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Monarch Learning Center Charter School

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Redding, CA501(c)(3)Since 2000Education EIN 68-0455686Revenue $1.6M in FY2025Latest return filed May 13, 2026

On file with the IRSmonarchkids.comRedding, CATax-exempt since Jul 2001School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To cultivate an active family community where parents and staff together provide "more" individual, real, personal, and conceptual Learning for each student.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 68-0455686) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 26 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $22K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
67% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 82% of similar orgs
Pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
Cash reserves
3.4 mo
of spending, in cash
3.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$495K
58% of total assets
Liabilities are 58% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
6 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.6M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$358K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$358K
FY2025▼ -50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$664K
FY2021$770K
FY2022$625K
FY2023$822K
FY2024$724K
FY2025$358K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jul 2001.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $1.3M Management & general 33% · $611K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ethan Cohen
Director
$78,767Pt VII · Sec A
Stephanie Dye
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ethan Cohen’s $79K as Director is at the 18th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ethan Cohen$78,767$88,748$83,835$71,986$67,800$63,426
Shanon Luebtow————$45,535$52,998
Lillie Leeka—$50,065————
Autumn Perez——$19,201———

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

Cultivate active family communities for individualized student learning.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Monarch learning center is a small public charter school, located in redding, california. Currently, we have 5 classrooms, with roughly 90 students from TK through 8TH grade. We pride ourselves on knowing each and every student and their parents by name. This makes school a much more personal endeavor.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 68-0455686) · Dispute this line
$1.3Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$611K
Owns and owesPt X
$358K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$537K
Total assetsLn 16$854K
LiabilitiesLn 26$495K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
SavingsLn 2$535K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$537K
Accounts receivableLn 4$73K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$241K
Total assetsLn 16$854K
LiabilitiesLn 26$495K
Net assetsLn 32$358K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 69
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$675K$537K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$200K$241K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$854K
LiabilitiesLn 26$548K$495K
Net assetsLn 32$575K$358K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$102K$10K$92K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$789K$620K$169K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$103K$79K$24K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$94K$62K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$67K$47K$20K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$207K$31K$177K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$7K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$64K$40K$24K
TravelLn 17$936$936
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$20K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$36K$36K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$348K$341K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.3M$611K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2026 $1.6M$1.9M−$231K$358K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 9, 2025 $1.5M$1.6M−$136K$724K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 7, 2024 $1.7M$1.5M$225K$822K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 16, 2023 $1.2M$1.3M−$127K$625K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $1.2M$1.1M$104K$770K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $1.3M$1.3M$31K$664K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments E · Schools O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,641,134 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,474,154$1,628,034
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,391$13,100
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,486,545$1,641,134
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $974,711$1,155,240
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $647,671$716,440
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,622,382$1,871,680
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$135,837−$230,546
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $1,641,134 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,627,614
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$420
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,628,034
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,100$13,100
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,100$1,641,134
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,871,680 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $9,900 · Management $92,420$102,320
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $620,408 · Management $168,732$789,140
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $79,223 · Management $24,184$103,407
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $61,731 · Management $31,880$93,611
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,914 · Management $19,848$66,762
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,140$1,140
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,152$17,152
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,561 · Management $176,708$207,269
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,211 · Management $2,681$9,892
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,716 · Management $23,970$63,686
IX-17 TravelPrograms $936$936
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,480$3,480
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,140 · Management $8,632$28,772
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $36,189$36,189
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $340,949 · Management $6,975$347,924
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,261,169 · Management $610,511 · Fundraising $0$1,871,680
Part X · Balance sheet $853,589 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,000$2,000
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $673,369$535,143
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $247,736$73,142
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$2,528
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $199,948$240,776
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,123,053$853,589
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $345,050$327,584
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $202,986$167,506
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $548,036$495,090
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $483,254$254,450
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $91,763$104,049
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $575,017$358,499
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,123,053$853,589
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $358,499 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,641,134
XI-2 Total expenses$1,871,680
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$230,546
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$575,017
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$14,028
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$358,499

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