Rural Schools Collaborative INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Appleton, WI501(c)(3)EducationEIN 47-1906248Revenue $1.1M in FY2023

On file with the IRSruralschoolscollaborative.org2800 E Enterprise Ave Ste 333, 54913-7889 · Appleton, WITax-exempt since Oct 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Rural Schools Collaborative builds sustainable Rural communities through a keen focus on place, teachers, and philanthropy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K 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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FY2023 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $167K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+107% vs prior year
Spent
$835K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$528K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +107%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$455K
FY2022$512K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$835K
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$835K
FY2023▲ +98%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$362K
FY2022$423K
FY2023$835K
FY2024$898K
FY2025$930K
Net assets
$528K
FY2023▲ +73%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$216K
FY2022$304K
FY2023$528K
FY2024$464K
FY2025$962K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 2014.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $720K Management & general 14% · $115K

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; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$68,125Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board 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 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 · 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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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

Builds sustainable rural communities by focusing on place, teachers, and philanthropy.

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3 programs · $720K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The rural schools collaborative successfully launched 20 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…

$421Kprogram expense
02

The rural schools collaborative continued to promote the rural teaching profession, including storytelling through the I am a rural teacher campaign, and seeding four new rural teacher corps initiatives with modest planning grants in north dakota, iowa, oregon, and indiana.

$222Kprogram 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 FY23, 17 rural educators were awarded classroom grants through the grants in place fellows and national signature award.

$77Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

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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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$835K
Ln 25
Programscol B$720K
Managementcol C$115K
Owns and owesPt X
$528K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$528K
Total assetsLn 16$528K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$177K
SavingsLn 2$351K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$528K
Total assetsLn 16$528K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$528K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$304K$528K
Total assetsLn 16$304K$528K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$304K$528K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$139K$139K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$254K$190K$63K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$395K$391K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$247$247
Total functional expensesLn 25$835K$720K$115K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$930K$495K$962K 990 PDF
FY2024 $835K$898K−$64K$464K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.1M$835K$224K$528K 990 PDF
FY2022 $512K$423K$89K$304K 990 PDF
FY2021 $455K$362K$93K$216K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,058,817 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $511,438$1,052,690
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $64$6,127
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $511,502$1,058,817
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $32,041$138,778
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $229,230$253,583
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $161,482$442,764
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $422,753$835,125
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $88,749$223,692
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,058,817 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,052,690
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,052,690
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,127$6,127
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $6,127$1,058,817
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $835,125 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $138,778$138,778
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $190,187 · Management $63,396$253,583
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,635$11,635
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,612$1,612
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,739$6,739
IX-17 TravelManagement $7,272$7,272
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $16,937$16,937
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,639$3,639
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $391,074 · Management $3,609$394,683
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $247$247
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $720,039 · Management $115,086 · Fundraising $0$835,125
Part X · Balance sheet $528,192 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,524$177,171
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $274,976$351,021
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $304,500$528,192
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $254,500$478,192
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $50,000$50,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $304,500$528,192
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $304,500$528,192
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $528,192 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,058,817
XI-2 Total expenses$835,125
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$223,692
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$304,500
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$528,192

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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