Greater Ozarks Cooperating School Districts

Tax-deductible

Clever, MO501(c)(3)EducationEIN 47-3971761Revenue $786K in FY2025

On file with the IRSgreaterozarkscsd.org1465 State Highway Zz, 65631-6489 · Clever, MOTax-exempt since Nov 2016Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To serve member Districts by promoting collaboration of resources to ensure educational opportunites are maximized thus allowing member Districts to focus on advancement of educational opportunities for students served at all educational levels within the Ozarks.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 4 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 6% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 68% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $31K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$223K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$786K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$698K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$325K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$786K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$55K
FY2021$259K
FY2023$552K
FY2024$759K
FY2025$786K
Expenses
$698K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$328K
FY2023$508K
FY2024$673K
FY2025$698K
Net assets
$325K
FY2025▲ +37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$131K
FY2023$151K
FY2024$238K
FY2025$325K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2016.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $584K Management & general 16% · $114K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $76K 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
Executive Director
$76,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamela Hedgpeth’s $76K as Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Pamela Hedgpeth$76,000$70,000$70,000——
Dennis Cooper Through 72021———$58,923—
Dennis Cooper————$42,000

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

Promotes resource collaboration to maximize educational opportunities for students in Ozarks districts.

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2 programs · $584K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Gocsd serves as a conduit for the sharing of educational practices between districts through networking and collaboration, while also offering district-initiated high quality professional learning opportunities for members.

$470Kprogram expense
02

The gocsd sponsored yearly innovation summit is one of the premiere professional learning experiences offered for missouri educators. Top educational researchers from across the nation serve as keynote speakers with local educators sharing expertise through over 100 break-out sessions.

$114Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$31K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$786K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$659K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$127K
Money outPt IX
$698K
Ln 25
Programscol B$584K
Managementcol C$114K
Owns and owesPt X
$325K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$498K
Total assetsLn 16$548K
LiabilitiesLn 26$223K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$127K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$659K
Total revenueLn 12$786K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$498K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$498K
Total assetsLn 16$548K
LiabilitiesLn 26$223K
Net assetsLn 32$325K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 69
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$436K$498K
Total assetsLn 16$472K$548K
LiabilitiesLn 26$234K$223K
Net assetsLn 32$238K$325K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8K$8K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$41K$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$192K$192K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$18K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$21$21
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$11K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$24K$23K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$283K$264K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$19K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$698K$584K$114K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $786K$698K$88K$325K 990 PDF
FY2024 $759K$673K$86K$238K 990 PDF
FY2023 $552K$508K$44K$151K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $259K$328K−$70K$131K 990 PDF
FY2020 $55K$201K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $785,996 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $186,113$127,490
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $573,121$658,506
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $759,234$785,996
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,444$7,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $282,236$295,262
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $386,277$395,707
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $672,957$698,469
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $86,277$87,527
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $785,996 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$127,490
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$127,490
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $658,506$658,506
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $658,506 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$785,996
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $698,469 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,500$7,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,000 · Management $41,000$82,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $192,429$192,429
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,777 · Management $3,056$20,833
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $21$21
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,330$32,330
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,696 · Management $7,537$18,233
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,032$4,032
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,111 · Management $1,188$24,299
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $263,583 · Management $19,500$283,083
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,681$4,681
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,414 · Management $6,614$26,028
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $584,223 · Management $114,246 · Fundraising $0$698,469
Part X · Balance sheet $548,009 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $436,207$497,921
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $27,922$22,031
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,540$28,057
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $471,669$548,009
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $64,387$79,632
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $169,698$143,266
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $234,085$222,898
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $237,584$325,111
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $237,584$325,111
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $471,669$548,009
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $325,111 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$785,996
XI-2 Total expenses$698,469
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$87,527
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$237,584
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$325,111

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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