Focus North High School

Tax-deductible

Columbus, OH501(c)(3)EducationEIN 45-0635853

Focus north high school is a state-funded charter schools that help teens and young adults, ages freshman 22, earn their high school diploma while preparing for the workforce or their aspirations of higher education. Fnhs is staffed with certified and highly qualified teachers that use online curriculum as a primary teaching tool that is complimented by core content pull out classes. This combination allows for one-on-one interaction with students, both in the classroom and in a lab setting. All courses offered meet the state standards

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$5K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 0.1% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 99% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$3.0M
203% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 203% 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
$4.7M
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$4.5M
To programs
0%
Net assets
−$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2025▲ +37%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$4.7M
Expenses
$4.5M
FY2025▲ +36%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$4.5M
Net assets
−$1.5M
FY2025▲ +10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$1.9M
FY2021−$2.0M
FY2022−$1.8M
FY2023−$1.8M
FY2024−$1.7M
FY2025−$1.5M

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 Oct 2013.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $4.5M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $5K 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
Board Member
$1,625Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,250Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,125Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,125Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deneise Reed’s $2K as Board Member is at the 1st 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brian G Adams—————$3,500
Deneise Reed$1,625$1,125$1,125$1,000——
Janis Bond————$1,375—
Philip Rist$1,250$750$1,125$1,125——
Doreen Rogers——$1,000$1,250$1,000—
Denise Reed————$1,250—
Daylon Myricks$1,125$1,125————
Heather Holiday$1,125$1,125————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps teens and young adults earn diplomas and prepare for careers or college.

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1 program service account for $4.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The school provided education to 220 students

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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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$97
Money outPt IX
$4.5M
Ln 25
Managementcol C$4.5M
Owns and owesPt X
−$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$402K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$97
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$402K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$402K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$98K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32−$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$312K$402K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32−$1.7M−$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$4.4M$4.4M
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$150K$150K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.5M$0$4.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.7M$4.5M$164K−$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.4M$3.3M$94K−$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$3.1M$26K−$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.3M$198K−$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$2.0M−$114K−$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$2.1M−$59K−$1.9M 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,691,367 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,114,729
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,574,954
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,689,683
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $97$97
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,587$1,587
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,684 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,691,367
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,527,258 across 7 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $4,351,238$4,351,238
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,600$18,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,005$2,005
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,647$5,647
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $149,768$149,768
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $4,527,258 · Fundraising $0$4,527,258
Part X · Balance sheet $1,453,142 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $312,267$402,040
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $227,564$114,176
X-4 Accounts receivable$39,933
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $692,759$798,542
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $104,381$98,451
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,336,971$1,453,142
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$8,414
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $197,677$127,023
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $486,010$619,029
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,317,929$2,199,212
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,001,616$2,953,678
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$1,664,645−$1,500,536
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,336,971$1,453,142
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$1,500,536 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,691,367
XI-2 Total expenses$4,527,258
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$164,109
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$1,664,645
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$1,500,536

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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