Red Mountain Community School is an educational offering in the charlotte mason tradition for families in birmingham, alabama

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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FY2025 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $72
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$546K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$554K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$88K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$546K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$546K
FY2022$507K
FY2023$564K
FY2024$581K
FY2025$546K
Expenses
$554K
FY2025-0.1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$559K
FY2022$532K
FY2023$558K
FY2024$555K
FY2025$554K
Net assets
$88K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$84K
FY2022$59K
FY2023$65K
FY2024$92K
FY2025$88K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $520K Management & general 5% · $25K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of Scho
$60,231Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda Deter’s $60K as Head of Scho is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Melanie Walker-Malone——$79,885$79,885
Amanda Deter$60,231$62,769——

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

Educates children in Birmingham, Alabama, using the Charlotte Mason tradition.

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1 program · $520K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Private day school (k4-12)

$520Kprogram 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$72

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$546K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$461K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$85K
Money outPt IX
$554K
Ln 25
Programscol B$520K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$88K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K
Total assetsLn 16$88K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$85K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$461K
Total revenueLn 12$546K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$39K
Total assetsLn 16$88K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$88K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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$37K$39K
Total assetsLn 16$92K$88K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$92K$88K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$60K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$315K$315K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$32K
Legal feesLn 11b$715$715
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$43K$43K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$12K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$554K$520K$25K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $546K$554K−$8K$88K 990 PDF
FY2024 $581K$555K$27K$92K 990 PDF
FY2023 $564K$558K$6K$65K 990 PDF
FY2022 $507K$532K−$26K$59K 990 PDF
FY2021 $546K$559K−$13K$84K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $545,722 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $22,387$84,986
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $558,874$460,736
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $581,261$545,722
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $384,333$426,094
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$9,239
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $170,308$118,725
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $554,641$554,058
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,620−$8,336
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $545,722 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$84,986
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$84,986
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $460,736$460,736
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $460,736$545,722
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $554,058 across 12 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $60,231$60,231
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $315,466$315,466
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,754$18,754
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,643$31,643
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $715$715
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $9,239$9,239
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $15,121$15,121
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,360$43,360
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,024$9,024
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,098$3,098
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,745 · Management $6,066$17,811
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $29,596$29,596
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $519,819 · Management $25,000 · Fundraising $9,239$554,058
Part X · Balance sheet $87,542 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,587$38,941
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $54,958$48,601
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $91,545$87,542
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $72,204$73,952
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $19,341$13,590
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $91,545$87,542
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $91,545$87,542
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $87,542 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$545,722
XI-2 Total expenses$554,058
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,336
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$91,545
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$4,333
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$87,542

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