Ross Valley Charter School

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Fairfax, CA501(c)(3)Since 2014EducationEIN 47-1755679Revenue $3.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSrossvalleycharter.org102 Marinda Dr, 94930-1105 · Fairfax, CATax-exempt since Oct 2015School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Our mission at rvc is to encourage curiosity and inquiry, foster cultural competency and social-emotional learning, and develop a confident love of learning. Our program goes beyond progressive education by using inquiry, exploration, (continued on schedule o)......and hands-on, immersion-based experiences. The multi-age experience creates strong bonds and a solid foundation for exploration. At rvc, our active, learning-by-doing approach prepares students to work effectively together in teams, think critically, seek information to solve problems, and be lifelong learners and culturally competent members of our diverse global community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 58 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$409K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 61% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $17K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$891K
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
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Revenue
$3.6M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$777K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.6M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$777K
FY2025▲ +102%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$249K
FY2021$465K
FY2022$523K
FY2023$497K
FY2024$385K
FY2025$777K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Oct 2015.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $2.8M Management & general 13% · $420K

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; $409K 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
School Director/CEO
$143,300Pt VII · Sec A
$107,619Pt VII · Sec A
$104,928Pt VII · Sec A
Operations & Finance Coordinator/Secretary
$53,647Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Parent Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Teacher Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Parent Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Page Hersey’s $143K as School Director/CEO is at the 61st 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Page Hersey$143,300$141,881$137,865$61,142——
Chris Lyons———$110,694$87,955$84,312
Luke Duchene———$88,900$108,386$100,866
Nina Watson$107,619$105,346$107,918———
Emily Korrell$104,928—$106,462———
Tori Chappell——$105,960———
Christina Lyons—$105,927$105,739———
Elizabeth Ellis———$66,571$49,399$23,366

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

Ross Valley Charter School is an education nonprofit based in Fairfax, CA, formed in 2014.

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1 program · $2.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Ross valley charter (RVC) is a progressive TK-5 public charter school open to all california residents that develops lifelong learners by giving students the tools and support to follow their natural curiosity.

$2.8Mprogram 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$17K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$180K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.8M
Managementcol C$420K
Owns and owesPt X
$777K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$454K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$891K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$62K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$180K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$454K
SavingsLn 2$10
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$454K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$233K
Other assetsLn 15$696K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$891K
Net assetsLn 32$777K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 558
VolunteersI 675
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$26K$454K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$305K$233K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$891K
Net assetsLn 32$385K$777K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$208K$179K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.5M$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$212K$204K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$185K$177K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$90K$88K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$128K$30K$98K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$221K$166K$55K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$13K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$37K$37K
OccupancyLn 16$285K$197K$88K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$10K
InterestLn 20$4K$244$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$78K$58K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$42K$42K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$78K$53K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.8M$420K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.6M$3.2M$392K$777K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.0M$3.1M−$112K$385K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$3.4M−$26K$497K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$2.9M$58K$523K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$2.3M$216K$465K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2M$2.1M$32K$249K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,568,946 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,853,868$3,375,660
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $169,418$180,212
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,976$2,062
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,976$11,012
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,035,238$3,568,946
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 $2,194,380$2,254,691
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $953,139$922,162
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,147,519$3,176,853
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$112,281$392,093
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 $3,568,946 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$62,149
VIII-1e Government grants$3,109,686
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$203,825
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,375,660
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $180,212$180,212
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,062$2,062
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$12,077−$12,077
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $23,089$23,089
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $180,212 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,074$3,568,946
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,176,853 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $179,075 · Management $29,144$208,219
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,541,378 · Management $17,804$1,559,182
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $203,704 · Management $8,488$212,192
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $177,475 · Management $7,395$184,870
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $87,629 · Management $2,599$90,228
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $18,711$18,711
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $30,000 · Management $98,220$128,220
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $165,741 · Management $54,949$220,690
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,800$3,800
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,129 · Management $2,542$15,671
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $37,154$37,154
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $196,832 · Management $88,474$285,306
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,015$10,015
IX-20 InterestPrograms $244 · Management $4,075$4,319
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $58,086 · Management $19,688$77,774
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $42,299$42,299
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,647 · Management $25,556$78,203
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,756,909 · Management $419,944 · Fundraising $0$3,176,853
Part X · Balance sheet $1,667,985 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,470$453,987
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,814$10
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $282,903$282,136
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $35,743$2,561
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $305,342$232,889
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $914,258$696,402
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,564,530$1,667,985
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $75,796$109,334
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $121,449$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $982,664$781,937
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,179,909$891,271
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $384,621$776,714
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $384,621$776,714
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,564,530$1,667,985
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $776,714 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,568,946
XI-2 Total expenses$3,176,853
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$392,093
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$384,621
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$776,714

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