To provide leadership to advance quality and promote choice in education through chartered public schools and their supporters, offering every Michigan child an opportunity

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$641K 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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FY2025 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $746 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$641K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $666K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$798K
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% 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
$2.0M
-0.02% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$829K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025-0.02%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$829K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$785K
FY2021$886K
FY2022$857K
FY2023$789K
FY2024$870K
FY2025$829K

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 May 1997.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.7M Management & general 15% · $316K Fundraising 1% · $23K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $641K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Executive Directorpresident/Executive Director
$229,500Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Legal and Governmental Affairs
$167,259Pt VII · Sec A
Strategy and Partnerships
$123,875Pt VII · Sec A
Membership and Development
$120,750Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Quisenberry’s $230K as President/Executive Directorpresident/Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniel Quisenberry$229,500$190,786$190,772$186,272$190,771$171,757
Alicia Urbain$167,259$138,409$146,523$141,341$137,034$120,243
Rebecca Carlton$123,875$95,742$101,050———
Heather Risner$120,750—$104,547$102,115——
Sara Vanderbilt————$40,481$66,712

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers Michigan families with educational choices through charter schools.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Quality Schools

This program improves the quality of existing services and creates new programs to empower existing charters to provide equal access to models of excellence, experts in all aspects of creating and sustaining quality schools, and data systems to measure and improve performance.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

Advocacy

This program focuses on the development of an advocacy strategy to promote progressive policies that support the goals of quality education for every child.

$453Kprogram expense
03

Stakeholder Engagement

This program work is rooted in the development of stakeholder relationships, inclusive of educators, parents, and other strategic partners to further the impact of an environment supportive of school choice.

$218Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$758K
Other incomeLn 4–11$136K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$316K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$829K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$798K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$758K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$75K
Other incomeLn 4–11$136K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$235K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$235K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$798K
Net assetsLn 32$829K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
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$191K$235K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$994$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$855K$798K
Net assetsLn 32$870K$829K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$397K$313K$77K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$608K$479K$118K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$130K$102K$26K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$76K$60K$15K$863
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$43K$10K$984
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$13K$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$24K$20K$4K$0
Information technologyLn 14$30K$26K$4K$336
OccupancyLn 16$20K$16K$4K$372
TravelLn 17$23K$13K$10K$149
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$238K$235K$4K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$328$31
InsuranceLn 23$11K$9K$2K$197
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$387K$368K$19K$765
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$16K$22K$4
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.7M$316K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 13, 2026 $2.0M$2.1M−$41K$829K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2025 $2.0M$1.9M$81K$870K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 31, 2024 $1.5M$1.6M−$67K$789K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 16, 2023 $1.1M$1.1M−$29K$857K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 31, 2022 $1.2M$1.1M$101K$886K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 19, 2021 $1.0M$1.1M−$49K$785K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,011,938 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,025,851$757,890
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $823,099$1,042,569
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $49,355$75,029
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $114,085$136,450
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,012,390$2,011,938
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,161,011$1,209,979
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $770,837$842,779
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,931,848$2,052,758
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $80,542−$40,820
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,011,938 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$757,890
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$757,890
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,042,569
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $75,029$75,029
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $136,450$136,450
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,042,569 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $211,479$2,011,938
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,052,758 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $312,644 · Management $76,910 · Fundraising $7,206$396,760
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $478,769 · Management $117,776 · Fundraising $11,034$607,579
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $102,431 · Management $25,808 · Fundraising $1,475$129,714
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,957 · Management $15,106 · Fundraising $863$75,926
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $42,725 · Management $10,456 · Fundraising $984$54,165
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,952 · Management $2,125 · Fundraising $0$15,077
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,324 · Management $3,868 · Fundraising $0$24,192
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,630 · Management $3,577 · Fundraising $336$29,543
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,171 · Management $3,957 · Fundraising $372$20,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,726 · Management $9,636 · Fundraising $149$22,511
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $234,843 · Management $3,633 · Fundraising $0$238,476
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,339 · Management $328 · Fundraising $31$1,698
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,552 · Management $2,185 · Fundraising $197$10,934
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $367,966 · Management $18,545 · Fundraising $765$387,276
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,071 · Management $22,332 · Fundraising $4$38,407
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,713,100 · Management $316,242 · Fundraising $23,416$2,052,758
Part X · Balance sheet $1,626,789 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $191,224$235,070
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $264,286$152,478
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $29,391$35,164
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $994$10,388
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,238,718$1,193,689
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,724,613$1,626,789
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $154,375$141,673
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $700,232$655,930
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $854,607$797,603
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $775,164$799,523
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $94,842$29,663
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $870,006$829,186
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,724,613$1,626,789
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $829,186 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,011,938
XI-2 Total expenses$2,052,758
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$40,820
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$870,006
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$829,186

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