Mastery Charter School - Clymer Elementary

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All students learn the academic and personal skills they need to be truly prepared for postsecondary success and able to pursue their dreams.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-2107667) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 71 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $997K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
85% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$750K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.1 mo
of spending, in cash
3.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $43K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.7M
55% of total assets
Liabilities are 55% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$10.4M
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$9.9M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.4M
FY2025▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.7M
FY2021$8.6M
FY2022$9.6M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$11.9M
FY2025$10.4M
Expenses
$9.9M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.6M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$8.8M
FY2023$8.8M
FY2024$9.5M
FY2025$9.9M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$2.7M
FY2021−$1.8M
FY2022−$948K
FY2023$265K
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2014.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $8.4M Management & general 15% · $1.5M

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

15 people listed on the 990; $750K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Principal
$183,219Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Principal of Instruction
$118,601Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Principal/Dir of Operations
$117,527Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Low Incidence Programming
$112,465Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Principal of Instruction
$110,907Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Principal of School Culture
$107,003Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather Scheg’s $183K as Principal is at the 30th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heather Scheg$183,219$179,620$168,824$144,814$136,344$85,908
Jaime Halpert$118,601$116,496$110,605———
Shanna Teschner$117,527$108,435$107,363$106,173——
Karen Sherlock$112,465$103,549—$101,661——
Allison Bryant$110,907—————
Mary Beth Elberfeld—$108,227————
Khaira Nahl$107,003$100,503————
Crystal Hercules——$103,371———

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

Equips students with skills for post-secondary success and dream pursuit.

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1 program · $8.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Mastery schools integrates educational best practices and effective management to drive student achievement. Our academic staff is outstanding and relentlessly committed to student achievement and continually improve their craft through highly-effective professional development, coaching, and collaborative support.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-2107667) · Dispute this line
$8.4Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$43K
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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2024 · $2.8M federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Education$2.1M
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Education$480K
Special Education Grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through School District of Philadelphia$113K
Student Support and Academic Enrichment ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.424 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Education$38K
Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants)Department of Education · ALN 84.367 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Education$28K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $2.8M federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through PA Dept of Education$2.1M
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through PA Dept of Education$482K
Special Education_grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through School District of PA$92K
Student Support and Academic Enrichment ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.424 · Through PA Dept of Education$38K
Improving Teacher Quality State GrantsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.367 · Through PA Dept of Education$28K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $2.5M federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Education$1.8M
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Pennsylvania Dept of Education$489K
Special Education_grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through School District of Philadelphia$136K
Student Support and Academic Enrichment ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.424 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Education$38K
Improving Teacher Quality State GrantsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.367 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Education$30K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2021 · $1.0M federal money spent
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Pennsylvania Dept of Education$499K
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Pennsylvania Dept of Education$250K
Special Education_grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through School District of Philadelphia and 1 more$121K
Coronavirus Relief FundDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.019 · Through Pennsylvania Commission on Crime$90K
Student Support and Academic Enrichment ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.424 · Through Pennsylvania Dept of Education$38K

Plus 1 smaller program.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$987K
Investment incomeLn 3$172K
Money outPt IX
$9.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.4M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$987K
Government grantsLn 1e$972K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$172K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$10.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$162K
Accounts receivableLn 4$105K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$152K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$923K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M
Other assetsLn 15$294K
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 571
VolunteersI 67
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$2.3M$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$423K$923K
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$243K$162K$81K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.4M$4.1M$357K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$144K$155K−$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$788K$731K$57K
Payroll taxesLn 10$345K$315K$31K
Management feesLn 11a$858K$858K
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$18K
Investment management feesLn 11f$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.5M$1.5M$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$26K
Office expensesLn 13$144K$122K$22K
Information technologyLn 14$376K$366K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$351K$351K
TravelLn 17$179K$179K$16
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$96K$96K
InsuranceLn 23$49K$49K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$372K$361K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$22K−$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.9M$8.4M$1.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 24, 2026 $10.4M$9.9M$448K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2025 $11.9M$9.5M$2.4M$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 20, 2024 $10.0M$8.8M$1.2M$265K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 31, 2023 $9.6M$8.8M$887K−$948K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 5, 2022 $8.6M$7.7M$870K−$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 6, 2021 $8.7M$8.6M$163K−$2.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments E · Schools J · Pay O · Explanations R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $10,393,784 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,898,020$986,645
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,856,614$9,233,084
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $92,691$171,674
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,980$2,381
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,854,305$10,393,784
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,214,715$5,969,946
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,242,208$3,975,891
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,456,923$9,945,837
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,397,382$447,947
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $10,393,784 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$972,175
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,470
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$986,645
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,233,084$9,233,084
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $171,674$171,674
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,381$2,381
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,233,084 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $174,055$10,393,784
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,945,837 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $162,226 · Management $81,100$243,326
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,092,371 · Management $357,043$4,449,414
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $155,205 · Management −$11,028$144,177
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $731,029 · Management $56,523$787,552
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $314,903 · Management $30,574$345,477
IX-11a Management feesManagement $858,140$858,140
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $18,030$18,030
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $8,153$8,153
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,475,611 · Management $6,925$1,482,536
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $25,517$25,517
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $121,745 · Management $21,995$143,740
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $366,222 · Management $9,746$375,968
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $350,796$350,796
IX-17 TravelPrograms $179,395 · Management $16$179,411
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,699$3,699
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $96,078$96,078
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $48,874$48,874
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $360,730 · Management $11,089$371,819
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,591 · Management −$8,461$13,130
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,427,902 · Management $1,517,935 · Fundraising $0$9,945,837
Part X · Balance sheet $6,672,018 assets, 17 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,326,902$2,608,412
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $266,036$161,628
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $58,829$104,611
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $48,421$151,844
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $423,412$923,131
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,314,629$2,428,111
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $481,427$294,281
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,634,893$6,672,018
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,217,902$1,206,361
X-19 Deferred revenue$19,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,760,862$2,429,178
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,978,764$3,654,539
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $2,249,536$2,099,802
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $406,593$917,677
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,656,129$3,017,479
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,634,893$6,672,018
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,017,479 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,393,784
XI-2 Total expenses$9,945,837
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$447,947
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,656,129
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,714
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$98,311
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,017,479

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