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.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$368K 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
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
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$368K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $443K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$172K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$886K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +22%
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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
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +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
$886K
FY2021▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$785K
FY2021$886K
FY2022$857K
FY2023$789K
FY2024$870K
FY2025$829K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 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 May 1997.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $729K Management & general 32% · $353K Fundraising 3% · $37K

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; $368K 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/Executive Director
$190,771Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Legal and Governmental Affairs
$137,034Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations and Finance
$40,481Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

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Empowers Michigan families with educational choices through charter schools.

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3 programs · $729K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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.

$305Kprogram 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.

$228Kprogram 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.

$196Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$885K
Other incomeLn 4–11$162K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$133K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$729K
Managementcol C$353K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$886K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$310K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$172K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$885K
Government grantsLn 1e$134K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$133K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Other incomeLn 4–11$162K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$310K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$310K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$443K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$172K
Net assetsLn 32$886K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$445K$310K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$409K$443K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$990K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$206K$172K
Net assetsLn 32$785K$886K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$368K$244K$118K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$316K$209K$101K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$13K$5K$461
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$23K$26K$579
Payroll taxesLn 10$51K$33K$17K$808
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$14K$17K$354
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$69K$61K$8K$408
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$785$1K$0
Office expensesLn 13$11K$7K$4K$32
Information technologyLn 14$32K$26K$6K$883
OccupancyLn 16$52K$34K$17K$892
TravelLn 17$10K$531$9K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K$309$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$8K$4K$212
InsuranceLn 23$10K$7K$3K$170
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$315$9K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$49K$40K$9K$128
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$729K$353K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled 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
FY2021 ViewingFiled 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,219,912 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $490,696$884,697
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $388,050$133,392
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,163$39,976
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $110,054$161,847
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,001,963$1,219,912
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $705,306$802,046
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $345,589$316,662
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,050,895$1,118,708
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$48,932$101,204
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $1,219,912 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$134,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$750,197
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$884,697
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$133,392
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $39,976$39,976
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $161,847$161,847
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $133,392 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $201,823$1,219,912
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,118,708 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $244,305 · Management $117,656 · Fundraising $6,325$368,286
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $209,394 · Management $100,843 · Fundraising $5,420$315,657
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,166 · Management $4,781 · Fundraising $461$18,408
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,600 · Management $25,863 · Fundraising $579$49,042
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,790 · Management $17,055 · Fundraising $808$50,653
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,656 · Management $16,977 · Fundraising $354$30,987
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,367 · Management $7,596 · Fundraising $408$69,371
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $785 · Management $1,249 · Fundraising $0$2,034
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,900 · Management $4,264 · Fundraising $32$11,196
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,852 · Management $5,632 · Fundraising $883$32,367
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,469 · Management $16,600 · Fundraising $892$51,961
IX-17 TravelPrograms $531 · Management $9,408 · Fundraising $0$9,939
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,831 · Management $309 · Fundraising $0$8,140
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,176 · Management $3,937 · Fundraising $212$12,325
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,550 · Management $3,154 · Fundraising $170$9,874
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $315 · Management $9,451 · Fundraising $20,000$29,766
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $39,979 · Management $8,595 · Fundraising $128$48,702
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $728,666 · Management $353,370 · Fundraising $36,672$1,118,708
Part X · Balance sheet $1,057,521 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $444,801$310,021
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $71,559$272,805
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $30,674$15,657
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,688$15,948
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $408,573$443,090
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $990,295$1,057,521
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $58,018$45,233
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $134,500$121,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $205,562$171,584
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $692,733$756,437
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $92,000$129,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $784,733$885,937
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $990,295$1,057,521
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $885,937 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,219,912
XI-2 Total expenses$1,118,708
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$101,204
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$784,733
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$885,937

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