Alpha Academy INC FY2022 filing

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Fayetteville, NC501(c)(3)Since 2000EducationEIN 56-2200096Revenue $9.5M in FY2022

On file with the IRSalphaacademy.education8030 Raeford Rd, 28304-5925 · Fayetteville, NCTax-exempt since Nov 2001School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Operation of a public charter school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$10.8M
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.5M
-0.5% vs prior year
Spent
$10.6M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$10.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.5M
FY2022▼ -0.5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.5M
FY2021$9.5M
FY2022$9.5M
FY2023$12.3M
FY2024$12.8M
FY2025$12.3M
Expenses
$10.6M
FY2022▲ +51%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.4M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$10.6M
FY2023$11.0M
FY2024$11.2M
FY2025$11.1M
Net assets
$10.2M
FY2022▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.9M
FY2021$11.3M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$12.5M
FY2024$14.2M
FY2025$15.4M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2001.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $8.4M Management & general 21% · $2.2M

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eugene Slocum’s $113K as Superintendant is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3684 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Eugene Slocum$113,391$144,708
Susan Slocum$106,175$144,708
Rebecca Mulbah$58,092—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $8.4M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Operated a public charter school in fayetteville, NC serving approximately 877 students for the fiscal year ended june 30, 2022.

$8.4Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$126K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Money outPt IX
$10.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.4M
Managementcol C$2.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$10.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$21.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$126K
Total revenueLn 12$9.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.2M
Total assetsLn 16$21.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.8M
Net assetsLn 32$10.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5171
VolunteersI 6150
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$5.7M$4.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.1M$16.2M
Total assetsLn 16$22.8M$21.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.4M$10.8M
Net assetsLn 32$11.3M$10.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$287K$287K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.7M$3.4M$378K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$45K$38K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$984K$821K$163K
Payroll taxesLn 10$378K$315K$63K
Legal feesLn 11b$98K$98K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$186K$156K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$132K$32K$100K
Information technologyLn 14$268K$201K$67K
OccupancyLn 16$795K$693K$103K
TravelLn 17$48K$36K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$53K$40K$13K
InterestLn 20$416K$312K$104K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$678K$509K$170K
InsuranceLn 23$65K$65K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.2M$1.7M$528K
All other expensesLn 24e$235K$191K$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.6M$8.4M$2.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $12.3M$11.1M$1.3M$15.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.8M$11.2M$1.7M$14.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.3M$11.0M$1.4M$12.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $9.5M$10.6M−$1.2M$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.5M$7.0M$2.5M$11.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.5M$6.4M$1.1M$8.9M 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
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Part I · Summary $9,474,436 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,191,708$9,290,864
I-9 Program service revenue$55,537
I-10 Investment income$1,692
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $334,579$126,343
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,526,287$9,474,436
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,279,417$5,427,003
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,758,957$5,217,189
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,038,374$10,644,192
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,487,913−$1,169,756
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $9,474,436 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,432,861
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,858,003
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,290,864
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,537$55,537
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,692$1,692
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $126,343$126,343
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $181,880 · Excluded from tax $1,692$9,474,436
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,644,192 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $286,881$286,881
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,354,816 · Management $378,493$3,733,309
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $37,613 · Management $7,486$45,099
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $820,591 · Management $163,331$983,922
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $315,079 · Management $62,713$377,792
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $98,020$98,020
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,400$9,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $155,922 · Management $29,821$185,743
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $8,988$8,988
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $32,376 · Management $100,048$132,424
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $201,006 · Management $67,002$268,008
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $692,859 · Management $102,620$795,479
IX-17 TravelPrograms $35,783 · Management $11,928$47,711
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $39,859 · Management $13,286$53,145
IX-20 InterestPrograms $311,895 · Management $103,965$415,860
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $508,541 · Management $169,514$678,055
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $64,758$64,758
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,696,537 · Management $528,009$2,224,546
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $191,363 · Management $43,689$235,052
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,394,240 · Management $2,249,952 · Fundraising $0$10,644,192
Part X · Balance sheet $20,975,486 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,714,288$4,653,427
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $966,635$128,928
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,200$1,200
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,086,354$16,191,931
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,768,477$20,975,486
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $108,406$108,404
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,430,314$10,807,079
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,338,163$10,168,407
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,338,163$10,168,407
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,768,477$20,975,486
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,168,407 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,474,436
XI-2 Total expenses$10,644,192
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,169,756
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,338,163
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,168,407

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