Achieve Language Academy FY2021 filing

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Saint Paul, MN501(c)(3)Since 1996EducationEIN 72-1323420Revenue $6.5M in FY2021

On file with the IRSachievemn.org2169 Stillwater Ave E, 55119-3508 · Saint Paul, MNTax-exempt since Dec 1997School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The mission of Achieve Language Academy is to provide a rigorous, standards-based, data-driven, best practices educational program for students in grades pre-K through 8th grade. Achieve educates the whole child in a safe environment that values diversity and promotes world cultures with a focus on Hmong and Spanish languages.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$240K 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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FY2021 · 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
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 surplus $73K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 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
$240K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$7.3M
87% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 87% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.5M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$7.1M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.5M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$9.4M
FY2024$7.9M
Expenses
$7.1M
FY2021▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$7.1M
FY2022$7.6M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$7.8M
FY2024$8.2M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2021▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$393K
FY2023$650K
FY2024$2.3M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Dec 1997.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $6.2M Management & general 13% · $935K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $240K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chairperson
$86,896Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$82,140Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$71,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Woodington’s $132K as Executive Director is at the 54th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Woodington$132,010$128,478————
Curtis Windham——$128,478$120,946——
Kathy Hegna-Oelze$123,112—————
Elizabeth Brandt——$70,986$71,538$86,896—
Brad Nelson————$82,140—
Beth Brandt—$79,428————
Ka Yang$78,763—————
Dave Linne———$76,799—$78,608

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 students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.

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1 program · $6.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

A language academy serving a multicultural population of students in grades K-8. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, the Academy served an estimated 431 students.

$6.2Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$408K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$7.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.2M
Managementcol C$935K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$8.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$408K
Government grantsLn 1e$404K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Total revenueLn 12$6.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.0M
SavingsLn 2$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$77K
Other assetsLn 15$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$8.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 578
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.1M$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$95K$77K
Total assetsLn 16$8.5M$8.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.3M$7.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$240K$240K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.2M$2.8M$395K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$290K$258K$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$330K$317K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$248K$225K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$583K$365K$217K
Office expensesLn 13$203K$161K$42K
Information technologyLn 14$128K$128K
OccupancyLn 16$205K$152K$53K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$30K$30K$170
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$41K$1K$39K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$7K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$60K$60K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.5M$50K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.1M$6.2M$935K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $9.4M$7.8M$1.6M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.7M$7.4M$257K$650K 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.9M$7.6M−$655K$393K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $6.5M$7.1M−$660K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.3M$6.5M−$223K$1.2M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,450,446 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $624,654$408,107
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,621,900$6,025,991
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65,909$16,348
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,312,463$6,450,446
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 $3,981,929$4,287,107
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,553,654$2,823,365
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,535,583$7,110,472
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$223,120−$660,026
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,450,446 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$403,584
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,523
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$408,107
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,025,991$6,025,991
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,348$16,348
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,025,991 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,348$6,450,446
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,110,472 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $240,286$240,286
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,784,512 · Management $394,640$3,179,152
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $257,821 · Management $32,461$290,282
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $316,985 · Management $12,801$329,786
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $224,683 · Management $22,918$247,601
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $365,298 · Management $217,309$582,607
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $161,016 · Management $42,214$203,230
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $127,937$127,937
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $151,678 · Management $53,282$204,960
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $29,843 · Management $170$30,013
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $1,269 · Management $39,347$40,616
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,084 · Management $9,776$16,860
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $59,780$59,780
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,495,978 · Management $50,196$1,546,174
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,188$11,188
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,175,578 · Management $934,894 · Fundraising $0$7,110,472
Part X · Balance sheet $8,307,591 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,462,522$2,955,399
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,645,567$1,650,710
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $859,588$1,781,814
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,136$15,795
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $94,991$77,312
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,378,473$1,826,561
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,463,277$8,307,591
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $696,989$644,889
X-19 Deferred revenue$35,700
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,555,672$6,579,431
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,252,661$7,260,020
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,210,616$1,047,571
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,463,277$8,307,591
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,047,571 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,450,446
XI-2 Total expenses$7,110,472
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$660,026
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,210,616
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$496,981
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,047,571

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