Feather River Charter School FY2021 filing

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Meridian, CA501(c)(3)Since 2016EducationEIN 82-1791738Revenue $11.9M in FY2021

On file with the IRSfeatherrivercharter.org4305 S Meridian Rd, 95957-9647 · Meridian, CATax-exempt since Nov 2017School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The mission is to develop the individual gifts of students in sutter, butte, yuba, placer, sacramento, yolo, and colusa counties to become critical thinkers, responsible citizens and innovative leaders prepared for academic and real-life achievement in the 21st century.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ 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
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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.0M a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $834
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.7M
159% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 159% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.9M
Spent
$15.1M
To programs
61%
Net assets
−$2.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$11.9M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$11.9M
FY2022$20.1M
FY2023$35.3M
FY2024$39.2M
FY2025$41.3M
Expenses
$15.1M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$15.1M
FY2022$19.0M
FY2023$29.7M
FY2024$33.5M
FY2025$35.8M
Net assets
−$2.1M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$2.1M
FY2022−$1.1M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$10.3M
FY2025$15.9M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Nov 2017.

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Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $9.2M Management & general 39% · $5.9M

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Allison Suydam’s $180K as Director of Schools is at the 29th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Allison Suydam$180,318$170,192—$129,158
Megan Nason$176,531$167,251$142,716$115,000
Camille Vocker$168,920$154,867$123,827$103,139
Stacy Close$168,836$152,788$133,248—
Allison Suydma——$154,546—
Trisha Brandow$149,945$122,975——
Claire Walker$149,551$137,496$116,882—
Carissa Stockard$136,570$123,963——

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

Provides a non-classroom-based charter school for students in Sutter and nearby counties.

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1 program · $9.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide a virtual curriculum model that emphasizes meeting individual students' needs for meeting the california common core state standards for their grade level.

$9.2Mprogram 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$834

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$135
Money outPt IX
$15.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.2M
Managementcol C$5.9M
Owns and owesPt X
−$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$414K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$11.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$135
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$11.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$414K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$414K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.7M
Net assetsLn 32−$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5182
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$437K$414K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.6M$5.7M
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M−$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$214K$214K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.6M$3.5M$123K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$562K$512K$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$472K$431K$41K
Payroll taxesLn 10$69K$63K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$818K$818K
Legal feesLn 11b$145K$145K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.0M$1.8M$265K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$29K$29K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$485$485
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$41K$41K
InterestLn 20$84K$84K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$774$774
InsuranceLn 23$98K$98K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6.9M$2.8M$4.0M
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$15.1M$9.2M$5.9M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $41.3M$35.8M$5.6M$15.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $39.2M$33.5M$5.7M$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $35.3M$29.7M$5.6M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $20.1M$19.0M$1.0M−$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $11.9M$15.1M−$3.1M−$2.1M 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 $11,926,959 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,373,333$11,926,824
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$135
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,373,333$11,926,959
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,013,932$4,951,218
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,475,992$10,114,404
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,489,924$15,065,622
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $883,409−$3,138,663
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,926,959 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$11,913,131
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,693
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,926,824
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $135$135
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $135$11,926,959
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $15,065,622 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $213,631$213,631
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,511,714 · Management $123,206$3,634,920
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $512,494 · Management $49,158$561,652
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $430,908 · Management $41,332$472,240
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $62,756 · Management $6,019$68,775
IX-11a Management feesManagement $817,511$817,511
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $145,134$145,134
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,400$8,400
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,753,609 · Management $264,760$2,018,369
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $8,803$8,803
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,463$2,463
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,950$28,950
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $485$485
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $40,612$40,612
IX-20 InterestManagement $83,691$83,691
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $774$774
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $98,182$98,182
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,839,971 · Management $4,015,127$6,855,098
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $5,932$5,932
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,184,736 · Management $5,880,886 · Fundraising $0$15,065,622
Part X · Balance sheet $3,573,356 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $437,300$413,723
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,129,293$2,934,226
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $48,143$210,331
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,350$15,076
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,620,086$3,573,356
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,337,822$1,236,251
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,266,702$4,460,206
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,604,524$5,696,457
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,015,562−$2,521,546
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$398,445
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,015,562−$2,123,101
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,620,086$3,573,356
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$2,123,101 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,926,959
XI-2 Total expenses$15,065,622
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,138,663
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,015,562
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$2,123,101

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