We believe that all children deserve great schools. We find IT unacceptable that over 82,000 children in clark county attend low-performing public schools and are committed to solving this problem. As a nonprofit organization, we offer resources to launch and support high-performing schools and organizations that will provide students with outstanding educational opportunities, and help prove that every child can achieve, regardless of ethnicity, zip code or family income.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 16 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6.6M a year · 34% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$739K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $35.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $14.1M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.2M
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$31.7M
+85% vs prior year
Spent
$9.7M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$37.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$31.7M
FY2025▲ +85%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$20.7M
FY2022$13.9M
FY2023$13.6M
FY2024$17.2M
FY2025$31.7M
Expenses
$9.7M
FY2025▼ -61%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$10.9M
FY2022$7.4M
FY2023$11.3M
FY2024$25.0M
FY2025$9.7M
Net assets
$37.2M
FY2025▲ +158%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$13.4M
FY2022$19.1M
FY2023$21.8M
FY2024$14.4M
FY2025$37.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Mar 2015.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $8.4M Management & general 10% · $979K Fundraising 3% · $280K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $739K 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
CEO (to 06/2025)
$243,100Pt VII · Sec A
CEO (from 6/2025)
$179,376Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director - School Launch
$110,348Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director - Ext Affairs
$103,717Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advocacy
$102,385Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (left 08/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (left 03/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jana Wilcox Lavin’s $243K as CEO (to 06/2025) is at the 51st 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jana Wilcox Lavin$243,100$226,181$213,125$197,625$172,087
Tamara Shear$179,376$157,123$130,969$130,836—
Athar Haseebullah————$131,308
Cesserly Rice$110,348————
Greta Seidma$103,717————
Anthony Curry$102,385————

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

Offers students exceptional learning experiences and educational programs.

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1 program · $8.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Opportunity 180 provided support to school organizations related to their mission, leadership development to educators, and expansion for schools.

$8.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 122 grants · $41.3M · 2020–2024
Vegas Vista AcademyNV · FY2024$626,230
Equitable Facilities Fund INCNY · FY2024$500,000
Eagle Charter Schools of NevadaFY2024$243,918
Equipo AcademyNV · FY2024$138,600
Battle Born Academy INCNV · FY2024$135,147
Jobs for Nevadas Graduates INCNV · FY2024$115,176
Rooted SchoolLA · FY2024$99,170
Nevada Rise Academy INCNV · FY2024$70,040
Discovery Charter SchoolCA · FY2024$62,659
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$31.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$29.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$9.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.4M
Managementcol C$979K
Fundraisingcol D$280K
Owns and owesPt X
$37.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$976K
Total assetsLn 16$45.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$29.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$15.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7$87K
Total revenueLn 12$31.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$500K
SavingsLn 2$476K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$976K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$35.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$78K
Other assetsLn 15$748K
Total assetsLn 16$45.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.2M
Net assetsLn 32$37.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 67
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$2.2M$976K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$35.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K$78K
Total assetsLn 16$22.0M$45.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.5M$8.2M
Net assetsLn 32$14.4M$37.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4.9M$4.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$465K$359K$38K$68K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$851K$658K$70K$124K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$148K$115K$12K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$103K$80K$9K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$74K$74K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$99K$99K
Investment management feesLn 11f$91K$91K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$551K$551K
Office expensesLn 13$36K$28K$3K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$6K$652$1K
OccupancyLn 16$87K$67K$7K$13K
TravelLn 17$104K$81K$9K$15K
InterestLn 20$387K$387K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$18K$2K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$14K$2K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.7M$7K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.7M$8.4M$979K$280K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $31.7M$9.7M$22.0M$37.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $17.2M$25.0M−$7.8M$14.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.6M$11.3M$2.3M$21.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.9M$7.4M$6.4M$19.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $20.7M$10.9M$9.9M$13.4M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $31,719,352 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,409,583$29,047,466
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $763,565$1,171,886
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,500,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,173,148$31,719,352
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,230,961$4,904,791
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,445,250$1,568,055
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,311,619$3,227,751
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $24,987,830$9,700,597
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,814,682$22,018,755
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $31,719,352 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$15,915,982
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,131,484
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$29,047,466
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,084,750$1,084,750
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $87,136$87,136
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,500,000$1,500,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,671,886$31,719,352
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,700,597 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,904,791$4,904,791
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $358,940 · Management $38,348 · Fundraising $67,540$464,828
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $657,518 · Management $70,247 · Fundraising $123,721$851,486
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $114,664 · Management $12,251 · Fundraising $21,575$148,490
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $79,731 · Management $8,518 · Fundraising $15,002$103,251
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,125$5,125
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $74,261$74,261
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $99,380$99,380
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $91,132$91,132
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $550,618$550,618
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,957 · Management $2,986 · Fundraising $5,260$36,203
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,104 · Management $652 · Fundraising $1,149$7,905
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $66,998 · Management $7,158 · Fundraising $12,607$86,763
IX-17 TravelPrograms $80,503 · Management $8,601 · Fundraising $15,148$104,252
IX-20 InterestPrograms $387,114$387,114
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,968 · Management $1,920 · Fundraising $3,381$23,269
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,061 · Management $1,502 · Fundraising $2,646$18,209
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,725,147 · Management $6,654 · Fundraising $11,719$1,743,520
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,441,496 · Management $979,353 · Fundraising $279,748$9,700,597
Part X · Balance sheet $45,372,301 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $6,481,953; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $607,562$499,989
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,566,833$475,916
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,576,505$1,688,829
X-4 Accounts receivable$36,655
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,666$33,111
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $44,603$78,185
X-11 Publicly traded securities$35,329,720
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $161,435$747,943
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,971,841$45,372,301
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $271,954$796,113
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,070,100$599,485
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $6,182,027$6,344,141
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $17,163$431,177
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,541,244$8,170,916
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,144,331$11,867,592
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,286,266$25,333,793
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,430,597$37,201,385
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,971,841$45,372,301
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,201,385 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$31,719,352
XI-2 Total expenses$9,700,597
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,018,755
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,430,597
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$752,033
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,201,385

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