The School for Community Learning is a K-8th grade independent school in Indianapolis, IN. The mission of the school is to uncover, recover, and discover the unique gifts and talents that each child brings to school every day. Our school works collaboratively with families, community members, and social service agencies to solve real problems.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$46K 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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FY2024 · 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 $33K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
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
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $38K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$555K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$523K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$74K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$555K
FY2024▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$409K
FY2021$439K
FY2022$485K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$555K
FY2025$828K
Expenses
$523K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$427K
FY2021$375K
FY2022$463K
FY2023$513K
FY2024$523K
FY2025$628K
Net assets
$74K
FY2024▲ +49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$31K
FY2021$58K
FY2022$160K
FY2023$50K
FY2024$74K
FY2025$271K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Jun 2014.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $480K Management & general 8% · $39K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$46,188Pt 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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Megan Howey Hughes’s $51K as Executive Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Megan Howey Hughes$51,182$46,188

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

Educates K-8 students, helping each child discover their unique talents and gifts.

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1 program · $480K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The organization is a private school. Our singular focus is providing instruction for kindergarten-8th grade. All expenses relate to providing the staffing, resources and supplies needed for this service. 60 sturdents attended the school.

$480Kprogram 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 1 funder$38K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$555K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$498K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Other incomeLn 4–11$941
Money outPt IX
$523K
Ln 25
Programscol B$480K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$74K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$498K
Government grantsLn 1e$479K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$318
Other incomeLn 4–11$941
Total revenueLn 12$555K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$74K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$71K$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$50K$74K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$46K$23K$20K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$291K$291K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$15K$900
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$25K$2K$236
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$500
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$85K$78K$7K
TravelLn 17$439$439
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$5K$3K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$10K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$24K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$523K$480K$39K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $828K$628K$200K$271K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $555K$523K$32K$74K 990 PDF
FY2023 $410K$513K−$103K$50K 990 PDF
FY2022 $485K$463K$22K$160K 990 PDF
FY2021 $439K$375K$64K$58K 990 PDF
FY2020 $409K$427K−$18K−$31K 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 $555,193 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $352,316$498,171
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $57,805$55,763
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $322$318
I-11 Other revenue$941
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $410,443$555,193
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $374,362$378,939
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $250$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $138,773$144,065
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $513,385$523,004
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$102,942$32,189
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower 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-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $555,193 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,692
VIII-1e Government grants$478,700
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,779
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$498,171
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,763$55,763
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $318$318
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$941
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,081$555,193
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $523,004 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $23,094 · Management $20,094 · Fundraising $3,000$46,188
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $290,580$290,580
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,735 · Management $900$15,635
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,717 · Management $1,583 · Fundraising $236$26,536
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,075$9,075
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,035 · Management $500$2,535
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $77,859 · Management $7,000$84,859
IX-17 TravelPrograms $439$439
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,517 · Management $2,400$4,917
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,323$2,323
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,055 · Management $2,400$12,455
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,818 · Management $2,283$26,101
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,361$1,361
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $480,285 · Management $39,483 · Fundraising $3,236$523,004
Part X · Balance sheet $77,617 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,244$15,814
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,213$13,821
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,000$6,205
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,607$6,607
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $34,565$32,242
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $170$2,928
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $70,799$77,617
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,202$3,851
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,202$3,851
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $49,597$73,766
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $70,799$77,617
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $73,766 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$555,193
XI-2 Total expenses$523,004
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,189
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$49,597
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$8,020
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$73,766

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