Rivertree Academy INC

Tax-deductible

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

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
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
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 years looks good.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
5 of 6
years in the black
Worth a look: 1 of the last 6 filings shows a deficit.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
How much reaches the programs?
73%
of spending
Worth a look: 73% of spending went to programs; under 75% is worth a look.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$121K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: leaders' pay is 4% of spending; 15% or less looks good.
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more looks good.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
4
named funders · $80K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more looks good.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$131K
liabilities
Looks good: debts are 1% of assets; 50% or less looks good.
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
12
independent of 12 voting board members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodWorth a lookConcernTap a box for the reason.
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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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CRivertree Academy INC
EINHdr · item D45-2668753
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2011
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CFort Worth, TX
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.rivertreeacademy.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.15
Program services73%$2.2M
Management & general12%$346K
Fundraising15%$449K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs▲ +15% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
17.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -56% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+33%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -51% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$18.2M
FY2025▼ -15%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$13.1M
FY2024$21.4M
FY2025$18.2M
Total liabilities
$131K
FY2025▼ -95%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$312K
FY2021$54K
FY2022$152K
FY2023$146K
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$131K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.5M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$18.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$18.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$131K
Total net assetsLn 32$18.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed6.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$3.6M · 81%
Investment income$469K · 11%
Program service revenue$403K · 9%
Contributions & grants81%$3.6M
Investment income11%$469K
Program service revenue9%$403K
— government grantsLn 1e$106K
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $4.1M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $3.0M · Less non-cash grants $143K · Cash operating expenses/yr $2.8M
17.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.2M · Total expenses $3.0M
73%
Management & General
Management & general $346K · Total expenses $3.0M
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $449K · Total expenses $3.0M
15%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $465K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $7.5M
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3.6M · Total revenue $4.5M
81%
Government reliance
Government grants $106K · Total revenue $4.5M
2%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $403K · Total revenue $4.5M
9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $469K · Total revenue $4.5M
+11%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $403K · Total expenses $3.0M
14%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $4.5M · Prior year $8.4M
-47%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $1.9M · FY2024 $4.5M
+18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $18.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $4.5M · Expenses $3.0M
+33%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $18.2M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $18.1M · Total assets $18.2M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2.6M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $18.2M
14%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Justina Jenkins · Reported title HEAD OF SCHOOL · Highest reported compensation $121K · Total expenses $3.0M
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $2.0M · Total expenses $3.0M
67%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%——
Overhead ratio 12%——
Fundraising cost ratio 12%——
Revenue growth -47%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 12Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 12Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

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

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

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.

$2.2Mprogram expense

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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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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.5M$3.0M-47% 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.4M$2.7M-24% 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.1M$2.6M+408% 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.3M-24% 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.9M$2.2M+50% 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$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

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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