The organization's purpose is to improve the quality of educational opportunities for students across Nevada by supporting the growth of high-quality seats in elementary and secondary schools of Choice.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $117K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$63K
39% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 39% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$540K
+63% vs prior year
Spent
$487K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$96K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$540K
FY2021▲ +63%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$331K
FY2021$540K
FY2022$587K
FY2023$720K
FY2024$937K
Expenses
$487K
FY2021▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$421K
FY2021$487K
FY2022$351K
FY2023$471K
FY2024$800K
Net assets
$96K
FY2021▲ +136%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$41K
FY2021$96K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$581K
FY2024$714K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2017.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $427K Management & general 7% · $36K Fundraising 5% · $24K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer and Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Don Soifer’s $150K as President is at the 96th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Don Soifer$150,000$100,000$110,000$100,000$100,000

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

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

Improves educational opportunities by supporting quality seats in Nevada schools of choice.

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2 programs · $427K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The organization's purpose is to improve the quality of educational opportunities for students across nevada by supporting the growth of high-quality seats in elementary and secondary schools of choice.

$225Kprogram expense
02

The southern nevada urban micro academy is a collaborative partnership microschool with the city of north las vegas, free for city residents and the children of emergency workers, serving learners in grades 1-8 housed in city-owned facilities, launched during the covid pandemic to counter learning loss while public schools were closed…

$202Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Edchoice INCFY2025$75K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$540K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$540K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Money outPt IX
$487K
Ln 25
Programscol B$427K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$96K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$159K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$540K
Government grantsLn 1e$238K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Total revenueLn 12$540K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$148K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$159K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K
Net assetsLn 32$96K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$103K$148K
Total assetsLn 16$113K$159K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K$63K
Net assetsLn 32$41K$96K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$163K$131K$16K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$7K$914$914
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$1K$676
OccupancyLn 16$38K$30K$5K$3K
TravelLn 17$10K$9K$974
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$114
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$221K$220K$469$616
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$9K$2K$231
Total functional expensesLn 25$487K$427K$36K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $937K$800K$138K$714K 990 PDF
FY2023 $720K$471K$249K$581K 990 PDF
FY2022 $587K$351K$236K$332K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $540K$487K$53K$96K 990 PDF
FY2020 $331K$421K−$90K$41K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $540,135 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $331,235$540,131
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20$4
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $331,255$540,135
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 $168,585$187,013
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $252,413$300,107
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $420,998$487,120
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$89,743$53,015
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $540,135 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$238,011
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$302,120
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$540,131
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4$4
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4$540,135
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $487,120 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $130,700 · Management $16,337 · Fundraising $16,338$163,375
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,308 · Management $914 · Fundraising $914$9,136
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,602 · Management $1,450 · Fundraising $1,450$14,502
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,525$1,525
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,216 · Management $1,128 · Fundraising $676$9,020
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,044 · Management $4,695 · Fundraising $2,817$37,556
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,763 · Fundraising $974$9,737
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,028 · Fundraising $114$1,142
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,266$7,266
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $219,778 · Management $469 · Fundraising $616$220,863
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,074 · Management $2,193 · Fundraising $231$11,498
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $427,013 · Management $35,977 · Fundraising $24,130$487,120
Part X · Balance sheet $158,980 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $103,009$148,440
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,413$5,601
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,937$1,437
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,502$3,502
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $112,861$158,980
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $50,000$62,532
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $72,063$62,532
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,798$96,448
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $40,798$96,448
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $112,861$158,980
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $96,448 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$540,135
XI-2 Total expenses$487,120
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$53,015
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$40,798
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,635
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$96,448

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