The fundamental mission and purpose of Beta Foundation is to create a school with an environment of hope that not only nurtures, but challenges students to become successful academically and in life. We exist to help families find the best educational fit for their children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 274 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.8M a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$829K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $368K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37.7M
64% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 64% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$21.7M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$20.6M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$21.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$21.7M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$13.9M
FY2021$15.0M
FY2022$15.6M
FY2023$19.9M
FY2024$23.2M
FY2025$21.7M
Expenses
$20.6M
FY2025+0.04%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.4M
FY2021$12.4M
FY2022$13.7M
FY2023$15.7M
FY2024$20.6M
FY2025$20.6M
Net assets
$21.4M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.9M
FY2021$11.5M
FY2022$13.4M
FY2023$17.6M
FY2024$20.2M
FY2025$21.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 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 Feb 2012.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $17.7M Management & general 12% · $2.5M Fundraising 2% · $415K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $829K 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
CEO/Superintendent
$187,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Business Officer/Ope
$160,000Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Superintendent
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Academics
$134,125Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Finance
$132,020Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Academic Officer
$66,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Latisha Andrews’s $187K as CEO/Superintendent is at the 31st 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
Latisha Andrews$187,000$222,759$188,813$168,849——
Martha Smith$160,000$187,955$149,407$132,081——
Latisha D Andrews————$165,880$113,343
Jennifer Raquell Sartor$66,000$86,000$151,629$128,080——
Kendra Hampton$150,000$140,298————
Helen Abernathy$134,125$128,309————
Kari Hoefnagels$132,020$128,062————
Martha L Smith————$114,926$95,426

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Builds a hopeful school environment to challenge students academically and in life.

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1 program · $17.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Beta foundation is organized to educate, train, and prepare individuals to function well in society and to provide education opportunities and experiences. Beta foundation was awarded its k-12 charter in 2014 and opened in august 2015 with 480 students in grades k - 6.

$17.7Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Charter Fund INCFY2024$270K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$368K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $2.3M · 2023–2024
Beta Academy Support CorporationTX · FY2023$1,961,382

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$21.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$520K
Money outPt IX
$20.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$17.7M
Managementcol C$2.5M
Fundraisingcol D$415K
Owns and owesPt X
$21.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$59.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$520K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Total revenueLn 12$21.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$19K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25.6M
Other assetsLn 15$96K
Total assetsLn 16$59.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37.7M
Net assetsLn 32$21.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5274
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$6.6M$6.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$364K$19K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24.3M$25.6M
Total assetsLn 16$58.7M$59.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$38.5M$37.7M
Net assetsLn 32$20.2M$21.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$352K$352K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$420K$365K$43K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.7M$8.4M$965K$290K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.2M$929K$250K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$411K$320K$86K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$163K$142K$16K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.2M$979K$215K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$18K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$231K$185K$46K
OccupancyLn 16$839K$671K$168K
TravelLn 17$205K$164K$41K
InterestLn 20$2.1M$2.1M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.1M$917K$214K
InsuranceLn 23$388K$310K$78K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.2M$1.8M$339K$62K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.6M$17.7M$2.5M$415K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $21.7M$20.6M$1.1M$21.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $23.2M$20.6M$2.6M$20.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $19.9M$15.7M$4.3M$17.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.6M$13.7M$1.9M$13.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $15.0M$12.4M$2.6M$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $13.9M$9.4M$4.4M$8.9M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $21,698,029 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,483,047$3,832,361
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,339,702$17,296,048
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $288,491$520,363
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $64,591$49,257
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $23,175,831$21,698,029
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,961,382$351,532
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,769,047$11,838,950
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,836,663$8,384,934
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $20,567,092$20,575,416
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,608,739$1,122,613
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $21,698,029 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,817,566
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,014,795
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,832,361
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,296,048$17,296,048
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $520,363$520,363
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $49,257$49,257
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,296,048 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $569,620$21,698,029
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,575,416 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $351,532$351,532
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $365,151 · Management $42,872 · Fundraising $12,465$420,488
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,398,542 · Management $965,350 · Fundraising $289,605$9,653,497
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $929,146 · Management $250,154 · Fundraising $11,912$1,191,212
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $320,484 · Management $86,284 · Fundraising $4,109$410,877
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $141,702 · Management $16,288 · Fundraising $4,886$162,876
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $979,218 · Management $214,668 · Fundraising $30,136$1,224,022
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,477 · Management $4,620$23,097
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $184,512 · Management $46,128$230,640
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $670,950 · Management $167,737$838,687
IX-17 TravelPrograms $164,329 · Management $41,082$205,411
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,112,180$2,112,180
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $917,077 · Management $213,542$1,130,619
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $310,120 · Management $77,530$387,650
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,824,924 · Management $338,624 · Fundraising $62,181$2,225,729
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,899$6,899
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,695,243 · Management $2,464,879 · Fundraising $415,294$20,575,416
Part X · Balance sheet $59,078,021 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $24,650,550; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,648,763$6,286,284
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,114,526$2,268,504
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $42,334$111,882
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $24,292,873$25,645,129
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $363,835$19,195
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $583,463$96,477
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,696,344$59,078,021
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,048,989$1,226,082
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $21,480,009$21,029,398
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,929,475$15,462,057
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,458,473$37,717,537
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $17,180,071$18,873,548
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,057,800$2,486,936
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,237,871$21,360,484
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,696,344$59,078,021
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,360,484 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$21,698,029
XI-2 Total expenses$20,575,416
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,122,613
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,237,871
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$21,360,484

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