The Helix School: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 47-3699669)

Deanna Mayer’s $270K as Executive Director is at the 93rd 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Deanna Mayer	$270,200	$258,750	$138,393	—	—	—
Kristin Schinella	—	—	—	$256,192	$247,615	$240,000
Simone Incendy Left 1223	—	$120,382	—	—	—	—
Annie Voigt	$117,349	—	—	—	—	—
Jason Mountsier Left 0724	—	$110,751	—	—	—	—
Elsa Maples Greene	$110,415	—	—	—	—	—
Erin Allen	$109,331	—	—	—	—	—
Maria Perry Left 1122	—	—	$104,461	—	—	—

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $4.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023

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Helix school offers an individualized integrated curriculum that includes speech and language, social-emotional, sensory-motor, life skills, math, language arts, science, social studies, art, and behavioral goals, AND/OR activities. The school uses and distributes its funds to operate the school.

$4.0Mprogram expense

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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

The William G Irwin Charity FoundationFY2024$100K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$57K

Bothin FoundationFY2024$50K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$23K

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$15K

Patricia & Bernard Goldstein FamilyfoundationFY2024$10K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$8K

Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$263K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$4.2M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$915K

Other incomeLn 4–11$15K

Money outPt IX

$4.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$4.0M

Managementcol C$764K

Fundraisingcol D$72K

Owns and owesPt X

−$237K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$415K

Total assetsLn 16$5.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$6.2M

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A3

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$915K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$17K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Other incomeLn 4–11$15K

Total revenueLn 12$4.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$365K

SavingsLn 2$50K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$415K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$414K

Other assetsLn 15$4.7M

Total assetsLn 16$5.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$6.2M

Net assetsLn 32−$237K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 570

VolunteersI 611

Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$639K	$415K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$246K	$414K
Total assetsLn 16	$6.4M	$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$6.0M	$6.2M
Net assetsLn 32	$336K	−$237K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$458K	$393K	$63K	$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$2.7M	$2.3M	$367K	$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$81K	$70K	$11K	$363
Payroll taxesLn 10	$225K	$193K	$31K	$1K
Legal feesLn 11b	$32K		$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$96K		$96K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$263K	$188K	$31K	$44K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$3K			$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$87K	$70K	$10K	$6K
OccupancyLn 16	$605K	$519K	$83K	$3K
TravelLn 17	$2K	$2K	$10	$248
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$44K	$38K	$6K	$90
InterestLn 20	$19K		$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$34K	$29K	$5K	$151
InsuranceLn 23	$64K	$56K	$8K	$225
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$130K	$128K	$2K	$292
Total functional expensesLn 25	$4.8M	$4.0M	$764K	$72K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$6.2M	$6.6M	−$402K	−$639K	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$4.2M	$4.8M	−$573K	−$237K	990 PDF
FY2023	$4.4M	$3.9M	$536K	$336K	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.4M	$2.5M	−$98K	−$200K	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.2M	$1.9M	$268K	$26K	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.5M	$1.6M	−$89K	−$242K	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $4,218,964 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,305,389$914,935

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,083,791$3,287,772

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $774$1,279

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,135$14,978

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,410,089$4,218,964

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 $2,591,396$3,414,706

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,282,572$1,377,134

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,873,968$4,791,840

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $536,121−$572,876

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 $4,218,964 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $10,837 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$16,954

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$897,981

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,854

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$914,935

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,287,772$3,287,772

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,279$1,279

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,355−$2,355

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,496$6,496

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,287,772 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,257$4,218,964

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,791,840 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $392,598 · Management $63,388 · Fundraising $2,045$458,031

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,271,472 · Management $366,748 · Fundraising $11,830$2,650,050

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $69,788 · Management $11,268 · Fundraising $363$81,419

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $193,034 · Management $31,167 · Fundraising $1,005$225,206

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $31,987$31,987

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $95,630$95,630

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $187,719 · Management $30,741 · Fundraising $44,084$262,544

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,517$2,517

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $70,422 · Management $10,211 · Fundraising $6,454$87,087

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $518,724 · Management $83,492 · Fundraising $2,617$604,833

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,692 · Management $10 · Fundraising $248$1,950

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $37,986 · Management $5,633 · Fundraising $90$43,709

IX-20 InterestManagement $19,440$19,440

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,984 · Management $4,680 · Fundraising $151$33,815

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $55,662 · Management $7,776 · Fundraising $225$63,663

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $128,041 · Management $1,626 · Fundraising $292$129,959

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,956,122 · Management $763,797 · Fundraising $71,921$4,791,840

Part X · Balance sheet $5,928,816 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $484,915$364,504

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $154,011$50,033

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $300,000$160,000

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $123,292$207,321

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,992$38,831

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $245,771$413,940

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,063,711$4,694,187

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,384,692$5,928,816

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $161,317$276,682

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $286,413$432,846

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,201,325$4,936,527

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,049,055$6,166,055

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$32,343−$426,776

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $367,980$189,537

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $335,637−$237,239

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,384,692$5,928,816

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$237,239 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$4,218,964

XI-2 Total expenses$4,791,840

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$572,876

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$335,637

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$237,239

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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