Red Mountain Community School FY2021 filing

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Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)EducationEIN 77-0693686Revenue $546K in FY2021

On file with the IRSredmountaincommunityschool.com500 40th St S, 35222-3310 · Birmingham, ALTax-exempt since Mar 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
Spent
$559K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$84K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$546K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$546K
FY2022$507K
FY2023$564K
FY2024$581K
FY2025$546K
Expenses
$559K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$559K
FY2022$532K
FY2023$558K
FY2024$555K
FY2025$554K
Net assets
$84K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$84K
FY2022$59K
FY2023$65K
FY2024$92K
FY2025$88K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · 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

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $492K Management & general 12% · $67K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$0Pt 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

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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 Birmingham, Alabama, using the Charlotte Mason tradition.

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1 program · $492K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Private day school (k-12)

$492Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$546K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$497K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Money outPt IX
$559K
Ln 25
Programscol B$492K
Managementcol C$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$84K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$60K
Total assetsLn 16$84K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$497K
Total revenueLn 12$546K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$60K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$60K
Total assetsLn 16$84K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$84K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K$60K
Total assetsLn 16$97K$84K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$97K$84K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$330K$330K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$0$9K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$41K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$57K$13K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$56K$37K$19K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$559K$492K$67K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $546K$559K−$13K$84K 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 $545,867 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,174$48,859
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $487,182$497,008
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $54,200$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $558,556$545,867
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 $287,001$357,158
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $241,815$201,730
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $528,816$558,888
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $29,740−$13,021
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 $545,867 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$48,859
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$48,859
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $497,008 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$497,008
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $497,008 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$545,867
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $558,888 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $329,835 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$329,835
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,323$27,323
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $9,325$9,325
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $21,335$21,335
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,687$2,687
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,378$41,378
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,264$1,264
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $56,587 · Management $13,077 · Fundraising $0$69,664
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $37,167 · Management $18,910 · Fundraising $0$56,077
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $492,290 · Management $66,598 · Fundraising $0$558,888
Part X · Balance sheet $84,413 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,389$60,299
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $41,045$24,114
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $97,434$84,413
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $97,434$84,413
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $97,434$84,413
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $97,434$84,413
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $84,413 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$545,867
XI-2 Total expenses$558,888
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,021
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$97,434
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$84,413

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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