Integration Charter Schools (ics) is dedicated to providing innovative pathways to college and career that fully integrate students living with diverse learning needs. Each student's personalized plan speaks to their individual academic, professional, and personal goals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 462 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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.0M a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$137.9M
101% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 101% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$51.1M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$48.8M
To programs
88%
Net assets
−$754K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$51.1M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$26.5M
FY2021$32.3M
FY2022$35.9M
FY2023$44.3M
FY2024$47.0M
FY2025$51.1M
Expenses
$48.8M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$25.8M
FY2021$26.2M
FY2022$39.7M
FY2023$48.7M
FY2024$53.8M
FY2025$48.8M
Net assets
−$754K
FY2025▲ +76%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$12.0M
FY2022$8.2M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024−$3.1M
FY2025−$754K

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 Apr 2015.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $42.9M Management & general 12% · $5.7M Fundraising 0% · $168K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $1.9M 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
CEO / President
$320,329Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$199,946Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Superintendent/Chief Academic Officer
$185,916Pt VII · Sec A
Principal - Nvcs
$163,904Pt VII · Sec A
Principal - Lpes
$163,355Pt VII · Sec A
Principal - Lpms
$163,057Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Teaching & Learning
$153,650Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Cso/Counseling
$149,125Pt VII · Sec A

Sean Harrell’s $320K as CEO / President is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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
Kenneth Byalin——$256,583$380,867$369,040$389,548
Sean Harrell$320,329$307,577$98,229———
Mary Cottingham—$181,760$221,792$181,172$137,700$143,104
Theresa Peterford—$186,604$204,104$175,084$156,276$152,701
Jeanine Taylor$199,946$148,376————
Ronald Carara—$191,491$179,760$168,975$137,700$144,625
Michael Shadrick—$190,735$155,033———
Shavonn Pearce-Doughlin$185,916—————

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

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Helps students with emotional challenges and special needs access college through integrated programs.

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1 program · $42.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Integration charter schools (ics) is a network of associated schools dedicated to creating innovative pathways to college and career that are fully inclusive of all students. Each student's personalized pathway is thoughtfully designed to address their unique academic, professional, and personal goals, ensuring that they receive the…

$42.9Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$51.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.7M
Money outPt IX
$48.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$42.9M
Managementcol C$5.7M
Fundraisingcol D$168K
Owns and owesPt X
−$754K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$137.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$137.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$8.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$119K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.7M
Total revenueLn 12$51.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$575K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.3M
Other assetsLn 15$122.4M
Total assetsLn 16$137.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$137.9M
Net assetsLn 32−$754K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5462
VolunteersI 615
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$1.9M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.1M$11.3M
Total assetsLn 16$170.1M$137.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$173.2M$137.9M
Net assetsLn 32−$3.1M−$754K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.4M$516K$800K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$22.9M$21.2M$1.6M$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$243K$227K$15K$280
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5.2M$4.7M$460K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.8M$1.6M$178K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$707K$707K
Accounting feesLn 11c$117K$117K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$343K$343K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$231K$225K$6K$227
Office expensesLn 13$157K$151K$6K$198
Information technologyLn 14$296K$266K$29K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$10.7M$9.6M$1.1M$38K
InterestLn 20$100K$100K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.2M$1.0M$114K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$274K$246K$27K$968
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.8M$2.6M$128K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$472K$437K$27K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$48.8M$42.9M$5.7M$168K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $51.1M$48.8M$2.4M−$754K 990 PDF
FY2024 $47.0M$53.8M−$6.8M−$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $44.3M$48.7M−$4.5M$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $35.9M$39.7M−$3.8M$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $32.3M$26.2M$6.1M$12.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $26.5M$25.8M$690K$5.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $51,135,645 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,304,602$8,790,090
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,562,284$38,672,606
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $112,933$18,630
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,650$3,654,319
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $46,998,469$51,135,645
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 $35,477,331$31,430,794
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $18,356,874$17,325,614
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $53,834,205$48,756,408
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,835,736$2,379,237
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $51,135,645 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$8,486,482
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$303,608
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$119,115
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,790,090
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $38,672,606$38,672,606
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,630$18,630
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $34,430$34,430
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,619,889$3,619,889
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $38,672,606 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,672,949$51,135,645
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $48,756,408 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $516,098 · Management $799,835 · Fundraising $48,484$1,364,417
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,212,623 · Management $1,604,029 · Fundraising $37,722$22,854,374
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $227,330 · Management $15,154 · Fundraising $280$242,764
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,686,125 · Management $459,726 · Fundraising $16,940$5,162,791
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,622,460 · Management $177,619 · Fundraising $6,369$1,806,448
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $706,624$706,624
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $117,282$117,282
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $342,511$342,511
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $224,681 · Management $6,240 · Fundraising $227$231,148
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $151,321 · Management $5,523 · Fundraising $198$157,042
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $265,952 · Management $29,163 · Fundraising $1,048$296,163
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,622,607 · Management $1,056,502 · Fundraising $38,428$10,717,537
IX-20 InterestManagement $100,194$100,194
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,041,488 · Management $114,386 · Fundraising $4,101$1,159,975
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $246,176 · Management $26,917 · Fundraising $968$274,061
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,617,980 · Management $128,236 · Fundraising $4,601$2,750,817
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $436,814 · Management $26,629 · Fundraising $8,817$472,260
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $42,871,655 · Management $5,716,570 · Fundraising $168,183$48,756,408
Part X · Balance sheet $137,141,462 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $538,152; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,207,792$1,128,457
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $709,689$575,246
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $803,261$1,126,059
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $101,499$86,980
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,120,379$11,310,980
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $154,841,176$122,375,588
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $170,113,751$137,141,462
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,110,405$5,479,512
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $165,878,554$131,292,179
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $173,247,332$137,895,806
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$3,148,040−$777,565
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,459$23,221
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$3,133,581−$754,344
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $170,113,751$137,141,462
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$754,344 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$51,135,645
XI-2 Total expenses$48,756,408
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,379,237
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$3,133,581
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$754,344

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