Compass Public Charter School INC

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Meridian, ID501(c)(3)Since 2003EducationEIN 73-1729632Revenue $13.7M in FY2026

On file with the IRScompasscharter.com4667 W Aviator St, 83642-7677 · Meridian, IDTax-exempt since Jan 2006School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Public Education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 186 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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FY2026 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $841K a year · 7% 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
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 0.9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 95% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $894
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$28.1M
82% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 82% 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
$13.7M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$12.1M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$6.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$13.7M
FY2026▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$10.1M
FY2022$11.1M
FY2023$11.0M
FY2024$13.2M
FY2025$12.8M
FY2026$13.7M
Expenses
$12.1M
FY2026▼ -0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$10.0M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$10.8M
FY2024$11.8M
FY2025$12.2M
FY2026$12.1M
Net assets
$6.1M
FY2026▲ +35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.5M
FY2026$6.1M

From the FY2026 Form 990 (year ending June 2026) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Jan 2006.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $11.8M Management & general 3% · $303K

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; $112K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2025); the FY2026 filing did not itemize Part VII
Administrator
$112,360Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Trudeau’s $112K as Administrator is at the 5th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kelly Trudeau$112,360$110,100$107,600$101,297$91,080$93,780

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

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Compass Public Charter School INC is an education nonprofit based in Meridian, ID, formed in 2003.

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1 program · $11.8M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The school is an independent state-funded public charter school governed under Title 33, Chapter 52 of Idaho Code. It provides innovative educational curricula within the public school system but independent from the traditional structure. Virtually all revenues and expenses relate to this single program service.

$11.8Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$894

By the numbers

The FY2026 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$449K
Money outPt IX
$12.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.8M
Managementcol C$303K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.8M
Total assetsLn 16$34.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28.1M
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$13.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$12.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$449K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$13.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$844K
SavingsLn 2$6.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24.4M
Other assetsLn 15$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$34.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28.1M
Net assetsLn 32$6.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5186
VolunteersI 6150
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 FY26End FY26
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.9M$7.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19.6M$24.4M
Total assetsLn 16$33.4M$34.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28.9M$28.1M
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M$6.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$115K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.9M$5.9M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$804K$788K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$872K$856K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$462K$453K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$72K$72K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$128K$115K$13K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$1.3M$1.3M
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$525K$525K
InsuranceLn 23$77K$69K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.8M$1.7M$100K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.1M$11.8M$303K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest Viewing $13.7M$12.1M$1.6M$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2025 $12.8M$12.2M$554K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.2M$11.8M$1.3M$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.0M$10.8M$237K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.1M$9.8M$1.3M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.1M$10.0M$68K$1.1M 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 FY2026 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $13,658,210 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,203,579$13,209,276
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $553,535$448,934
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,757,114$13,658,210
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,511,136$8,175,113
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,692,398$3,917,673
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,203,534$12,092,786
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $553,580$1,565,424
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 $13,658,210 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$12,599,185
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$610,091
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,209,276
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $448,934$448,934
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $448,934$13,658,210
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,092,786 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $115,000$115,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,922,435$5,922,435
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $788,002 · Management $15,502$803,504
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $855,694 · Management $16,616$872,310
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $453,066 · Management $8,798$461,864
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $18,860$18,860
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,712$7,712
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $71,576$71,576
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $115,153 · Management $12,794$127,947
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,255,905$1,255,905
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $524,997$524,997
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $68,944 · Management $7,660$76,604
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,733,734 · Management $100,338$1,834,072
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,789,506 · Management $303,280 · Fundraising $0$12,092,786
Part X · Balance sheet $34,223,792 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $246,565$844,008
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,604,272$6,929,537
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $282,028$710,304
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,639,156$24,380,142
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,672,998$1,359,801
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,445,019$34,223,792
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,150,082$1,168,061
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $22,170,000$21,995,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,361,071$4,856,446
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,921,158$28,134,507
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,523,861$6,089,285
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,523,861$6,089,285
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,445,019$34,223,792
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,089,285 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,658,210
XI-2 Total expenses$12,092,786
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,565,424
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,523,861
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,089,285

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2026 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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