Delaware Charter Schools Network INC

Tax-deductible

Wilmington, DE501(c)(3)Since 2001EducationEIN 51-0414527Revenue $472K in FY2025

On file with the IRSdecharternetwork.org100 W 10th St Ste 308, 19801-1642 · Wilmington, DETax-exempt since Jun 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Delaware Charter Schools Network is to promote excellence in public education by supporting and advocating for Delaware Charter Schools.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $80K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 83% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250K
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
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$472K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$404K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$669K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$472K
FY2025▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$408K
FY2021$377K
FY2022$358K
FY2023$644K
FY2024$350K
FY2025$472K
Expenses
$404K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$392K
FY2021$328K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$360K
FY2024$343K
FY2025$404K
Net assets
$669K
FY2025▲ +11%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$253K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$595K
FY2024$602K
FY2025$669K

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 Jun 2002.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $274K Management & general 32% · $128K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $100K 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
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kendall Massett’s $100K as CEO is at the 83rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kendall Massett$100,000$100,000$95,000$90,000$90,000$85,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports and advocates for Delaware charter schools to promote educational excellence.

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2 programs · $274K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

DCSN worked with schools to find resources for students as they continue to respond to the impacts of the covid 19 pandemic. DCSN hosted the 11TH annual idea awards to celebrate the incredibly innovative and successful work happening across 23 charter public schools serving over 17,000 students.

$232Kprogram expense
02

Advocacy and support work for the charter school movement and delaware charter schools.

$42Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$472K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$289K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$182K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$404K
Ln 25
Programscol B$274K
Managementcol C$128K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$669K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$634K
Total assetsLn 16$669K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$289K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$182K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$472K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$173K
SavingsLn 2$461K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$634K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$669K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$669K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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$563K$634K
Total assetsLn 16$602K$669K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$602K$669K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$92K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$76K$70K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$12K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$29K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$42K$42K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$29K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$70K$70K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$7K$1K$2K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$404K$274K$128K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $472K$404K$68K$669K 990 PDF
FY2024 $350K$343K$7K$602K 990 PDF
FY2023 $644K$360K$284K$595K 990 PDF
FY2022 $358K$300K$58K$311K 990 PDF
FY2021 $377K$328K$49K$253K 990 PDF
FY2020 $408K$392K$17K$204K 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 $472,084 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $292,380$289,184
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $56,570$181,884
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $922$1,016
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $349,872$472,084
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 $145,221$189,685
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $197,917$214,761
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $343,138$404,446
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,734$67,638
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $472,084 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$289,175
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$289,184
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $181,884$181,884
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,016$1,016
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $181,884 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,016$472,084
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $404,446 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $92,500 · Management $7,500$100,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $70,490 · Management $5,715$76,205
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,469 · Management $1,011$13,480
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $28,704$28,704
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $42,460$42,460
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,684$20,684
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $28,678$28,678
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $70,051$70,051
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,742 · Management $1,264 · Fundraising $2,470$10,476
IX-17 TravelManagement $6,669$6,669
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,814$4,814
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,225$2,225
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $274,023 · Management $127,953 · Fundraising $2,470$404,446
Part X · Balance sheet $669,296 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $267,299$172,827
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $295,220$461,239
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,903$29,494
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,236$5,736
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $601,658$669,296
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $601,658$669,296
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $601,658$669,296
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $601,658$669,296
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $669,296 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$472,084
XI-2 Total expenses$404,446
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$67,638
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$601,658
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$669,296

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