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Charter Schools Now

Austin, TXUnknown exempt organizationSince 2015 EIN 37-1796642Revenue $1.4M in FY2025Latest return filed May 1, 2026

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To increase support for public Charter Schools among the voting public and elected officials.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 37-1796642) · Dispute this line
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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FY2025
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
92% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3.0 mo
of spending, in cash
3.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $300K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$115K
12% of total assets
Liabilities are 12% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
6 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.4M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$880K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2022$595K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$330K
FY2022$944K
FY2023$804K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$880K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$430K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$763K
FY2024$682K
FY2025$880K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.1M Fundraising 8% · $102K

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
Catherine Bellinger
Director (until 08/13/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrew Clark
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rex Gore
Board Chair/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chuck Cook
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Educates Texans about public charter schools and advocates for their interests.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Promoted texas charter schools through education, direct and grassroots lobbying, and advocacy.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 37-1796642) · Dispute this line
$1.1Mprogram 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
Campaign for Great Public SchoolsFY2024$300K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$300K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $50K · 2020–2020
Csn PacFY2020$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$57K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$102K
Owns and owesPt X
$880K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$300K
Total assetsLn 16$995K
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$57K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$905
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$183K
SavingsLn 2$117K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$300K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$600K
Accounts receivableLn 4$16K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$11K
Other assetsLn 15$68K
Total assetsLn 16$995K
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K
Net assetsLn 32$880K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$689K$300K
Total assetsLn 16$733K$995K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K$115K
Net assetsLn 32$682K$880K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$315$315
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$680K$680K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$200K$197K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$15K$788
Information technologyLn 14$35K$35K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K$607
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$10K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$217K$126K$91K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.1M$0$102K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 1, 2026 $1.4M$1.2M$197K$880K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 15, 2025 $1.2M$1.3M−$80K$682K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $1.3M$804K$512K$763K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $595K$944K−$349K$250K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 3, 2022 $250K$330K−$80K$430K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

B · Donors D · Assets and endowments J · Pay O · Explanations R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,401,289 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,111,035$1,340,683
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $101,546$56,913
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,688$2,788
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $93$905
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,215,362$1,401,289
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,295,809$1,204,021
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,295,809$1,204,021
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$80,447$197,268
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,401,289 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,340,683
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,340,683
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $56,913$56,913
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,788$2,788
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $905$905
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $57,818 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,788$1,401,289
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,204,021 across 10 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $315$315
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,360$7,360
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $679,500$679,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $197,315 · Fundraising $3,006$200,321
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,214 · Fundraising $788$16,002
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $35,226$35,226
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,690 · Fundraising $607$21,297
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,675 · Fundraising $6,353$16,028
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,708$10,708
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $125,836 · Fundraising $91,428$217,264
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,101,839 · Management $0 · Fundraising $102,182$1,204,021
Part X · Balance sheet $995,153 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $574,507$183,226
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $114,193$116,922
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$600,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $39,076$16,262
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,644$10,753
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$67,990
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $733,420$995,153
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $51,003$46,641
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$68,827
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $51,003$115,468
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $682,417$879,685
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $682,417$879,685
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $733,420$995,153
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $879,685 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,401,289
XI-2 Total expenses$1,204,021
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$197,268
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$682,417
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$879,685

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

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