Operation of a public charter School.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K 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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FY2024 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $28K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $21K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.5M
104% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 104% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 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
$1.6M
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
56%
Net assets
−$209K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
−$209K
FY2024▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$241K
FY2021−$239K
FY2022−$220K
FY2023−$254K
FY2024−$209K
FY2025−$386K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Sep 2003.

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Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $886K Management & general 44% · $689K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice President
$84,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda McAdoo’s $57K as Vice President is at the 9th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sunita Sandoz—$84,250$86,384$79,888$69,270$62,013
Amanda McAdoo$57,000—————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $886K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Public charter school instruction

$886Kprogram 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$21K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$48K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$886K
Managementcol C$689K
Owns and owesPt X
−$209K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$303K
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$48K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$127K
SavingsLn 2$176K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$303K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$124K
Other assetsLn 15$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.5M
Net assetsLn 32−$209K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 6175
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$567K$303K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$124K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$5.5M
Net assetsLn 32−$254K−$209K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$95K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$653K$587K$66K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$149K$121K$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$58K$47K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$85K$73K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$30K$30K
OccupancyLn 16$235K$235K
TravelLn 17$17K$11K$6K
InterestLn 20$289$289
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$92K$92K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105K$47K$59K
All other expensesLn 24e$265$265
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$886K$689K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.8M−$176K−$386K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.6M$1.6M$45K−$209K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.3M−$35K−$254K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M$19K−$220K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.2M$2K−$239K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.2M−$23K−$241K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,619,855 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,196,470$1,558,472
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,744$13,749
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39,363$47,634
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,251,577$1,619,855
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $947,080$1,040,551
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $339,238$534,368
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,286,318$1,574,919
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$34,741$44,936
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,619,855 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,520,240
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$38,232
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,558,472
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,749$13,749
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $26,655$26,655
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $20,979$20,979
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,728 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26,655$1,619,855
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,574,919 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $94,995$94,995
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $587,382 · Management $66,061$653,443
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $121,267 · Management $27,419$148,686
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $46,910 · Management $11,047$57,957
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $72,821 · Management $12,649$85,470
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,430$17,430
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,305$2,305
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $18,643$18,643
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $29,630$29,630
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $234,688$234,688
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,192 · Management $5,828$17,020
IX-20 InterestManagement $289$289
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $92,440$92,440
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $16,204$16,204
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,593 · Management $58,861$105,454
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $265$265
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $886,165 · Management $688,754 · Fundraising $0$1,574,919
Part X · Balance sheet $5,297,901 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $567,216$126,701
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$176,177
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $67,885$300,641
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,288$26,292
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$123,596
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $488,840$4,544,494
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,129,229$5,297,901
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $115,875$145,590
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,262,021$5,361,768
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,383,622$5,507,358
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$286,725−$223,480
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $32,332$14,023
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$254,393−$209,457
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,129,229$5,297,901
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$209,457 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,619,855
XI-2 Total expenses$1,574,919
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,936
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$254,393
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$209,457

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