To use a rigorous academic program to prepare students with skills and knowledge to participate in rigorous academic environments and develop a sense of personal responsibility.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$541K 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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FY2023 · 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 $22K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$541K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3.8M
65% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 65% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.5M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$8.0M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.5M
FY2023▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$7.5M
FY2024$7.8M
FY2025$7.1M
Expenses
$8.0M
FY2023▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$7.6M
FY2025$7.0M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2023▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Jul 2014.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $7.0M Management & general 12% · $978K

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; $541K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$191,949Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Principal
$131,615Pt VII · Sec A
Staff Developer
$114,824Pt VII · Sec A
$103,017Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (thru 06/2023)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee/Parent Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Superintendent of Finance/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Cartagena’s $259K as Principal is at the 92nd 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jason Cartagena$259,235$219,334$191,949———
Jason Cartegena———$158,724$154,554$149,368
Myra Fernandez$152,002$141,047$131,615$121,051——
Alison Gunn—————$126,097
Brittany Schenkel$117,815$120,694$114,824———
Tatiana Diaz—$115,889$103,017———
Brian Marelli—$110,106————
Karen Cruz$108,023—————

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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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Prepares students with skills and knowledge for rigorous academics and personal responsibility.

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1 program · $7.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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See schedule othe icahn charter school provides a comprehensive k-8 public education based on E.D. Hirsch's core knowledge sequence, a nationally recognized curriculum based on the concept that every child should be equipped with a core foundation of knowledge and skills so that they are armed with the common knowledge base necessary to…

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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$100K
Money outPt IX
$8.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.0M
Managementcol C$978K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$100K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$7.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$205K
Other assetsLn 15$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.8M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 572
VolunteersI 69
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$269K$205K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$3.8M
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$428K$428K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$52K$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.8M$3.2M$595K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$105K$81K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$460K$398K$62K
Payroll taxesLn 10$308K$269K$39K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$1K$163
Accounting feesLn 11c$48K$43K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$62K$61K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$16K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$314K$235K$78K
Information technologyLn 14$194K$173K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$793K$707K$86K
TravelLn 17$44K$33K$11K
InterestLn 20$3K$2K$666
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$179K$174K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$92K$82K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.1M$37K
All other expensesLn 24e$113$85$28
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.0M$7.0M$978K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.1M$7.0M$64K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.8M$7.6M$212K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $7.5M$8.0M−$472K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.8M$7.3M−$513K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.8M$5.1M$661K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.7M$5.5M$182K$2.4M 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 $7,545,035 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,660,303$1,770,074
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,102,812$5,673,437
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,928$99,632
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $161$1,892
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,767,204$7,545,035
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 $4,534,435$5,135,240
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,746,091$2,882,163
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,280,526$8,017,403
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$513,322−$472,368
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $7,545,035 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,694,625
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$75,449
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,770,074
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,673,437$5,673,437
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $99,632$99,632
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,892$1,892
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,673,437 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $101,524$7,545,035
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,017,403 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $427,783$427,783
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $51,863$51,863
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,186,380 · Management $595,277$3,781,657
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $81,117 · Management $24,365$105,482
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $398,260 · Management $62,086$460,346
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $269,133 · Management $38,976$308,109
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,337 · Management $163$1,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $43,103 · Management $5,256$48,359
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,297 · Management $1,121$62,418
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,969 · Management $1,947$17,916
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $235,425 · Management $78,212$313,637
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $172,567 · Management $21,045$193,612
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $706,767 · Management $86,191$792,958
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,710 · Management $10,896$43,606
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,998 · Management $666$2,664
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $174,058 · Management $4,537$178,595
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $82,303 · Management $10,037$92,340
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,097,112 · Management $37,333$1,134,445
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $85 · Management $28$113
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,039,267 · Management $978,136 · Fundraising $0$8,017,403
Part X · Balance sheet $5,850,391 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,989,350$2,342,238
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $615,145$817,516
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,709$42,491
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $70,206$71,831
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $268,967$204,825
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $127,329$2,371,490
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,084,706$5,850,391
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,368,895$1,391,472
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $53,411$37,418
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $92,805$2,353,375
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,515,111$3,782,265
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,569,595$2,068,126
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,569,595$2,068,126
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,084,706$5,850,391
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,068,126 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,545,035
XI-2 Total expenses$8,017,403
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$472,368
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,569,595
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$29,101
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,068,126

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