Rivertree Academy INC

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Fort Worth, TX501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 45-2668753

The mission of Rivertree Academy is to educate under-resourced students to live life well: following Jesus, thriving academically, and transforming their communities. Our vision is to end the cycle of poverty in every family we serve by educating students from Como to learn well, love well, work well, and lead well. We seek to build healthy and productive habits of mind, body, and spirit so that our children can break the cycle of generational poverty in their family and grow to become leaders in their community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 44 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.7M a year · 52% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $80K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$131K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.5M
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$18.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.5M
FY2025▼ -47%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$11.1M
FY2024$8.4M
FY2025$4.5M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$18.1M
FY2025▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$13.0M
FY2024$18.6M
FY2025$18.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 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 Nov 2011.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $2.2M Management & general 12% · $346K Fundraising 15% · $449K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $121K 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
Head of School
$121,085Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justina Jenkins’s $121K as Head of School is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Justina Jenkins———$118,509$114,222$156,439
Justina Jenkins$121,085$118,691$118,509———
Jessica Tetirick————$79,461$74,085

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

Educates under-resourced students to thrive academically and transform communities.

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1 program service account for $2.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Rivertree academy serves students living primarily in the lake como neighborhood of fort worth, texas and approaches providing an excellent christian education with a focus of the whole child - spiritual, academic, and social needs.

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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 · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$469K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$403K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$346K
Fundraisingcol D$449K
Owns and owesPt X
$18.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$18.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$131K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$106K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$143K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$403K
Investment incomeLn 3$469K
Gains on assetsLn 7$308K
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$464K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Other assetsLn 15$175K
Total assetsLn 16$18.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$131K
Net assetsLn 32$18.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 544
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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$6.3M$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$21.4M$18.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M$131K
Net assetsLn 32$18.6M$18.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$33K$61K$32K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.3M$65K$167K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$11K$289$535
Other employee benefitsLn 9$209K$168K$16K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$123K$99K$9K$15K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$201K$55K$43K$103K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$18K$13K$5K$690
Information technologyLn 14$29K$18K$10K$590
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$269K$226K$38K$5K
TravelLn 17$17K$17K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$55K$55K
InsuranceLn 23$71K$63K$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$253K$169K$7K$77K
All other expensesLn 24e$75K$25K$31K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.2M$346K$449K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.5M$3.0M$1.5M$18.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.4M$2.7M$5.7M$18.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.1M$2.6M$8.5M$13.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.3M−$158K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.9M$2.2M$719K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.9M$29K$3.9M 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 $4,459,546 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,146,589
VIII-1e Government grants$106,155
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,366,587
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$143,289
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,619,331
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $403,401$403,401
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $161,107$161,107
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $307,510$307,510
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$31,803−$31,803
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $403,401 · Excluded from tax $436,814$4,459,546
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,971,211 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $33,304 · Management $61,082 · Fundraising $32,076$126,462
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,280,005 · Management $64,988 · Fundraising $167,380$1,512,373
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,308 · Management $289 · Fundraising $535$12,132
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $167,607 · Management $15,989 · Fundraising $25,305$208,901
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $99,062 · Management $9,450 · Fundraising $14,956$123,468
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $54,747 · Management $42,722 · Fundraising $103,071$200,540
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,576 · Management $4,683 · Fundraising $690$17,949
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,952 · Management $10,253 · Fundraising $590$28,795
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $225,502 · Management $38,422 · Fundraising $5,302$269,226
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,737$16,737
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $55,346$55,346
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $63,368 · Management $4,235 · Fundraising $3,520$71,123
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $169,127 · Management $7,131 · Fundraising $76,911$253,169
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,754 · Management $31,295 · Fundraising $18,941$74,990
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,176,049 · Management $345,885 · Fundraising $449,277$2,971,211
Part X · Balance sheet $18,186,369 assets, 20 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $12,143,500; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $917,164$1,076,892
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,391,068$463,669
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,431,602$545,714
X-4 Accounts receivable$44,324
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $57,784$135,523
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,092,190$1,048,108
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,490,995$2,553,257
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,991,009$175,382
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,371,812$18,186,369
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,771,863$89,972
X-19 Deferred revenue$40,750
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,771,863$130,722
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,033,539$17,106,595
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,566,410$949,052
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,599,949$18,055,647
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,371,812$18,186,369
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $18,055,647 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,459,546
XI-2 Total expenses$2,971,211
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,488,335
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,599,949
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$303,816
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,728,821
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$18,055,647

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

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