The mission of the Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School is to provide an approach to education that cultivates the potential of each student through the development of his/her Multiple intelligences. By focusing on project-based experiences and real-world applications of knowledge, we aim to empower our young people to become independent, self- directed learners, who proactively problem-solve to positively change the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$229K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $265K a year · 5% 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$229K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $58
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.6M
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.3M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$13K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.3M
FY2021▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$7.0M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2021▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$6.8M
Net assets
$13K
FY2021▲ +115%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$83K
FY2021$13K
FY2022$621K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 May 2014.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $3.3M Management & general 20% · $832K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $229K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$98,551Pt VII · Sec A
$71,683Pt VII · Sec A
Business Mgr. (until 6/2021)
$58,848Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President (until 6/30/21)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Ross’s $127K as CEO is at the 50th 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
Joseph Ross$126,688$98,894————
Treeanne McEnery$117,114$111,708$97,160$87,380$71,683$35,808
Catherine Opshinsky$115,166$110,376————
Marie George PHD——$102,606$107,542$98,551$105,542
Maria Rozaieski—————$83,352
John Marsico$79,647$71,672$58,415———
Charles Wallinger————$58,848$62,229
Douglas Hein———$31,077——

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

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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

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1 program · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The education of students from kindergarten through eighth grade in programs licensed under the commonwealth of pennsylvania. The programs include educating students in an approved curriculum that adheres to the practices and standards established by the commonwealth.

$3.3Mprogram 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$58

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$402K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$832K
Owns and owesPt X
$13K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$402K
Government grantsLn 1e$350K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$798
Total revenueLn 12$4.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$372K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M
Net assetsLn 32$13K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 581
VolunteersI 622
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.1M$4.6M
Net assetsLn 32−$83K$13K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$382K$267K$115K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.8M$315K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$78K$71K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$371K$342K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$193K$159K$33K
Legal feesLn 11b$65K$65K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$268K$201K$67K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$9K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$51K$51K$85
InterestLn 20$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$82K$82K
InsuranceLn 23$46K$46K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$477K$342K$135K
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$17K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$3.3M$832K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.0M$6.8M$263K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.4M$5.7M$757K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.6M$5.5M$76K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.9M$4.7M$206K$621K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.3M$4.2M$95K$13K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.8M$3.6M$196K−$83K 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
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Part I · Summary $4,251,772 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $254,415$402,450
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,575,167$3,846,237
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,462$2,287
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,820$798
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,841,864$4,251,772
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 $2,782,322$3,109,562
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $863,872$1,046,936
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,646,194$4,156,498
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $195,670$95,274
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $4,251,772 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$38,587
VIII-1e Government grants$349,871
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,992
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$402,450
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,846,237$3,846,237
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,287$2,287
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $798$798
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,847,035 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,287$4,251,772
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,156,498 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $266,776 · Management $115,066$381,842
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,770,905 · Management $315,250$2,086,155
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $70,917 · Management $7,188$78,105
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $341,948 · Management $28,976$370,924
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $159,494 · Management $33,042$192,536
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $65,185$65,185
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,650$4,650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $200,902 · Management $67,335$268,237
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,656 · Management $12,560$21,216
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,866 · Management $85$50,951
IX-20 InterestPrograms $12,283$12,283
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $81,740$81,740
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $46,323$46,323
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $342,170 · Management $134,686$476,856
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,350 · Management $2,145$19,495
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,324,007 · Management $832,491 · Fundraising $0$4,156,498
Part X · Balance sheet $4,579,223 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,086,084$1,335,574
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $643,313$348,155
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $31,936$3,338
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,905,159$2,520,290
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $351,302$371,866
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,017,794$4,579,223
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $386,168$918,229
X-19 Deferred revenue$10,369
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,336,915$3,250,795
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,100,339$4,566,494
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$82,545$12,729
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$82,545$12,729
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,017,794$4,579,223
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,729 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,251,772
XI-2 Total expenses$4,156,498
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$95,274
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$82,545
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,729

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