Science Technology Engineering and Math Arizona FY2021 filing

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Tucson, AZ501(c)(3)Since 2012EducationEIN 46-4956863

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To operate a charter school sponsored by the Arizona state board for charter schools, which mandates policies and oerational guidelines, to approximately 260 students in kindergarten through eighth grades in tucson, Arizona.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$52K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $181K a year · 6% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2.9M
85% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 85% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$517K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2024$3.7M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2024$3.6M
Net assets
$517K
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$517K
FY2022$623K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$879K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2015-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2016.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.5M Management & general 16% · $280K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice-President
$52,304Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Roll’s $117K as Vice-President/Charter Representative is at the 43rd 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Matthew Roll$116,572$77,229$81,706$73,358$52,304
Gayle Kemme$23,292————

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

Operates schools to boost community education and economic understanding.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Da vinci tree academy's mission is to provide students with a challenging, well-rounded learning environment with special emphasis on stem and literacy to inspire creative, analytical thinking that prepares kindergarten through eighth grade students for college and improves their opportunities in a global technological economy.

$1.5Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$900
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$280K
Owns and owesPt X
$517K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$620K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$31K
Other incomeLn 4–11$900
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$620K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$620K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$517K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 567
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$259K$620K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$835K$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$804K$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$315K$517K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$30K$25K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$814K$766K$48K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$24K$19K$5K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$23K$3K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$75K$70K$6K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$0$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$60K$781$59K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$161K$155K$6K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$0$21K$0
Office expensesLn 13$179K$117K$62K$0
Information technologyLn 14$97K$93K$4K$0
OccupancyLn 16$148K$126K$22K$0
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$2$0
InterestLn 20$48K$42K$6K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$29K$7K$0
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K$320$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.5M$280K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.6M$3.3M$286K$879K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.3M$3.2M$84K$707K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$2.5M$106K$623K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.0M$1.8M$250K$517K 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 $2,016,941 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,964,938
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$51,103
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$31,293
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,016,041
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $900$900
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $900 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,016,941
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,766,981 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,000 · Management $25,000 · Fundraising $0$55,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $766,270 · Management $48,034 · Fundraising $0$814,304
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,998 · Management $4,609 · Fundraising $0$23,607
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,574 · Management $3,376 · Fundraising $0$25,950
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $69,851 · Management $5,629 · Fundraising $0$75,480
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,997 · Fundraising $0$2,997
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $781 · Management $58,773 · Fundraising $0$59,554
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $155,188 · Management $5,568 · Fundraising $0$160,756
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $21,468 · Fundraising $0$21,468
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $116,663 · Management $61,957 · Fundraising $0$178,620
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $92,982 · Management $4,196 · Fundraising $0$97,178
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $126,179 · Management $22,241 · Fundraising $0$148,420
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,777 · Management $2 · Fundraising $0$3,779
IX-20 InterestPrograms $42,350 · Management $6,088 · Fundraising $0$48,438
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,936 · Management $7,235 · Fundraising $0$36,171
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,661 · Management $2,666 · Fundraising $0$13,327
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,612 · Management $320 · Fundraising $0$1,932
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,486,822 · Management $280,159 · Fundraising $0$1,766,981
Part X · Balance sheet $3,373,659 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $12,021; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $259,356$619,682
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$20,846
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,899$15,551
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $834,963$2,702,259
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,308$3,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,119,370$3,373,659
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $138,769$183,924
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $25,967$3,333
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $804,084$2,856,162
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $315,286$489,566
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$27,931
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $315,286$517,497
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,119,370$3,373,659
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $517,497 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,016,941
XI-2 Total expenses$1,766,981
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$249,960
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$315,286
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$47,749
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$517,497

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