Progeny academys educational philosophy centers on the belief that all students can learn and deserve the opportunity to access and engage in rigorous academics and receive the social-emotional support needed to develop as a well-rounded, life-long learner. Additionally, the school believes that learners come to school with a unique profile of personal and academic experience and knowledge. All students need a school environment that can specifically and accurately pinpoint strengths and areas requiring support to create an authentic and individualized learning experience where the learner is challenged and supported to meet or exceed academic standards and develops the personal attributes to achieve success in secondary learning and beyond.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$46K 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$200K
217% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 217% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
80%
Net assets
−$108K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
−$108K
FY2021▼ -120%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$49K
FY2021−$108K
FY2022−$105K
FY2023$14K
FY2024−$24K
FY2025$151K

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 Jun 2018.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $934K Management & general 20% · $241K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $46K 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
Community
$45,534Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Community
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Nelson’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 13th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Nicole Nelson$69,723$62,543———
Peter Zwach$51,641$51,378$45,571$39,517$45,534
Nichelle Henderson$44,101————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides rigorous academics and social-emotional support for individualized student learning.

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1 program · $934K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The primary purpose of progeny academy is to provide a rigorous and authentic learning program that I grounded in the inquiry based principles of the international baccalaureate programme (ib), and the next generation science standards (NGSS).

$934Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$934K
Managementcol C$241K
Owns and owesPt X
−$108K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$200K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$982K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$200K
Net assetsLn 32−$108K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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
Total assetsLn 16$122K$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$113K$200K
Net assetsLn 32$9K−$108K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$350K$265K$85K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$27K$21K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$56K$52K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$19K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$261K$160K$101K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$150K$150K
TravelLn 17$174K$174K
InterestLn 20$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$101K$69K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$934K$241K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.7M$175K$151K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.9M−$39K−$24K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.5M$100K$14K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.4M$42K−$105K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.1M$1.2M−$117K−$108K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$1.1M−$45K−$49K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,058,004 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$1,058,004
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$1,058,004
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$457,890
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$717,000
I-18 Total expenses$1,174,890
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$116,886
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,058,004 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$981,988
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$76,016
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,058,004
VIII-12 Total revenue$1,058,004
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,174,890 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $264,720 · Management $84,787$349,507
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,977 · Management $6,044$27,021
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,986 · Management $4,022$56,008
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,436 · Management $5,918$25,354
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $160,485 · Management $100,944$261,429
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,158$7,158
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $150,035$150,035
IX-17 TravelPrograms $174,265$174,265
IX-20 InterestPrograms $13,528$13,528
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,886$9,886
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,783 · Management $31,916$100,699
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $934,101 · Management $240,789 · Fundraising $0$1,174,890
Part X · Balance sheet $92,019 assets, 7 lines filed
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $65,000$88,330
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,689
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $121,602$92,019
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $112,644$199,947
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $112,644$199,947
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,958−$107,928
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $121,602$92,019
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$107,928 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,058,004
XI-2 Total expenses$1,174,890
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$116,886
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,958
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$107,928

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