Foothills Education Center INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 47-1682296)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$28.7M
FY2022	$30.8M
FY2023	$30.5M
FY2024	$21.3M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$22.5M
FY2022	$24.4M
FY2023	$24.2M
FY2024	$26.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$13.3M
FY2022	$19.6M
FY2023	$25.9M
FY2024	$0

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

84%

16%

Program services 84% · $22.0M Management & general 16% · $4.1M

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII

Dallas Leduff

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Noris Price

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beverley Levine

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Phillip Brown

Vice Chairperson

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robbie Hooker

Chairperson

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sherrie Gibney-Sherman

Ex Officio Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Educates students through a public charter school program.

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1 program · $22.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

The organization operates as a charter school.

$22.0Mprogram 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 · FY2019

Georgia Charter Schools Association INCFY2019$25K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs

Year ending Jun 2025 · $1.6M federal money spent

Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Georgia Department of Education$961K

Special Education Grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through Georgia Department of Education$460K

Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants)Department of Education · ALN 84.367 · Through Georgia Department of Education$104K

Student Support and Academic Enrichment ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.424 · Through Georgia Department of Education$77K

Education for Homeless Children and YouthDepartment of Education · ALN 84.196 · Through Georgia Department of Education$47K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $2.2M federal money spent

Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Georgia Department of Education$1.4M

Special Education Grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through Georgia Department of Education$562K

Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants)Department of Education · ALN 84.367 · Through Georgia Department of Education$132K

Student Support and Academic Enrichment ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.424 · Through Georgia Department of Education$81K

Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Georgia Department of Education$8K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $2.2M federal money spent

Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Georgia Department of Education$1.2M

Special Education_grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through Georgia Department of Education$558K

Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Georgia Department of Education$267K

Improving Teacher Quality State GrantsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.367 · Through Georgia Department of Education$160K

Student Support and Academic Enrichment ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.424 · Through Georgia Department of Education$36K

The auditor reported: doubt the group can keep going.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $3.6M federal money spent

Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Department of Education$2.4M

Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Department of Education$660K

Special Education_grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through Department of Education$489K

Improving Teacher Quality State GrantsDepartment of Education · ALN 84.367 · Through Department of Education$100K

Student Support and Academic Enrichment ProgramDepartment of Education · ALN 84.424 · Through Department of Education$26K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$21.3M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$14.3M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$886K

Money outPt IX

$26.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$22.0M

Managementcol C$4.1M

Owns and owesPt X

$0

net assets · Ln 32

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$14.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$886K

Other incomeLn 4–11$852K

Total revenueLn 12$21.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

Total assetsLn 16$0

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$0

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5942

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Total assetsLn 16	$36.1M	$0
LiabilitiesLn 26	$10.2M	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$25.9M	$0

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
InterestLn 20	$6K	$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$21.9M	$17.8M	$4.1M
All other expensesLn 24e	$4.2M	$4.2M
Total functional expensesLn 25	$26.1M	$22.0M	$4.1M	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2024	$21.3M	$26.1M	−$4.8M	$0	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2023	$30.5M	$24.2M	$6.3M	$25.9M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2022	$30.8M	$24.4M	$6.4M	$19.6M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 19, 2021	$28.7M	$22.5M	$6.2M	$13.3M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations

See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $21,308,643 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,328,559$5,274,986

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,004,723$14,295,017

I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$126,166$886,460

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $299,055$852,180

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $30,506,171$21,308,643

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $24,221,143$26,124,821

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $24,221,143$26,124,821

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,285,028−$4,816,178

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

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 $21,308,643 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,274,986

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,274,986

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,295,017$14,295,017

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $886,460$886,460

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $852,180$852,180

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,033,657 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$21,308,643

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $26,124,821 across 3 lines filed

IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,555$5,555

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,785,561 · Management $4,110,463$21,896,024

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,223,242$4,223,242

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $22,014,358 · Management $4,110,463 · Fundraising $0$26,124,821

Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $36,129,323$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,202,045$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $25,927,278$0

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,129,323$0

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$21,308,643

XI-2 Total expenses$26,124,821

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,816,178

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$25,927,278

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$21,111,100

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Foothills Education Center INC

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Foothills Education Center INC

Funders

Grants

Federal money

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV