Deep Roots Charter School FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Since 2016EducationEIN 82-1969704

To teach disciplined learners and to empower them to grow and serve in their community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K 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
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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $502K a year · 7% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.4M
62% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 62% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.0M
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$6.1M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$6.0M
FY2023▼ -27%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2024$8.1M
Expenses
$6.1M
FY2023▼ -12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$6.8M
FY2024$7.7M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2023▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2024$2.8M

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2018.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $5.0M Management & general 18% · $1.1M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $81K 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
School Leader/CEO
$80,995Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lucilla Perry’s $178K as CEO is at the 76th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lucilla Perry$177,572$174,380———
George Logan Blyler———$124,992$132,709
Katherine H Derr—$124,163———
John Widmer$119,509————
Ashley McGrath———$114,145$117,437
Lucilla Perry——$80,995——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers disciplined learners to grow and serve their communities.

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1 program service account for $5.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Deep roots charter school is an actively antiracist and inclusive organization. We serve all students, support all families, and advocate for our communities. Our learners and team will discover their purpose, potential and actively work to dismantle barriers with and beyond our WALLS.FOR FY23, the school continued to focus on elementary…

$5.0Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Money outPt IX
$6.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.0M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.1M
Total revenueLn 12$6.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.9M
Other assetsLn 15$12K
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 569
VolunteersI 613
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$614K$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.4M$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$7.3M$7.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.5M$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$193K$193K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.4M$1.9M$527K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$94K$69K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$356K$315K$41K
Payroll taxesLn 10$194K$141K$53K
Legal feesLn 11b$109K$79K$30K
Accounting feesLn 11c$128K$128K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$915K$876K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$119K$44K$74K
OccupancyLn 16$361K$358K$3K
TravelLn 17$150K$150K$25
InterestLn 20$117K$117K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$606K$606K
InsuranceLn 23$39K$39K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$309K$224K$85K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$5K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.1M$5.0M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $6.4M$6.8M−$358K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $6.0M$6.1M−$116K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.3M$6.9M$1.3M$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.6M$5.4M$1.2M$1.5M 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,993,135 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,902,144
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,373
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,904,517
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,088,618$4,088,618
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,088,618 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,993,135
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,109,245 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $192,970$192,970
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,861,927 · Management $526,528$2,388,455
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $68,564 · Management $25,839$94,403
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $314,697 · Management $41,041$355,738
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $140,513 · Management $53,269$193,782
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $79,275 · Management $29,630$108,905
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $127,733$127,733
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $876,009 · Management $38,885$914,894
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,156$4,156
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,828$10,828
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $44,349 · Management $74,160$118,509
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $357,937 · Management $2,647$360,584
IX-17 TravelPrograms $149,914 · Management $25$149,939
IX-20 InterestPrograms $117,234$117,234
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $605,645$605,645
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $39,389$39,389
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $223,648 · Management $84,903$308,551
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,614 · Management $12,916$17,530
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,011,448 · Management $1,097,797 · Fundraising $0$6,109,245
Part X · Balance sheet $7,044,108 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $614,259$1,381,365
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,170,558$706,178
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $68,414$26,087
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,398,763$4,917,978
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,500$12,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,264,494$7,044,108
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $339,379$373,836
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $55,444$26,143
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $438,602$383,761
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,628,418$3,573,827
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,461,843$4,357,567
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,802,651$2,686,541
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,802,651$2,686,541
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,264,494$7,044,108
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,686,541 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,993,135
XI-2 Total expenses$6,109,245
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$116,110
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,802,651
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,686,541

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