Paul Public Charter School

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2000EducationEIN 52-2139528

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Operates a DC Public School for 752 students grades 6 through 12.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers and 201 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.8M a year · 8% 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
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
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $35K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19.5M
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% 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
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Revenue
$29.3M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$26.7M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$20.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$29.3M
FY2025▲ +10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$18.8M
FY2021$21.5M
FY2022$22.9M
FY2023$23.2M
FY2024$26.6M
FY2025$29.3M
Expenses
$26.7M
FY2025▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$18.8M
FY2021$18.0M
FY2022$20.3M
FY2023$22.7M
FY2024$24.7M
FY2025$26.7M
Net assets
$20.2M
FY2025▲ +17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.0M
FY2021$12.0M
FY2022$14.1M
FY2023$14.9M
FY2024$17.2M
FY2025$20.2M

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 Nov 2000.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $23.5M Management & general 12% · $3.2M

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

20 people listed on the 990; $1.2M 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
Chief Executive Officer
$275,864Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Student Services
$184,248Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Talent
$171,081Pt VII · Sec A
Middle School Principal
$153,234Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Operations
$149,350Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Accountability and Org.
$145,973Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Leadership Development
$141,172Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tracy Leeanne Wright’s $276K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 59th 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
Tracy Leeanne Wright$275,864$251,685$246,796$204,350$197,075$189,329
Rosemarie Ragin$184,248$191,660$168,947$158,207$148,021$141,921
Pamela Latrica Merkerson$171,081$161,807$149,003$130,839$126,845$121,952
Charlotte Spann$145,973$159,299$170,380$154,968$150,838$144,630
William Henderson——$158,594$142,773$137,682$132,317
Shendrina Elizabeth Walker$153,234$157,986$136,620$121,800$109,383—
Kristin Yochum Executive$149,350$62,877————
Shannika Bacchus$141,172—————

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

Runs a public school serving 752 students in grades 6-12.

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1 program · $23.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The school is designed to serve children and adults as integral members of the community; hence, the school is designed to be far more than a traditional service provider. The goal of the school is to provide intellectually challenging experiences required to develop independent, productive, and responsible individuals; who will learn to…

$23.5Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$35K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$29.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$782K
Money outPt IX
$26.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$23.5M
Managementcol C$3.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$20.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17.5M
Total assetsLn 16$39.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$32K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$782K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$29.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$736K
SavingsLn 2$16.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15.9M
Other assetsLn 15$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$39.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19.5M
Net assetsLn 32$20.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5201
VolunteersI 613
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$14.2M$17.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.7M$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.1M$15.9M
Total assetsLn 16$36.1M$39.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18.8M$19.5M
Net assetsLn 32$17.2M$20.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$445K$395K$49K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$15.4M$13.7M$1.7M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$578K$514K$64K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$1.1M$137K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.3M$1.1M$143K
Legal feesLn 11b$30K$30K
Accounting feesLn 11c$286K$286K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.7M$1.3M$347K
Office expensesLn 13$332K$295K$37K
Information technologyLn 14$175K$155K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$798K$710K$89K
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$983
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$278K$247K$31K
InterestLn 20$662K$589K$74K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.5M$1.3M$166K
InsuranceLn 23$158K$140K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$1.9M$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$26.7M$23.5M$3.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $29.3M$26.7M$2.5M$20.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $26.6M$24.7M$1.9M$17.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $23.2M$22.7M$545K$14.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $22.9M$20.3M$2.5M$14.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $21.5M$18.0M$3.5M$12.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $18.8M$18.8M$23K$8.0M 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 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $29,261,311 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,823,862$3,802,900
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,566,066$24,661,450
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $161,970$781,574
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,310$15,387
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $26,561,208$29,261,311
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 $17,476,707$18,944,227
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,190,776$7,791,811
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $24,667,483$26,736,038
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,893,725$2,525,273
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $29,261,311 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,673,608
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$129,292
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$32,148
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,802,900
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,661,450$24,661,450
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $781,574$781,574
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $15,387$15,387
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,661,450 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $796,961$29,261,311
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $26,736,038 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $395,471 · Management $49,402$444,873
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,687,054 · Management $1,709,756$15,396,810
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $513,857 · Management $64,190$578,047
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,095,828 · Management $136,889$1,232,717
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,148,333 · Management $143,447$1,291,780
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $30,438$30,438
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $286,413$286,413
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,323,631 · Management $347,291$1,670,922
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $294,850 · Management $36,832$331,682
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $155,328 · Management $19,403$174,731
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $709,682 · Management $88,651$798,333
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,865 · Management $983$8,848
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $247,221 · Management $30,882$278,103
IX-20 InterestPrograms $588,720 · Management $73,542$662,262
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,328,788 · Management $165,990$1,494,778
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $140,440 · Management $17,544$157,984
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,879,639 · Management $17,678$1,897,317
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $23,516,707 · Management $3,219,331 · Fundraising $0$26,736,038
Part X · Balance sheet $39,733,403 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,431,976$735,640
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,723,976$16,734,913
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $586,556$794,154
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $122,072$105,710
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,069,600$15,884,185
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,713,005$4,165,026
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,412,187$1,313,775
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $36,059,372$39,733,403
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,051,304$3,195,990
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $16,093,919$15,691,590
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $666,548$620,928
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,811,771$19,508,508
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $17,247,601$20,196,224
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$28,671
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,247,601$20,224,895
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,059,372$39,733,403
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,224,895 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$29,261,311
XI-2 Total expenses$26,736,038
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,525,273
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,247,601
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$452,021
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,224,895

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