Red Fox Community School INC

Tax-deductible

Manchester Center, VT501(c)(3)EducationEIN 82-2287612Revenue $495K in FY2025

On file with the IRSredfoxschool.org184 Pig Pen Rd 184 Pig Pen Road, 05255-0000 · Manchester Center, VTTax-exempt since Jun 2019School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Presentation of formal instruction for elementary school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ 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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FY2025 · 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $67K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $89K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$45K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$495K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$466K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$324K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$495K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$158K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$523K
FY2023$445K
FY2024$478K
FY2025$495K
Expenses
$466K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$261K
FY2022$316K
FY2023$398K
FY2024$457K
FY2025$466K
Net assets
$324K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$14K
FY2021$14K
FY2022$222K
FY2023$275K
FY2024$295K
FY2025$324K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $455K Management & general 2% · $9K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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 (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen O'Neill Thomson’s $75K as Head of School is at the 67th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karen O'Neill Thomson$75,000$28,125———
Marybeth O'Donnell—$25,000$50,000$35,683—
Allison Mazzullo——$29,067$19,533$45,634

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

Provides formal instruction for elementary school students.

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1 program · $455K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The red fox community school is an independent, community-focused progressive education school currently with an enrolmment of 20 students in kindergarten through 5TH grade. Red fox educates students through a progressive approach to be independent thinkers, creative problem solvers, and engaged, respectful community members.

$455Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $57K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,929
Unitemized GrantFY2023$36,555

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$495K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$326K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$169K
Investment incomeLn 3$122
Money outPt IX
$466K
Ln 25
Programscol B$455K
Managementcol C$9K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$324K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$169K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$326K
Investment incomeLn 3$122
Total revenueLn 12$495K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$225K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$225K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$145K
Total assetsLn 16$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
Net assetsLn 32$324K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$192K$225K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$153K$145K
Total assetsLn 16$346K$369K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K$45K
Net assetsLn 32$295K$324K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$21K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$258K$258K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$842$415$261$166
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$39K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$44K
All other expensesLn 24e$37K$35K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$466K$455K$9K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $495K$466K$29K$324K 990 PDF
FY2024 $478K$457K$21K$295K 990 PDF
FY2023 $445K$398K$48K$275K 990 PDF
FY2022 $523K$316K$208K$222K 990 PDF
FY2021 $289K$261K$28K$14K 990 PDF
FY2020 $158K−$14K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $494,668 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $152,612$168,535
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $324,793$326,011
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $106$122
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $477,511$494,668
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $36,555$20,929
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $263,522$281,703
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $156,656$163,006
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $456,733$465,638
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,778$29,030
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $494,668 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$168,535
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$168,535
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $326,011$326,011
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $122$122
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $326,133 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$494,668
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $465,638 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,929$20,929
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $257,640$257,640
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,063$24,063
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,700$8,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,963$8,963
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $415 · Management $261 · Fundraising $166$842
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,797$1,797
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,606$38,606
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,474$8,474
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,953$14,953
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,027$44,027
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $35,474 · Fundraising $1,170$36,644
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $455,341 · Management $8,961 · Fundraising $1,336$465,638
Part X · Balance sheet $369,466 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $191,789$224,808
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $153,132$144,658
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $345,836$369,466
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,216$5,396
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $37,340$39,760
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,556$45,156
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $295,280$324,310
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $345,836$369,466
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $324,310 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$494,668
XI-2 Total expenses$465,638
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,030
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$295,280
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$324,310

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