Chrysalis Charter School is a community of kindness, respect, and love of learning which encourages the light within each student to shine brighter.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$174K 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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FY2020 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $305K a year · 10% 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
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$174K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $366
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$150K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.2M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$3.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 May 2004.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.6M Management & general 24% · $527K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $174K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Administrator
$59,917Pt VII · Sec A
Member/Teacher
$59,760Pt VII · Sec A
Member/Teacher
$54,099Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Crystal Padilla’s $87K as Director is at the 23rd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Catherine Thompson—$108,773$100,073$91,481$41,697—
Crystal Padilla$87,023$85,867—$68,737$63,284$59,760
Corrine Aberg——$81,162———
Sara Lincoln—$74,066————
Angela Rollins——$68,772$60,643$54,811—
Casey Link———$67,898——
Tim Drury$64,384—————
Noah Starksen$61,719$61,981————

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 from transitional kindergarten through eighth grade with a science and nature focus.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Operated a classroom-based program for students in transitional kindergarten through eighth grade. The organization currently serves approximately 200 students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade.

$1.6Mprogram 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$366

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$527K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$243K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 562
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$246K$243K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K$150K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$221K$189K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$920K$763K$157K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$24K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$304K$257K$47K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$111K$89K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$956$18K
Information technologyLn 14$28K$15K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$156K$117K$39K
TravelLn 17$19K$18K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$2K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$289K$175K$114K
All other expensesLn 24e$49K$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.6M$527K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.2M$3.1M$42K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.4M$3.0M$372K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$2.7M$796K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$2.5M$262K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$2.3M$204K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.3M$2.2M$152K$2.1M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,327,127 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,452,660$2,285,730
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $40,048$41,397
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,492,708$2,327,127
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 $1,484,078$1,476,225
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $771,658$699,165
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,255,736$2,175,390
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $236,972$151,737
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,327,127 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,143,911
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$141,819
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,285,730
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41,397$41,397
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $41,397$2,327,127
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,175,390 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $188,694 · Management $32,006$220,700
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $762,907 · Management $157,287$920,194
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,644 · Management $8,106$31,750
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $256,526 · Management $47,055$303,581
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $89,094 · Management $22,090$111,184
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $956 · Management $18,253$19,209
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,192 · Management $12,832$28,024
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $117,000 · Management $39,000$156,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,525 · Management $1,204$18,729
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,130 · Management $12,988$15,118
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,835$12,835
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $174,777 · Management $114,185$288,962
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $49,104$49,104
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,648,445 · Management $526,945 · Fundraising $0$2,175,390
Part X · Balance sheet $2,217,008 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,549,024$1,578,255
X-4 Accounts receivable$385,026
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,294$450
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $245,946$243,128
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,149$10,149
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,008,847$2,217,008
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $75,433$149,986
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $93,562$149,986
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,915,285$2,067,022
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,915,285$2,067,022
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,008,847$2,217,008
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,067,022 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,327,127
XI-2 Total expenses$2,175,390
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$151,737
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,915,285
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,067,022

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