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $340$340
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,137$3,137
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $465,254 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,507$466,761
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $275,530 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $17,772$17,772
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,360$1,360
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,125$4,125
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,010$8,010
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $946$946
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,551$30,551
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,553$5,553
IX-20 InterestPrograms $18,494$18,494
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $163,209$163,209
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $125$125
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,756$24,756
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $579 · Management $50$629
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $263,345 · Management $12,185 · Fundraising $0$275,530
Part X · Balance sheet $2,958,298 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $72,963; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $266,914$313,947
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,655,263$2,551,388
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$20,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,004,666$2,958,298
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,295$9,024
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $900,497$662,898
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,104,169$2,295,400
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,004,666$2,958,298
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,295,400 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$466,761
XI-2 Total expenses$275,530
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$191,231
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,104,169
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,295,400

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