Rural Schools Collaborative INC EIN 47-1906248

Rural Schools Collaborative INC

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Builds sustainable rural communities by focusing on place, teachers, and philanthropy. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.4M in revenue, $930K in expenses, and $962K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Appleton, WI
Website
www.ruralschoolscollaborative.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$1.4MFY2025
Expenses
$930K
Net assets
$962K
People
10
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  47-1906248 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Appleton, WI
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Builds sustainable rural communities by focusing on place, teachers, and philanthropy.
Leadership
Taylor Mccabe-Juhnke · Executive Di · $88K
Money in and out
$1.4M revenue, $930K expenses
Bottom line
82% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$930K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$962K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $495K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
82%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
12.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +100% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+35%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +554% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +71%
Expenses
$930K
FY2025▲ +3%
Total assets
$962K
FY2025▲ +107%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$1.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$930K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$962K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$495K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$962K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $766K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The rural schools collaborative successfully engaged 50 rural schools engaging in the national grad partnership for student success initiative. This place-based, collaborative effort supports regional hub intermediaries and local school cohorts to adopt research-driven frameworks that ensure rural schools and their communities work…

$526Kprogram expense
02

The rural schools collaborative continued to promote the rural teaching profession, including storytelling initiatives like the I am a rural teacher campaign and by addressing the rural teacher shortage through support of rural teacher corps programs.

$182Kprogram expense
03

Rural schools collaborative's grants in place program provides modest grants to rural teacher in support of place based education projects in their classrooms and communities. In FY25, 24 rural educators were awarded classroom grants through the grants in place fellows and national signature award.

$57Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRural Schools Collaborative INC
EINHdr · item D47-1906248
Principal addressHdr · item CAppleton, WI
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$88,360Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Taylor Mccabe-Juhnke’s $88K as Executive Di is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Taylor Mccabe-Juhnke$88,360$80,179$68,125$48,791
Gary Funk$60,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.4M · 99%
Investment income$19K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$1.4M
Investment income1%$19K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.01
Program services82%$766K
Management & general16%$152K
Fundraising1%$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$930K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$962K
Total assetsLn 16$962K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$962K
Months of cash on handcomputed12.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $962K · Operating expenses/yr $930K
12.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $766K · Total expenses $930K
82%
Management & General
Management & general $152K · Total expenses $930K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $12K · Total expenses $930K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.1M
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.4M · Total revenue $1.4M
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.4M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.4M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $19K · Total revenue $1.4M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $930K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.4M · Prior year $835K
+71%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $455K · FY2024 $1.4M
+33%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $962K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.4M · Expenses $930K
+35%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $962K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $962K · Total assets $962K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $962K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Taylor Mccabe-Juhnke · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $88K · Total expenses $930K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $367K · Total expenses $930K
39%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.8%
Revenue growth 71%
Investment management fee ratio 0.4%
Legal fee ratio 0.5%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K
Grants paid · 24 grants · $809K · 2020–2024
University of West AlabamaFY2024$75,000
Missouri State UniversityFY2024$75,000
North State TogetherCA · FY2024$75,000
East Carolina UniversityFY2024$50,000
Misc Grants Under 5000FY2023$63,408
Minnesota State Colleges and UniverFY2023$25,000
East Carolina UniversityFY2023$25,000
Knox CollegeIL · FY2023$25,000
Misc Grants Under 5000FY2022$38,778
University of MaryND · FY2022$25,000
Eastern Oregon UniversityFY2022$25,000
University of IndianapolisIN · FY2022$25,000
Monmouth CollegeIL · FY2021$12,500
Shasta College FoundationCA · FY2021$7,083
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$835K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$512K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$455K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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