Eel River Charter School FY2020 filing

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Covelo, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 68-0474556Revenue $883K in FY2020

On file with the IRSeelriverschool.netPo Box 218, 95428-0218 · Covelo, CATax-exempt since May 2002School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Public Charter School grades k-6, 59 students enrolled.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K 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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FY2020 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $265K a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$142K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% 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
$883K
Spent
$735K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$883K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$883K
FY2021$952K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$735K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$735K
FY2021$772K
FY2022$888K
FY2023$896K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 May 2002.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $562K Management & general 24% · $173K

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; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Office Manag
$58,798Pt VII · Sec A
Business Man
$45,404Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairp
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tina Wilson’s $106K as Business Man is at the 36th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tina Wilson$106,284$87,898$70,868$60,431$60,431$45,404
Betty Tuttle$98,112$79,429$71,381$64,244$64,244$58,798

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

Educates children in kindergarten through sixth grade.

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1 program · $562K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

In the year ending june 30, 2019, the eo had 59 students enrolled and an average daily attendance of 53.10 students. The eo offers grades k-6 in small class sizes utilizing a thematic approach overlaying a strong academic foundation.

$562Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$883K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$870K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$719
Money outPt IX
$735K
Ln 25
Programscol B$562K
Managementcol C$173K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$873K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$870K
Government grantsLn 1e$868K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$719
Total revenueLn 12$883K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
SavingsLn 2$868K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$873K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$149K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$815K$873K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$142K$149K
Total assetsLn 16$978K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$102K$142K
Net assetsLn 32$877K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$105K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$284K$284K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$151K$106K$45K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$179K$156K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$735K$562K$173K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.2M$93K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.1M$313K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$896K$702K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$888K$154K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $952K$772K$180K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $883K$735K$148K$1.0M 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $882,763 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $749,106$869,903
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,739$12,141
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $394$719
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $760,239$882,763
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $486,134$540,068
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $183,654$195,063
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $669,788$735,131
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $90,451$147,632
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $882,763 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$867,813
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,090
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$869,903
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,141$12,141
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $719$719
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $12,860$882,763
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $735,131 across 5 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $104,709$104,709
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $284,201$284,201
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $106,099 · Management $45,059$151,158
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,743$15,743
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $155,677 · Management $23,643$179,320
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $561,720 · Management $173,411 · Fundraising $0$735,131
Part X · Balance sheet $1,166,034 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,000$5,000
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $809,626$867,518
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,736$144,166
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $142,093$149,350
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $978,455$1,166,034
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $57,925$95,428
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $43,826$46,270
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $101,751$141,698
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $876,704$1,024,336
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $876,704$1,024,336
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $978,455$1,166,034
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,024,336 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$882,763
XI-2 Total expenses$735,131
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$147,632
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$876,704
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,024,336

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