The Discovery School of Jacksonville INC EIN 59-3020308

The Discovery School of Jacksonville INC

EIN  59-3020308 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Jacksonville Beach, FL Founded 1990
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Opens minds and hearts to discover knowledge and ideals for a better world.
Leadership
Petra Obritzberger · Head of Scho · $223K
Money in and out
$7.4M revenue, $7.1M expenses
Bottom line
58% program efficiency

Opens minds and hearts to discover knowledge and ideals for a better world. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $7.4M in revenue, $7.1M in expenses, and $8.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$7.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$7.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$8.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $309K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.58 Management & general $0.40 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
58%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -7% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -84% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$7.4M
FY2024▼ -16%
Expenses
$7.1M
FY2024▲ +10%
Total assets
$15.5M
FY20240%
Total liabilities
$6.8M
FY2024▼ -5%
Total revenue
$7.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$7.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$8.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$309K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$15.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B58%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $4.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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$4.1Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Discovery School of Jacksonville INC
EINHdr · item D59-3020308
Principal addressHdr · item CJacksonville Beach, FL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thediscoveryschool.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1990
State of legal domicileHdr · item MFL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B21Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1991

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Head of Scho
$223,141Pt VII · Sec A
Governance M
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Facilities M
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Governance M
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing Me
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Petra Obritzberger’s $223K as Head of Scho is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Petra Obritzberger$223,141$209,025$178,516$160,231
Kim Bednarek$156,496
Kathryn Pritchard$119,380

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$6.7M · 91%
Contributions & grants$720K · 10%
Program service revenue91%$6.7M
Contributions & grants10%$720K
Total revenueLn 12$7.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.58 Management & general $0.40 Fundraising $0.01
Program services58%$4.1M
Management & general40%$2.9M
Fundraising1%$100K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$15.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6.8M
Total net assetsLn 32$8.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed8.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $4.7M · Operating expenses/yr $7.1M
8.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $4.1M · Total expenses $7.1M
58%
Management & General
Management & general $2.9M · Total expenses $7.1M
40%
Fundraising
Fundraising $100K · Total expenses $7.1M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $104K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.4M
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $720K · Total revenue $7.4M
10%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $7.4M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $6.7M · Total revenue $7.4M
91%
Investment reliance
Investment income $-48K · Total revenue $7.4M
-1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $6.7M · Total expenses $7.1M
95%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $7.4M · Prior year $8.8M
-16%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $3.7M · FY2024 $7.4M
+15%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $8.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $7.4M · Expenses $7.1M
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $15.5M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $8.7M · Total assets $15.5M
56%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $15.5M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Petra Obritzberger · Reported title HEAD OF SCHO · Highest reported compensation $223K · Total expenses $7.1M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $4.6M · Total expenses $7.1M
65%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 58%
Overhead ratio 40%
Fundraising cost ratio 14%
Revenue growth -16%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$8.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$6.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$5.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$4.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$3.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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