Whole Child Collaborative FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Bentonville, AR501(c)(3)EducationEIN 82-1958612

to provide a holistic, multidisciplinary education to learners of all abilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$101K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Is it a real charity?
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
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 years looks good.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
1 of 2
years in the black
Worth a look: 1 of the last 2 filings shows a deficit.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
How much reaches the programs?
73%
of spending
Worth a look: 73% of spending went to programs; under 75% is worth a look.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$101K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: leaders' pay is 33% of spending; over 30% is a concern.
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more looks good.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
2
named funders · $37K
Worth a look: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3 is worth a look.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$522K
liabilities
Worth a look: debts are 69% of assets; over 50% is worth a look.
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
7
independent of 8 voting board members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$290K
Spent
$310K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$229K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$290K
FY2024
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$290K
FY2025$522K
Expenses
$310K
FY2024
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$310K
FY2025$378K
Net assets
$229K
FY2024
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$229K
FY2025$373K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
Yes — exemption reinstated (2019-12-15)
Per the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CWhole Child Collaborative
EINHdr · item D82-1958612
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2024
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CBentonville, AR
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.clovercommunityschool.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.08
Program services73%$225K
Management & general19%$60K
Fundraising8%$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$310K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
8.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-7%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$751K
FY2024
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2024$751K
FY2025$897K
Total liabilities
$522K
FY2024
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2024$522K
FY2025$524K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$751K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$219K
Total assetsLn 16$751K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$522K
Total net assetsLn 32$229K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$188K · 65%
Contributions & grants$103K · 35%
Program service revenue65%$188K
Contributions & grants35%$103K
Total revenueLn 12$290K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $219K · Operating expenses/yr $310K
8.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $225K · Total expenses $310K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $60K · Total expenses $310K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $25K · Total expenses $310K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $25K · Solicited contributions $103K
$0.24 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $103K · Total revenue $290K
35%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $290K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $188K · Total revenue $290K
65%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $290K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $188K · Total expenses $310K
61%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $290K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $229K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $290K · Expenses $310K
-7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $751K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $229K · Total assets $751K
31%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $751K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sharon Bense · Reported title Secretary and Teacher · Highest reported compensation $51K · Total expenses $310K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $234K · Total expenses $310K
76%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%——
Overhead ratio 19%——
Fundraising cost ratio 24%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——
Fundraising fee ratio 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary and Teacher
$50,750Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$50,667Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharon Bense’s $53K as Director is at the 44th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Sharon Bense$53,065—
Sharon Bense—$50,750
Kimberly Parker—$50,667
Kimberly Parker$26,000—

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 8Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 7Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Educates learners of all abilities with a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $225K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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starting with 8 students, we are not serving 18 students in Northwest Arkansas, of which 5 were new students this year. As demand grows, we project to serve even more families in the years to come. With growth, we have hired a new executive director, academic director, and two more classroom aides.

$225Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$37K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $522K$378K+80% 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $290K$310K 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

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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