Dove Schools FY2023 filing

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Warr Acres, OK501(c)(3)Since 2017EducationEIN 81-3518666Revenue $33.6M in FY2023

On file with the IRS5601 Nw Expressway, 73132-5232 · Warr Acres, OKTax-exempt since Jan 2017School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Operation of three charter Schools in the tulsa and oklahoma city areas

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$126K 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
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.6M a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 0.4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $6.0M
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.2M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$33.6M
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$29.2M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$8.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$33.6M
FY2023▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$20.7M
FY2021$23.5M
FY2022$28.0M
FY2023$33.6M
FY2024$41.0M
FY2025$44.0M
Expenses
$29.2M
FY2023▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$20.9M
FY2021$20.8M
FY2022$28.2M
FY2023$29.2M
FY2024$36.4M
FY2025$39.7M
Net assets
$8.7M
FY2023▲ +100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$8.7M
FY2024$13.3M
FY2025$17.6M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Jan 2017.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $23.6M Management & general 19% · $5.6M

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; $126K 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
Superintendent
$126,415Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Abidin Erez’s $140K as Superintendent is at the 12th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Abidin Erez$140,000$141,000$126,415$125,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Operates three charter schools in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

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1 program · $23.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Operation of three charter schools in the tulsa and okc area

$23.6Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Charter Fund INCFY2024$3.2M
Fuel Okc INCFY2024$700K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$6.0M
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$33.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$540K
Investment incomeLn 3$166K
Money outPt IX
$29.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$23.6M
Managementcol C$5.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$8.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.0M
Total assetsLn 16$11.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$32.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$540K
Investment incomeLn 3$166K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Total revenueLn 12$33.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.0M
Total assetsLn 16$11.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$8.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5334
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.2M$11.0M
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M$11.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M$8.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$15.6M$12.4M$3.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$458K$326K$132K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.3M$1.9M$384K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M$947K$241K
Management feesLn 11a$143K$143K
Accounting feesLn 11c$131K$131K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$594K$493K$101K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$121K$500$121K
Office expensesLn 13$159K$28K$131K
Information technologyLn 14$166K$154K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$3.3M$3.1M$151K
TravelLn 17$114K$60K$55K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$25K$11K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$183K$163K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.8M$3.7M$189K
All other expensesLn 24e$922K$326K$596K
Total functional expensesLn 25$29.2M$23.6M$5.6M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $44.0M$39.7M$4.3M$17.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $41.0M$36.4M$4.5M$13.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $33.6M$29.2M$4.4M$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $28.0M$28.2M−$128K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $23.5M$20.8M$2.7M$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $20.7M$20.9M−$197K$1.9M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $33,594,722 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $27,819,462$32,839,208
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $196,924$539,896
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,282$166,456
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $28,962$49,162
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $28,048,630$33,594,722
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $19,254,091$19,530,302
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,922,773$9,701,284
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $28,176,864$29,231,586
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$128,234$4,363,136
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $33,594,722 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$32,672,033
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$167,175
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$32,839,208
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $539,896$539,896
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $166,456$166,456
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $49,162$49,162
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $755,514 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$33,594,722
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $29,231,586 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,372,618 · Management $3,219,217$15,591,835
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $326,452 · Management $131,919$458,371
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,907,954 · Management $383,563$2,291,517
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $947,436 · Management $241,143$1,188,579
IX-11a Management feesManagement $143,000$143,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $130,729$130,729
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $493,096 · Management $100,524$593,620
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $500 · Management $120,567$121,067
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,115 · Management $130,796$158,911
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $153,902 · Management $11,840$165,742
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,145,616 · Management $151,166$3,296,782
IX-17 TravelPrograms $59,634 · Management $54,776$114,410
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,600 · Management $14,736$25,336
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $162,539 · Management $20,182$182,721
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,658,146 · Management $188,685$3,846,831
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $326,302 · Management $595,833$922,135
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $23,592,910 · Management $5,638,676 · Fundraising $0$29,231,586
Part X · Balance sheet $10,964,400 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,243,861$10,964,400
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,243,861$10,964,400
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,773,203$2,117,752
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $87,339$100,193
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,860,542$2,217,945
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,383,319$8,746,455
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,383,319$8,746,455
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,243,861$10,964,400
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,746,455 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$33,594,722
XI-2 Total expenses$29,231,586
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,363,136
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,383,319
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,746,455

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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