Peak Charter Academy

Tax-deductible

Apex, NC501(c)(3)Since 2016EducationEIN 47-1886543

To operate a public charter school which provides education based on rigorous teaching methods, parental involvement, student responsibility, and basic moral values.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 372 volunteers.
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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $260
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$8.8M
-0.6% vs prior year
Spent
$8.8M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$46K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.8M
FY2025▼ -0.6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.1M
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$8.3M
FY2024$8.9M
FY2025$8.8M
Expenses
$8.8M
FY2025▼ -0.8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.1M
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$8.3M
FY2024$8.9M
FY2025$8.8M
Net assets
$46K
FY2025▲ +22%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021$47K
FY2022$70K
FY2023$53K
FY2024$38K
FY2025$46K

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 Jul 2017.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $7.2M Management & general 19% · $1.7M

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates students using rigorous methods, parental involvement, and moral values.

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2 program services account for $7.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Operated an educational institution organized as a public school academy. The academy provides education, at no cost to the parent, to students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The academy operates under a charter approved by the north carolina state board of education.

$7.1Mprogram expense
02

Operated a school food service program at the public school academy described above. The academy offers free or reduced lunch for families that qualify. Funding for this program was provided by the usda food and nutrition service in the amount of $40,272.

$127Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$260

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$183K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Money outPt IX
$8.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.2M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$46K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$8.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$183K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Total revenueLn 12$8.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$46K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6372
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$720K$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$38K$46K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.7M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$50K$50K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$386K$386K
Payroll taxesLn 10$229K$229K
Accounting feesLn 11c$129K$19K$110K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$898K$898K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$145K$102K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$257K$257K
Information technologyLn 14$504K$24K$479K
OccupancyLn 16$2.2M$2.2M$22K
TravelLn 17$119K$119K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$77K$77K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$28K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$979K$127K$852K
All other expensesLn 24e$166K$19K$148K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.8M$7.2M$1.7M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $8.8M$8.8M$8K$46K 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.9M$8.9M−$16K$38K 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.3M$8.3M−$17K$53K 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.9M$7.9M$24K$70K 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.6M$7.6M$25K$47K 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.1M$7.1M$7K$22K 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 $8,844,355 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$8,626,280
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,626,280
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $183,075$183,075
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $35,000$35,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $218,075 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,844,355
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,836,206 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,656,623$2,656,623
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $49,831$49,831
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $385,843$385,843
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $228,642$228,642
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $19,466 · Management $109,646$129,112
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $897,603 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$897,603
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $102,035 · Management $43,155$145,190
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $257,125$257,125
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $24,291 · Management $479,236$503,527
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,191,562 · Management $21,774$2,213,336
IX-17 TravelPrograms $118,821$118,821
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $77,168$77,168
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,931$27,931
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $126,637 · Management $852,332$978,969
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,777 · Management $147,708 · Fundraising $0$166,485
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,182,355 · Management $1,653,851 · Fundraising $0$8,836,206
Part X · Balance sheet $1,610,808 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $720,286$1,312,499
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $616,350$294,270
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,501$4,039
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,343,137$1,610,808
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $527$3,092
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $40,213$29,747
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,264,534$1,531,957
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,305,274$1,564,796
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $37,464$45,873
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $399$139
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $37,863$46,012
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,343,137$1,610,808
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $46,012 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,844,355
XI-2 Total expenses$8,836,206
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,149
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$37,863
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$46,012

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

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