Microschool for researchbased high school education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 15 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 6% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $27
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$599K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$615K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$78K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$599K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$95K
FY2021$102K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$268K
FY2024$473K
FY2025$599K
Expenses
$615K
FY2025▲ +54%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$251K
FY2024$398K
FY2025$615K
Net assets
$78K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4K
FY2021$19K
FY2022$4K
FY2023$20K
FY2024$94K
FY2025$78K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Oct 2019.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $557K Management & general 9% · $58K Fundraising 0% · $303

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; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Haws’s $60K as Exec Director is at the 52nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan Haws$60,000$60,000$60,000$16,000$2,500$1,900

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 research-based high school education through a microschool model.

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1 program · $557K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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$557Kprogram 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$27

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$599K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$511K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K
Money outPt IX
$615K
Ln 25
Programscol B$557K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$303
Owns and owesPt X
$78K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K
Total assetsLn 16$95K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$511K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Total revenueLn 12$599K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$52K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$52K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43K
Total assetsLn 16$95K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$78K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$81K$52K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K$43K
Total assetsLn 16$127K$95K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$94K$78K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$30K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$290K$290K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$31K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$303
Office expensesLn 13$12K$8K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$113
OccupancyLn 16$89K$85K$4K
TravelLn 17$392$373$19
InterestLn 20$107$102$5
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$158
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$107K$106K$211
Total functional expensesLn 25$615K$557K$58K$303

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 2, 2026 $599K$615K−$16K$78K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 6, 2025 $473K$398K$74K$94K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 7, 2024 $268K$251K$17K$20K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022 $184K$4K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $102K$19K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 4, 2021 $95K$4K 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
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Part I · Summary $599,391 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $33,703$42,963
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $417,577$510,510
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,310$45,918
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $472,590$599,391
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $246,600$383,142
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $151,679$232,097
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $398,279$615,239
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $74,311−$15,848
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $599,391 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$42,963
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$42,963
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $510,510$510,510
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$45,918
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $510,510 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$599,391
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $615,239 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,000 · Management $30,000$60,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $289,673$289,673
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,598 · Management $2,871$33,469
IX-11a Management feesManagement $12,301$12,301
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,724 · Fundraising $303$3,027
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,687 · Management $4,123$11,810
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,145 · Management $113$2,258
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $84,531 · Management $4,449$88,980
IX-17 TravelPrograms $373 · Management $19$392
IX-20 InterestPrograms $102 · Management $5$107
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,993 · Management $158$3,151
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,392$3,392
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $106,468 · Management $211$106,679
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $557,294 · Management $57,642 · Fundraising $303$615,239
Part X · Balance sheet $95,275 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,463$51,773
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $280$958
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $45,695$42,544
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $127,438$95,275
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30$179
X-19 Deferred revenue$17,130
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,624$17,309
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $93,814$77,966
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $93,814$77,966
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $127,438$95,275
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $77,966 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$599,391
XI-2 Total expenses$615,239
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,848
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$93,814
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$77,966

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