Next Charter School FY2020 filing

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Derry, NH501(c)(3)EducationEIN 45-5616935

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.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$110K 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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FY2020 · 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 $136K a year · 8% 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
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $124
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$528K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$528K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$528K
FY2021$182K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$618K
FY2025$769K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 2013.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $969K Management & general 22% · $272K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$109,624Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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 service account for $969K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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Next charter school is a non-porfit organization dedicated to providing an alternative education option to high school students in the derry NH area organized as a 501(c)(3) organization. Next charter school is dedictated to meeting the need of students not fully served within a traditional high school educational program and to employ a…

$969Kprogram expense

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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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$687K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$637K
Other incomeLn 4–11$732
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$969K
Managementcol C$272K
Owns and owesPt X
$528K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K
Total assetsLn 16$559K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$637K
Government grantsLn 1e$637K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$687K
Investment incomeLn 3$301
Other incomeLn 4–11$732
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$220K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$220K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$118K
Total assetsLn 16$559K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$528K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$317K$220K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$142K$118K
Total assetsLn 16$521K$559K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$444K$528K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$165K$165K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$589K$558K$31K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$75K$72K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$118K$111K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$43K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$30K$122
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$15K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$22K$600
OccupancyLn 16$23K$21K$1K
TravelLn 17$13K$12K$1K
InterestLn 20$393$393
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$26K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$584$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$57K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$969K$272K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.8M$151K$769K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$1.8M$183K$618K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.6M$107K$435K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.5M$205K$329K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.5M$86K$182K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.3M$1.2M$84K$528K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,325,360 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$636,774
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$335
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$637,109
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $687,218$687,218
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $301$301
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $732$732
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $687,218 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,033$1,325,360
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,240,938 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $164,643$164,643
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $558,325 · Management $30,640$588,965
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $72,148 · Management $2,500$74,648
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $111,380 · Management $6,530$117,910
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,734 · Management $11,460$54,194
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,877$2,877
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,809$17,809
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,331 · Management $122$30,453
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,305$5,305
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,147 · Management $7,475$22,622
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,670 · Management $600$22,270
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,296 · Management $1,359$22,655
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,653 · Management $1,051$12,704
IX-20 InterestPrograms $393$393
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,472 · Management $1,690$28,162
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $584 · Management $3,588$4,172
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,102 · Management $14,054$71,156
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $969,235 · Management $271,703 · Fundraising $0$1,240,938
Part X · Balance sheet $558,556 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $317,402$220,082
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$65,160
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $51,788$143,038
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,786$12,422
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $142,216$117,854
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $521,192$558,556
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,509$30,059
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $77,117$30,059
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $444,075$528,497
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $444,075$528,497
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $521,192$558,556
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $528,497 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,325,360
XI-2 Total expenses$1,240,938
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$84,422
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$444,075
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$528,497

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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