To establish a sustainable network of multiple preschool through graduate School pathways for high quality learning that are student centered, mastery based and Community oriented.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$96K 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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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 $54K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $117
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$226K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$973K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$621K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$973K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$966K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$961K
FY2025$973K
Net assets
$621K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$199K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$432K
FY2024$573K
FY2025$621K

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 Mar 2013.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $729K Management & general 25% · $244K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $96K 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
$96,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee/Secr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher J O'Reilly’s $96K as Executive Di is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher J O'Reilly$96,250$89,539$85,000$87,000——
John Sabolevski————$86,539—
Kim Carter—————$65,000
Jodi Adams———$5,483$13,708—
John Sabloevski—————$6,000

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

Builds student-centered learning pathways from preschool through graduate school.

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1 program · $729K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The charter school operated a year-round schedule, serving 176 students, with an average daily membership of 126 students.

$729Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$117

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$916K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Money outPt IX
$973K
Ln 25
Programscol B$729K
Managementcol C$244K
Owns and owesPt X
$621K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$529K
Total assetsLn 16$847K
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$916K
Government grantsLn 1e$916K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$529K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$529K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$188K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$847K
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K
Net assetsLn 32$621K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$412K$529K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$310K$188K
Total assetsLn 16$897K$847K
LiabilitiesLn 26$325K$226K
Net assetsLn 32$573K$621K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$542K$404K$138K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$34K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$95K$95K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$3K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$8K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$107K$106K$924
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$766
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$3K$35K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$64K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$973K$729K$244K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.0M$973K$48K$621K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$961K$141K$573K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.0M$92K$432K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$966K$141K$340K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.4M−$51K$199K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.6M−$44K$251K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,021,421 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,019,788$915,905
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $82,183$105,516
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,101,971$1,021,421
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $533,797$596,268
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $427,386$376,982
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $961,183$973,250
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $140,788$48,171
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,021,421 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$915,905
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$915,905
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $105,516$105,516
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $105,516$1,021,421
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $973,250 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $404,413 · Management $137,500$541,913
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,006 · Management $2,335$9,341
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,760 · Management $11,254$45,014
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,575$11,575
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $95,243$95,243
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,744 · Management $5,535$8,279
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,366 · Management $3,611$11,977
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $105,877 · Management $924$106,801
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,080 · Management $766$5,846
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,772$4,772
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,996 · Management $35,487$38,483
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,687$10,687
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $63,970 · Management $19,349$83,319
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $729,455 · Management $243,795 · Fundraising $0$973,250
Part X · Balance sheet $846,932 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $103,852; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $411,576$528,569
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,400$18,881
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $310,058$188,330
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,300$7,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $897,331$846,932
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,256$8,254
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $322,361$217,793
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $324,617$226,047
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $572,714$620,885
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $572,714$620,885
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $897,331$846,932
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $620,885 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,021,421
XI-2 Total expenses$973,250
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,171
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$572,714
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$620,885

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