Frontier Schools INC FY2020 filing

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Kansas City, MO501(c)(3)Since 2005EducationEIN 42-1692516Revenue $24.0M in FY2020

On file with the IRSfrontierschools.org6800 Corporate Dr, 64120-1323 · Kansas City, MOTax-exempt since Jan 2009School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The vision of the Frontier Schools is to empower students to discover and develop their gifts and talents: - in pursuit of college readiness, productive citizenship, and lifelong learning. - within an atmosphere of academic excellence with a stem focus. - to prepare for the stem-related jobs now projected for the american workforce. - meeting the needs of all, including those whose primary interest is non- stem. - providing flexbility to expand in the future to a stem environment by adding an arts component.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$190K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.8M a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$190K
to officers and key staff · 0.9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.4M
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$24.0M
Spent
$22.2M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$24.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$24.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$24.0M
FY2021$28.4M
FY2022$26.7M
FY2023$33.2M
FY2024$34.6M
FY2025$35.4M
Expenses
$22.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$22.2M
FY2021$21.0M
FY2022$24.3M
FY2023$26.9M
FY2024$30.0M
FY2025$35.0M
Net assets
$24.9M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$24.9M
FY2021$32.3M
FY2022$34.7M
FY2023$41.0M
FY2024$45.7M
FY2025$46.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Jan 2009.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $19.2M Management & general 13% · $3.0M

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

11 people listed on the 990; $190K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Superintende
$110,687Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$79,279Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ugur Demircan’s $126K as Superintende is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ugur Demircan$126,287$118,319$114,288$113,314$111,613$110,687
Dr Ibrahim Keles$86,152$80,213$44,618———
Batyr Durdiyev—————$79,279
Huseyin Gencay———$75,126$69,978—

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

Empowers students with college readiness and STEM skills for future jobs.

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1 program · $19.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Operate and maintain an educational institute serving approximately 1,563 enrolled students grades pre-k through 12.

$19.2Mprogram 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 · FY2025
AcruxkcFY2025$9K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Money outPt IX
$22.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.2M
Managementcol C$3.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$24.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.7M
Total assetsLn 16$30.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$22.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Total revenueLn 12$24.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$9.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.8M
Total assetsLn 16$30.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M
Net assetsLn 32$24.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5359
VolunteersI 69
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.5M$9.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.1M$18.8M
Total assetsLn 16$27.9M$30.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.8M$5.4M
Net assetsLn 32$23.2M$24.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12.6M$10.6M$2.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$911K$766K$145K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$942K$170K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.4M$1.1M$225K
Legal feesLn 11b$26K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$72K$68K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$80K$2K$78K
OccupancyLn 16$889K$889K
TravelLn 17$41K$33K$8K
InterestLn 20$62K$62K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$860K$860K
InsuranceLn 23$147K$147K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.6M$3.4M$210K
All other expensesLn 24e$464K$386K$78K
Total functional expensesLn 25$22.2M$19.2M$3.0M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $35.4M$35.0M$410K$46.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $34.6M$30.0M$4.6M$45.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $33.2M$26.9M$6.3M$41.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $26.7M$24.3M$2.4M$34.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $28.4M$21.0M$7.4M$32.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $24.0M$22.2M$1.8M$24.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $23,960,901 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $97,371$1,011,905
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,278,032$22,915,552
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36,297$33,444
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $24,411,700$23,960,901
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $14,675,865$15,980,634
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,221,857$6,227,994
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $22,897,722$22,208,628
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,513,978$1,752,273
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $23,960,901 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,011,905
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,011,905
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,915,552$22,915,552
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $33,444$33,444
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,915,552 · Excluded from tax $33,444$23,960,901
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,208,628 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,583,020 · Management $2,021,335$12,604,355
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $765,625 · Management $145,464$911,089
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $941,848 · Management $169,984$1,111,832
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,128,593 · Management $224,765$1,353,358
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $26,110$26,110
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $68,495 · Management $3,300$71,795
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,554 · Management $78,276$79,830
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $889,072$889,072
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,882 · Management $7,901$40,783
IX-20 InterestPrograms $61,520$61,520
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $860,284$860,284
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $147,309$147,309
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,377,811 · Management $209,721$3,587,532
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $386,245 · Management $77,514$463,759
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,244,258 · Management $2,964,370 · Fundraising $0$22,208,628
Part X · Balance sheet $30,269,004 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,534,489$9,740,984
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,214,458$1,571,641
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $111,663$130,886
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,065,997$18,825,493
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,926,607$30,269,004
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,920,930$1,198,453
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,774,360$5,364,487
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $23,152,247$24,904,517
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,152,247$24,904,517
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,926,607$30,269,004
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,904,517 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$23,960,901
XI-2 Total expenses$22,208,628
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,752,273
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,152,247
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,904,517

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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