Operate a Public charter school serving students in vacaville and surrounding areas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 121 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $927K a year · 12% 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
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
$776K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $212K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7.9M
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$10.9M
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$9.9M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$10.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.9M
FY2025▲ +26%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$6.2M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$8.4M
FY2024$8.6M
FY2025$10.9M
Expenses
$9.9M
FY2025▲ +25%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.1M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$8.0M
FY2025$9.9M
Net assets
$10.5M
FY2025▲ +10%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$7.5M
FY2023$8.9M
FY2024$9.6M
FY2025$10.5M

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

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2014.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $9.4M Management & general 5% · $475K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $776K 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
Superintendent/CEO
$186,099Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$131,941Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Flex Based Academies
$115,728Pt VII · Sec A
Student Services Director
$114,977Pt VII · Sec A
Operations & Accountability Cooridnator
$114,642Pt VII · Sec A
Foundations & Leadership Academy Principal
$113,068Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jared Austin’s $186K as Superintendent/CEO is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jared Austin$186,099$177,093$169,606$169,994$145,058$151,594
Christina Patterson$131,941$121,946$113,139$107,820$101,426—
Leslie Shebley$115,728—————
Elizabeth Madigan$114,977$104,523————
Jon Sibug$114,642$103,623————
Wayne Broughton———$113,731$112,104$106,992
Patricia Hobbs$113,068$105,996————

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.

See Kairos Public Schools executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates a public charter school for students in Vacaville and nearby areas.

Questions for Kairos Public Schools

Tap to ask. Kairos Public Schools sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Kairos Public Schools answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $9.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Kairos public schools is committed to empowering a generation of learners to think critically, analyze and apply knowledge strategically, and utilize relevant tools to interact thoughtfully within a global community. During the year ended june 30, 2025 the academy served approximately 786 students in grades TK-8 over 175 days.

$9.4Mprogram 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$212K
See all 3 funders →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$211K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$9.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.4M
Managementcol C$475K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.5M
Total assetsLn 16$18.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$10.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$211K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$10.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$987K
SavingsLn 2$4.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.1M
Other assetsLn 15$524K
Total assetsLn 16$18.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.9M
Net assetsLn 32$10.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5121
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$6.4M$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.0M$11.1M
Total assetsLn 16$17.1M$18.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.5M$7.9M
Net assetsLn 32$9.6M$10.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$668K$468K$200K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.6M$4.5M$146K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$647K$647K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$419K$415K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$156K$136K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$190$190
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$598K$595K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$365K$359K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$53K$49K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$402K$402K
TravelLn 17$32K$31K$680
InterestLn 20$285K$285K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$325K$325K
InsuranceLn 23$139K$139K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$987K$951K$37K
All other expensesLn 24e$183K$174K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.9M$9.4M$475K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $10.9M$9.9M$964K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.6M$8.0M$682K$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.4M$7.0M$1.4M$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.0M$5.9M$1.0M$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.2M$5.3M$879K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.7M$5.1M$587K$5.6M 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $10,879,455 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,438,743$10,655,888
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $190,936$210,683
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,691$12,884
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,640,370$10,879,455
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 $5,353,446$6,503,763
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,604,439$3,412,037
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,957,885$9,915,800
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $682,485$963,655
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $10,879,455 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,432,267
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$223,621
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,655,888
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $210,683$210,683
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $173 · Excluded from tax $12,711$12,884
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $173 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $223,394$10,879,455
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,915,800 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $467,549 · Management $200,377$667,926
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,467,109 · Management $146,271$4,613,380
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $647,302$647,302
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $414,740 · Management $4,304$419,044
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $135,603 · Management $20,508$156,111
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $190$190
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,345$23,345
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $594,505 · Management $3,007$597,512
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $21,053$21,053
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $359,177 · Management $5,470$364,647
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $48,802 · Management $4,631$53,433
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $401,962$401,962
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,841 · Management $680$31,521
IX-20 InterestPrograms $284,560$284,560
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $324,736$324,736
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $139,125$139,125
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $950,711 · Management $36,611$987,322
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $174,111 · Management $8,520$182,631
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,441,023 · Management $474,777 · Fundraising $0$9,915,800
Part X · Balance sheet $18,471,367 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $756,328$987,414
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,675,110$4,529,655
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $555,342$1,281,596
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$21,055
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,007,726$11,127,872
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $91,740$523,775
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,086,246$18,471,367
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $452,323$591,915
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $219,258$220,943
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $91,793$510,137
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,508,606$7,930,072
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,577,640$10,541,295
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,577,640$10,541,295
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,086,246$18,471,367
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,541,295 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,879,455
XI-2 Total expenses$9,915,800
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$963,655
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,577,640
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,541,295

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

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.