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Charter Schools Now FY2023 filing

Austin, TXUnknown exempt organizationSince 2015EIN 37-1796642Revenue $1.3M in FY2023

On file with the IRS3005 S Lamar Blvd Ste D-447 · Austin, TX

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

92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $814 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $300K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+121% vs prior year
Spent
$804K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$763K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +121%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2022$595K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$804K
FY2023▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$330K
FY2022$944K
FY2023$804K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$763K
FY2023▲ +205%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$430K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$763K
FY2024$682K
FY2024$880K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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% · $737K Fundraising 8% · $67K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$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
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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 · $737K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Promoted texas charter schools through education, direct and grassroots lobbying, and advocacy.

$737Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$945
Money outPt IX
$804K
Ln 25
Programscol B$737K
Fundraisingcol D$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$763K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$779K
Total assetsLn 16$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
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$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$945
Other incomeLn 4–11$28
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$779K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$779K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$763K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$295K$779K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$424$0
Total assetsLn 16$299K$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$250K$763K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$122K$122K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$284K$248K$36K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$28K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K$240
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$424$424
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$311K$281K$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$804K$737K$0$67K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.2M$1.3M−$80K$682K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.3M$804K$512K$763K 990 PDF
FY2022 $595K$944K−$349K$250K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $250K$330K−$80K$430K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,316,492 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $494,710$1,296,446
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $100,348$19,073
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $142$945
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$28
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $595,200$1,316,492
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 $943,988$804,099
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $943,988$804,099
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$348,788$512,393
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 $1,316,492 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,296,446
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,296,446
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,073$19,073
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $945$945
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $28$28
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,073 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $973$1,316,492
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $804,099 across 12 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,980$3,980
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,694$12,694
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $121,650$121,650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $248,218 · Fundraising $35,994$284,212
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,951$6,951
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,362$28,362
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,575 · Fundraising $240$16,815
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,256$8,256
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $424$424
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,779$7,779
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $280,504 · Fundraising $30,558$311,062
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,914$1,914
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $737,307 · Management $0 · Fundraising $66,792$804,099
Part X · Balance sheet $792,890 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $294,541$779,273
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $218$3,919
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,134$9,698
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $424$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $299,317$792,890
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $48,846$30,026
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $48,846$30,026
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $250,471$362,864
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$400,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $250,471$762,864
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $299,317$792,890
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $762,864 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,316,492
XI-2 Total expenses$804,099
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$512,393
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$250,471
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$762,864

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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