Tapestry offers an inclusive, individualized learning environment that is academically engaging, both for neurotypical students and those on the autism spectrum, and creates a positive school

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 65 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $436K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$143K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $163K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.5M
91% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 91% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.7M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$7.5M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$889K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.7M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$6.7M
Expenses
$7.5M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$7.6M
FY2025$7.5M
Net assets
$889K
FY2025▼ -47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$97K
FY2021−$1.3M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$889K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Jul 2013.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $7.1M Management & general 5% · $336K

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; $143K 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
Principal
$143,206Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Tyson’s $143K as Principal is at the 61st 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

NameFY2025FY2020
Matthew Tyson$143,206—
Barbara Boone—$125,055

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides engaging, individualized learning for neurotypical students and those with autism.

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3 programs · $7.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

School Instruction

Tapestry Public Charter School is founded on a constructivist approach to education, which posits that learning happens as students actively engage in a process of meaning and knowledge construction, rather than passively receiving information.

$5.9Mprogram expense
02

Instructional Support Services

Tapestrys operations include a learning center for students in need of additional academic support, guidance counselors, adminstrative staff, athletics, and business and development personnel.

$619Kprogram expense
03

Facilities

Tapestry Public Charter School fulfills its mission of providing an inclusion-based education by providing a school facility that fits the needs of our students, while also anticipating the annual expansion associated with adding a grade level per year. Expenses include salaries and benefits, repairs and maintenance, and utilities.

$600Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$163K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$276K
Investment incomeLn 3$65K
Money outPt IX
$7.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.1M
Managementcol C$336K
Owns and owesPt X
$889K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$276K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$65K
Total revenueLn 12$6.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M
Other assetsLn 15$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.5M
Net assetsLn 32$889K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 565
VolunteersI 6150
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.0M$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$9.0M$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.3M$8.5M
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$889K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$141K$141K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.2M$4.0M$264K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.3M$1.2M$55K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$261K$248K$14K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$58K$54K$4K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$25K$25K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$69K$69K$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$414K$414K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$356K$356K$0$0
TravelLn 17$28K$28K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$193K$193K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$35K$35K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$398K$398K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.5M$7.1M$336K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.7M$7.5M−$782K$889K 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.4M$7.6M−$1.2M$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.6M$5.4M$159K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.7M$4.3M$4.3M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.1M$4.2M−$58K−$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.2M$5.0M$147K−$97K 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 $6,686,711 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $179,099$276,224
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,171,938$6,345,788
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $62,956$64,699
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,413,993$6,686,711
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,937,876$5,950,449
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,673,205$1,518,020
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,611,081$7,468,469
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,197,088−$781,758
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,686,711 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$276,224
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$276,224
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,345,788
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$64,699
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,410,487 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,686,711
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,468,469 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $141,377 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$141,377
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,958,689 · Management $264,257 · Fundraising $0$4,222,946
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,212,108 · Management $54,978 · Fundraising $0$1,267,086
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $247,729 · Management $13,673 · Fundraising $0$261,402
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,123 · Management $3,515 · Fundraising $0$57,638
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $25,438 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,438
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $69,210 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$69,210
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $413,505 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$413,505
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $356,070 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$356,070
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,477 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$28,477
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $192,800 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$192,800
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,627 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$34,627
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $397,893 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$397,893
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,132,046 · Management $336,423 · Fundraising $0$7,468,469
Part X · Balance sheet $9,378,642 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,389,991$2,214,627
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $269,638$72,379
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,266$14,235
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,959,477$3,883,162
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,371,317$3,194,239
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,005,689$9,378,642
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $279,049$202,286
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,056,126$8,287,599
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,335,175$8,489,885
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,670,514$888,757
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,670,514$888,757
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,005,689$9,378,642
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $888,757 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,686,711
XI-2 Total expenses$7,468,469
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$781,758
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,670,514
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$888,757

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

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