Spokane International Academy FY2021 filing

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Spokane, WA501(c)(3)Since 2014EducationEIN 47-1091821Revenue $9.3M in FY2021

On file with the IRSspokaneintlacademy.org777 E Magnesium Rd, 99208-5800 · Spokane, WATax-exempt since Aug 2014School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Spokane International Academy empowers its students with the academic skills, habits of mind and global competence necessary to complete advanced courses in high school and a four-year college degree in order to become leaders who can powerfully transform our communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$456K 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
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$456K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $187K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25.0M
87% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 87% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.3M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$8.4M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$3.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.3M
FY2021▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.0M
FY2021$9.3M
FY2022$12.8M
FY2023$13.7M
FY2024$13.5M
FY2025$13.8M
Expenses
$8.4M
FY2021▲ +49%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$8.4M
FY2022$10.9M
FY2023$12.3M
FY2024$13.1M
FY2025$14.2M
Net assets
$3.9M
FY2021▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$7.2M
FY2024$7.6M
FY2025$7.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · 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 Aug 2014.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $6.0M Management & general 28% · $2.4M

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; $456K 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
Chief Executive Officer
$132,337Pt VII · Sec A
$106,828Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$93,611Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Principal
$91,371Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$31,863Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Morgen Flowers-Washington’s $166K as Head of School is at the 22nd 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Morgen Flowers-Washington$165,731—————
Travis Franklin—$116,156$159,521$150,051$132,337$115,952
Morgen Flowers Washington—$152,095$136,214$128,495$106,828$88,132
Sam Schweda$129,577—————
Brooki Wilkerson Until 72024—$128,748————
Nathan Pelton—$125,214$113,553—$91,371$80,340
Heather Dauphin——$123,500$95,229$31,863—
Mathias Sanders$123,107$116,762————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes education with high standards, character development, and a global perspective.

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1 program · $6.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Spokane international academy is for students entering kindergarten and 1ST thru 8TH grade for the 2020-2021 year. There is no cost to parents to attend spokane international academy. We are an open enrollment, public charter school funded like a district public school.

$6.0Mprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$822K
Money outPt IX
$8.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.0M
Managementcol C$2.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$3.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$28.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$116
Other incomeLn 4–11$822K
Total revenueLn 12$9.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$4.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20.3M
Total assetsLn 16$28.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.0M
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5153
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$6.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.8M$20.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M$28.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.2M$25.0M
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M$3.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$720K$282K$438K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.8M$62K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8−$496K−$435K−$61K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.6M$1.5M$140K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$35K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$261K$230K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$557K$384K$173K
Information technologyLn 14$267K$184K$83K
OccupancyLn 16$679K$469K$211K
TravelLn 17$231K$231K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K
InterestLn 20$320K$86K$235K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$404K$238K$166K
InsuranceLn 23$76K$5K$71K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$851K$42K$809K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.4M$6.0M$2.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $13.8M$14.2M−$328K$7.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.5M$13.1M$400K$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.7M$12.3M$1.4M$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.8M$10.9M$1.9M$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $9.3M$8.4M$951K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.0M$5.6M$3.4M$3.5M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $9,309,601 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,408,295$2,862,159
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,639,989$5,625,438
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$116
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$821,888
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,048,284$9,309,601
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 $3,969,228$4,688,579
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,648,309$3,670,429
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,617,537$8,359,008
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,430,747$950,593
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $9,309,601 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,862,159
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,862,159
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,625,438$5,625,438
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $116$116
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $821,888$821,888
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,447,326 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $116$9,309,601
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,359,008 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $282,391 · Management $437,862$720,253
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,764,849 · Management $61,949$2,826,798
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms −$434,657 · Management −$61,042−$495,699
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,456,860 · Management $139,505$1,596,365
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,514 · Management $6,348$40,862
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,703$10,703
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $230,333 · Management $30,634$260,967
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,622$5,622
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $384,146 · Management $172,587$556,733
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $184,444 · Management $82,866$267,310
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $468,674 · Management $210,564$679,238
IX-17 TravelPrograms $230,832$230,832
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,557$7,557
IX-20 InterestPrograms $85,664 · Management $234,717$320,381
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $238,111 · Management $166,199$404,310
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,658 · Management $71,161$75,819
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,248 · Management $808,709$850,957
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,980,624 · Management $2,378,384 · Fundraising $0$8,359,008
Part X · Balance sheet $28,868,838 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,045,388$1,525,361
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$4,793,342
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $124,536$324,971
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $707,004$1,897,274
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,833,276$20,327,890
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,710,204$28,868,838
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,802,410$2,556,104
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $355,025$233,775
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilities$20,046,908
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,081,795$2,158,902
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,239,230$24,995,689
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,470,974$3,873,149
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,710,204$28,868,838
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,873,149 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,309,601
XI-2 Total expenses$8,359,008
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$950,593
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,470,974
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$548,418
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,873,149

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