Griffin Technology Academies FY2022 filing

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Vallejo, CA501(c)(3)Since 1999EducationEIN 68-0421733

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$783K 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $312K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$783K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $308K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.1M
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$17.0M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$18.8M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$14.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$17.0M
FY2022▼ -13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.8M
FY2021$19.6M
FY2022$17.0M
FY2023$20.9M
FY2024$17.6M
FY2024$20.6M
Expenses
$18.8M
FY2022▲ +16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.9M
FY2021$16.2M
FY2022$18.8M
FY2023$22.4M
FY2024$21.1M
FY2024$20.2M
Net assets
$14.1M
FY2022▼ -11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.5M
FY2021$15.9M
FY2022$14.1M
FY2023$12.6M
FY2024$9.1M
FY2024$9.5M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2000.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $15.8M Management & general 16% · $3.0M

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

14 people listed on the 990; $783K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Operation Officer
$129,988Pt VII · Sec A
Certificated Employee
$119,933Pt VII · Sec A
Certificated Employee
$117,691Pt VII · Sec A
Certificated Employee
$117,433Pt VII · Sec A
Former Superintendent
$117,045Pt VII · Sec A
Certificated Employee
$116,186Pt VII · Sec A
Cbo/Secretary
$64,828Pt VII · Sec A
Fiscal Director/CFO
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nick Driver’s $196K as Superintendent is at the 35th 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nick Driver$196,087$195,186$169,321———
Matthew Smith—————$186,947
Lai L Saeteurn$160,051$154,350$142,844———
Eric H Paul$156,674—————
Riffat Akram$155,849—————
Brent Zionic—$154,646————
Lisa M Dodson$152,880—————
Alex Insaurradle—$149,662————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates public charter schools in Vallejo, California.

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1 program service account for $15.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Operation of Four (4) Public Charter Schools

Mare island technology academy, mit academy, mit griffin academy middle, and griffin academy high school. Collectively the charter schools provide educational services to students in grades 6 to 12.

$15.8Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$308K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$142K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Money outPt IX
$18.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.8M
Managementcol C$3.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$14.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.3M
Total assetsLn 16$24.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$16.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$142K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Total revenueLn 12$17.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
SavingsLn 2$13.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.9M
Total assetsLn 16$24.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.1M
Net assetsLn 32$14.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5159
VolunteersI 6100
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$13.5M$13.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.3M$5.9M
Total assetsLn 16$23.3M$24.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.4M$10.1M
Net assetsLn 32$15.9M$14.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.8M$6.3M$1.5M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2.0M$1.6M$355K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$626K$514K$113K
Payroll taxesLn 10$137K$112K$25K
Legal feesLn 11b$153K$153K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.4M$1.3M$128K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$52K$52K
Office expensesLn 13$212K$60K$152K
Information technologyLn 14$49K$13K$36K
OccupancyLn 16$4.4M$4.2M$158K
TravelLn 17$118K$95K$23K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$156K$82K$74K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$269K$269K
InsuranceLn 23$191K$184K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$961K$312K
Total functional expensesLn 25$18.8M$15.8M$3.0M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $17.6M$21.1M−$3.5M$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $20.9M$22.4M−$1.5M$12.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $17.0M$18.8M−$1.8M$14.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $19.6M$16.2M$3.4M$15.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $14.8M$12.9M$1.9M$12.5M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $17,027,396 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$16,843,552
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,843,552
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $141,509$141,509
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $42,335$42,335
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $141,509 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $42,335$17,027,396
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,789,986 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,304,655 · Management $1,461,090$7,765,745
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,619,399 · Management $355,478$1,974,877
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $513,724 · Management $112,769$626,493
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $111,976 · Management $24,580$136,556
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $152,859$152,859
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,286,706 · Management $127,778$1,414,484
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $51,573$51,573
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $59,876 · Management $152,145$212,021
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,281 · Management $35,600$48,881
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,241,535 · Management $158,398$4,399,933
IX-17 TravelPrograms $94,863 · Management $23,047$117,910
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $81,503 · Management $74,364$155,867
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $269,350$269,350
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $183,962 · Management $6,870$190,832
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $960,950 · Management $311,655$1,272,605
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,793,353 · Management $2,996,633 · Fundraising $0$18,789,986
Part X · Balance sheet $24,291,128 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $300$40,909
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,522,738$13,283,126
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,013,030$3,453,890
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,454,545$1,568,506
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,331,933$5,944,697
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,322,546$24,291,128
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,226,007$2,991,094
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,185,148$7,151,233
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,411,155$10,142,327
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,911,391$14,148,801
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,911,391$14,148,801
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,322,546$24,291,128
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,148,801 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,027,396
XI-2 Total expenses$18,789,986
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,762,590
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,911,391
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,148,801

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