Priority Systems, INC. (the school) is governed by a board of directors comprised of five members. The school was incorporated in 1998 and provides an alternative learning environment for students. The school operates under an open enrollment charter granted by the state of texas board of education. This charter was issued for a period of five years starting october 1998 and is subject to review and renewal periodically. The school's charter was extended until july 31, 2026. The school is part of the public-school system of the state of texas and is therefor entitled to distribution from the state's available school fund. The school does not have the authority to impose ad valorem texas or to charge tuition.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$163K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $131K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$163K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$150K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.1M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$10.3M
To programs
58%
Net assets
$7.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.1M
FY2023▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.2M
FY2021$10.5M
FY2022$10.0M
FY2023$11.1M
FY2024$8.0M
FY2025$6.8M
Expenses
$10.3M
FY2023▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.7M
FY2021$9.4M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$10.3M
FY2024$8.5M
FY2025$7.7M
Net assets
$7.0M
FY2023▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.1M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$6.6M
FY2025$5.7M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · 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 Dec 1998.

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Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $6.0M Management & general 40% · $4.2M Fundraising 1% · $129K

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; $163K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Principals and Superintendent
$163,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Moger’s $142K as Superintendent is at the 60th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Moger$141,746$163,000——$139,013
Dr Scott Moger——$143,823$136,169—
Derrick Love————$127,500
Robin Osburn$91,012—$73,409$72,165—
Dr Christie Bledsoe——$87,286$51,819—
Devera Shipp——$83,376$72,209$73,399
Cher Nickerson——$73,835$65,976$71,302
Adrian Tristan——$71,106$33,692—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers an alternative learning environment for students through a Texas charter school.

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1 program · $6.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Operations of schools for the education of students using individualized curriculum.

$6.0Mprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Money outPt IX
$10.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.0M
Managementcol C$4.2M
Fundraisingcol D$129K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$9.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.8M
Total revenueLn 12$11.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Other assetsLn 15$35K
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
Net assetsLn 32$7.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5120
VolunteersI 632
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$452K$4.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.6M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$7.9M$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$150K
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M$7.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.8M$4.5M$1.2M$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$839K$204K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$37K$37K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$315K$60K$255K$300
OccupancyLn 16$129K$33K$96K
TravelLn 17$87K$63K$25K$26
InterestLn 20$23K$23K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$263K$263K
InsuranceLn 23$129K$129K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$274K$1.5M$69K
All other expensesLn 24e$544K$194K$348K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.3M$6.0M$4.2M$129K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.8M$7.7M−$901K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.0M$8.5M−$491K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $11.1M$10.3M$800K$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.0M$9.8M$213K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.5M$9.4M$1.1M$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.2M$9.7M−$1.5M$5.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $11,070,919 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,015,832$9,305,239
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,504$12,777
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$1,752,903
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,026,336$11,070,919
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 $6,977,493$6,833,089
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,836,138$3,437,332
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,813,631$10,270,421
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $212,705$800,498
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,070,919 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$9,157,795
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$147,444
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,305,239
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,777$12,777
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,752,903$1,752,903
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,765,680 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$11,070,919
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,270,421 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,519,783 · Management $1,212,703 · Fundraising $49,366$5,781,852
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $838,837 · Management $204,212 · Fundraising $8,188$1,051,237
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $36,547$36,547
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,600$36,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $59,875 · Management $254,607 · Fundraising $300$314,782
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,384 · Management $95,792$129,176
IX-17 TravelPrograms $62,707 · Management $24,712 · Fundraising $26$87,445
IX-20 InterestManagement $23,125$23,125
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $263,160$263,160
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $129,496$129,496
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $273,943 · Management $1,530,410 · Fundraising $68,721$1,873,074
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $193,965 · Management $347,714 · Fundraising $2,248$543,927
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,982,494 · Management $4,159,078 · Fundraising $128,849$10,270,421
Part X · Balance sheet $7,159,981 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $452,429$4,251,449
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $814,320$491,926
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,626,971$2,381,575
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,168$35,031
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,897,888$7,159,981
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $105,310$121,736
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,688,504$150,099
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $330,046$2,230,393
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,879,338$4,779,489
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,209,384$7,009,882
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,897,888$7,159,981
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,009,882 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,070,919
XI-2 Total expenses$10,270,421
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$800,498
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,209,384
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,009,882

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