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The mision of Next Charter School is to meet the needs of students not fully served within a traditional high School educational program,and to employ a system of instructional and assessment pratices that values competency, inquiry, flexibility, and the social nature of learning so that students will graduate and initiate post-secondary learning options.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-5616935) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 21 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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $136K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
76% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
9.1 mo
of spending, in cash
9.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $124
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
65% of total assets
Liabilities are 65% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
12 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.9M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$769K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$769K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$528K
FY2021$182K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$618K
FY2025$769K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2013.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.3M Management & general 24% · $432K

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; $121K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of Scho
$121,206Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Whalen’s $121K as Head of Scho is at the 46th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021FY2020
Emily Whalen$121,206$114,575——
Joe Crawford——$114,184$109,624

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates students needing alternative approaches to traditional high school learning.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Next charter school is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing an alternative option to high school students in the derry, NH area organized as a 501 (c)(3) organization. Next charter school is dedicated to meeting the needs of students not fully served within a traditional high school education program and to employ a system of…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-5616935) · Dispute this line
$1.3Mprogram 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$124

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$957K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$936K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$432K
Owns and owesPt X
$769K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$957K
Government grantsLn 1e$803K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$936K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
SavingsLn 2$300K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$64K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$583K
Other assetsLn 15$191K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$769K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$717K$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$648K$583K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$618K$769K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$759K$264K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$184K$149K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$165K$142K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$77K$56K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$30K$2K
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$76K$76K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$75K$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.3M$432K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 19, 2026 $1.9M$1.8M$151K$769K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $2.0M$1.8M$183K$618K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 9, 2024 $1.7M$1.6M$107K$435K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 20, 2023 $1.7M$1.5M$205K$329K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 11, 2022 $1.6M$1.5M$86K$182K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 5, 2021 $1.3M$1.2M$84K$528K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,920,229 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,237,904$957,216
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $724,162$936,369
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,511$26,644
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,972,577$1,920,229
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,525,957$1,448,546
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $263,943$320,776
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,789,900$1,769,322
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $182,677$150,907
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,920,229 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$803,269
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$153,947
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$957,216
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $936,369$936,369
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,644$26,644
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $936,369 · Excluded from tax $26,644$1,920,229
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,769,322 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $758,944 · Management $263,559$1,022,503
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $149,336 · Management $35,046$184,382
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $142,086 · Management $22,596$164,682
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $55,650 · Management $21,329$76,979
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,741$2,741
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,215$33,215
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,117$30,117
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $10,770$10,770
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,969$1,969
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,130 · Management $1,576$31,706
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,150$18,150
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,439$4,439
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $76,405$76,405
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,556$7,556
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $74,507 · Management $29,201$103,708
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,337,294 · Management $432,028 · Fundraising $0$1,769,322
Part X · Balance sheet $2,173,546 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,200$1,035,644
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $602,574$300,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $459,492$64,361
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $647,718$582,839
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $249,932$190,702
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,073,916$2,173,546
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,889$24,321
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $208,518$183,898
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,235,347$1,196,258
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,455,754$1,404,477
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $618,162$769,069
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $618,162$769,069
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,073,916$2,173,546
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $769,069 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,920,229
XI-2 Total expenses$1,769,322
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$150,907
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$618,162
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$769,069

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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