Tech Freire Charter School FY2022 filing

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Since 2014EducationEIN 47-3965219Revenue $9.9M in FY2022

On file with the IRStechfreire.org2221 N Broad St, 19132-4502 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Mar 2016School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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TECH Freire Charter School provides a college-preparatory learning experience specializing in computer science and entrepreneurship with a focus on individual freedom, critical thinking, and problem solving in an environment that emphasizes the values of community, teamwork, and commitment to peace. TECH Freire offers students the power to build their future.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$153K 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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FY2022 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $272K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$153K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $19K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14.6M
80% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 80% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.9M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$10.0M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$9.9M
FY2022▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$9.1M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$9.8M
FY2024$11.7M
FY2025$10.7M
Expenses
$10.0M
FY2022▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$8.7M
FY2022$10.0M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$10.6M
FY2025$10.6M
Net assets
$3.6M
FY2022▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$4.6M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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 Mar 2016.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $9.7M Management & general 3% · $281K Fundraising 1% · $65K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $153K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO and Head of School
$152,933Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ex-Officio, Hrad of School
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Galetto’s $132K as Ex-Officio, Head of School is at the 10th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Charles Ware———$152,933$133,335
Walter Durant$77,000$147,000$73,542——
Brian Galetto$132,500$123,550———
Jamie Boyer$131,300$122,477———
Malcolm Eleby$5,691$113,500———
Colleen Church$105,500————
Galetto Brian——$103,100——
Eleby Malcolm——$100,700——

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

Programs and updates

Educates students in computer science and entrepreneurship, fostering critical thinking and community.

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1 program · $9.7M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Tech freire charter school provides a rigorous education in a safe, creative, and supportive environment that enables and inspires all students to achieve. We serve approximately 500 students in grades 9-12.

$9.7Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$19K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $75K · 2020–2024
Future Wings Holding CompanyPA · FY2024$45,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$217
Money outPt IX
$10.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.7M
Managementcol C$281K
Fundraisingcol D$65K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$18.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$217
Total revenueLn 12$9.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
Other assetsLn 15$13.6M
Total assetsLn 16$18.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.6M
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 587
VolunteersI 610
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M$18.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$503K$14.6M
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M$3.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.3M$4.3M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$213K$213K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$782K$782K
Payroll taxesLn 10$359K$359K
Management feesLn 11a$819K$688K$65K$65K
Legal feesLn 11b$28K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$455K$455K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$250$250
Office expensesLn 13$71K$71K
Information technologyLn 14$368K$368K
OccupancyLn 16$360K$342K$18K
TravelLn 17$145K$145K
InterestLn 20$769K$731K$38K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$692K$661K$31K
InsuranceLn 23$81K$77K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$574K$574K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.0M$9.7M$281K$65K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.7M$10.6M$22K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.7M$10.6M$1.1M$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.8M$10.0M−$147K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $9.9M$10.0M−$98K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.1M$8.7M$485K$3.7M 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $9,920,756 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,439,270$2,344,146
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,698,943$7,576,393
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$217
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,138,213$9,920,756
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,500$2,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,901,776$5,628,629
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,744,400$4,387,647
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,653,676$10,018,776
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $484,537−$98,020
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $9,920,756 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,147,363
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$196,783
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,344,146
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,576,393$7,576,393
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $217$217
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,576,393 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $217$9,920,756
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,018,776 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,274,474$4,274,474
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $213,195$213,195
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $781,659$781,659
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $359,301$359,301
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $687,592 · Management $65,485 · Fundraising $65,485$818,562
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $28,012$28,012
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,902$24,902
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $454,777$454,777
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $250$250
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $71,062$71,062
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $367,880$367,880
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $342,066 · Management $18,003$360,069
IX-17 TravelPrograms $145,440$145,440
IX-20 InterestPrograms $730,893 · Management $38,468$769,361
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $661,136 · Management $30,756$691,892
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $77,210 · Management $4,064$81,274
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $574,166$574,166
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,672,539 · Management $280,752 · Fundraising $65,485$10,018,776
Part X · Balance sheet $18,189,666 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,711,940$2,152,551
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $426,796$311,209
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,558$58,550
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,037,022$2,038,487
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$13,628,869
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,181,316$18,189,666
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $468,753$485,653
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $34,387$113,602
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$14,010,255
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $503,140$14,609,510
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,678,176$3,580,156
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,181,316$18,189,666
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,580,156 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,920,756
XI-2 Total expenses$10,018,776
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$98,020
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,678,176
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,580,156

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