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Center for Applied Science & Technology Network FY2024 filing

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San Antonio, TX501(c)(3)Since 2018EducationEIN 82-5253554Revenue $2.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRScastschools.comPo Box 90389, 78209-9084 · San Antonio, TXTax-exempt since Aug 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Center for Applied Science & Technology Network (CAST) is a San Antonio-based network of tuition-free public schools with a mission to reinvent schooling in order to maximize options for students while preparing them for college, career, and life. Open to all Bexar County students. The Network includes CAST Tech, CAST Teach,CAST Stem, CAST Med, CAST Lead, CAST Imagine and Advanced Learning Academy. Schools are co-created with industries and partners with area public school districts including Northside ISD,San Antonio ISD, Southwest ISD and East Central ISD. For more information, visit castschools.com.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$378K 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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FY2024 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $184K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$378K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $1.7M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
99% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 99% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
-40% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$7K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2024▼ -40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.1M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$4.5M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2024▼ -42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$3.3M
Net assets
$7K
FY2024▼ -98%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$722K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$411K
FY2024$7K
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Aug 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% · $2.1M Management & general 18% · $477K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $378K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Jeanne Russell
Executive Director
$174,361Pt VII · Sec A
Eddie Rodriguez
Secretary/Director of Partnerships
$103,062Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer M Maestas
Deputy Director
$100,522Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Lewis
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Lyssa Ochoa
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Shari Albright
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Katie Chain
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rene Dominguez
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeanne Russell’s $189K as Executive Director is at the 79th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeanne Russell$188,629$174,361$177,923$165,317$164,637$148,266
Carol Mendenhall——$102,105$117,624$107,244—
Jennifer M Maestas$113,194$100,522————
Eddie Rodriguez$111,633$103,062$94,400$84,721——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates industry-focused schools in the San Antonio region.

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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As of June 30, 2024, CAST Schools consisted of 5 high schools in operation (CAST Tech, CAST STEM, CAST Med, CAST Lead, and CAST Teach) and the Advanced Learning Academy (ALA), which is a pre-K through 12th-grade campus.

$2.1Mprogram 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
San Antonio Area FoundationFY2024$507K
50can INCFY2024$469K
P16 Plus Council of Greater Bexar County Foundation INCFY2024$200K
The Moody FoundationFY2024$200K
New Venture FundFY2024$140K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$100K
San Antonio Area Foundation Group ReturnFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$1.7M
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Grants paid · 16 grants · $7.2M · 2019–2024
San Antonio Vascular and Endovascular Clinic PllcFY2024$22,880
Empower Schools INCMA · FY2024$12,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$60,008
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,200
Northside Independent School DistrictFY2022$2,000,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$59,992
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$39,996
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,000
Texas A&m San AntonioFY2020$87,500
University of Texas San AntonioFY2020$67,000
East Central Independent School DistrictFY2019$2,000,000
San Antonio Foundation for Excellence in Education INCTX · FY2019$1,580,800
Southwest IsdFY2019$1,000,000
University of Texas San AntonioFY2019$180,000
Texas A&m San AntonioFY2019$90,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$182K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$477K
Owns and owesPt X
$7K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$874K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$182K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$874K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$874K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$7K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$690K$874K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$944K$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$411K$7K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$65K$65K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$810K$299K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$0$33K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$339K$297K$42K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$247K$170K$78K$0
Information technologyLn 14$62K$53K$9K$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K$0$0
TravelLn 17$196K$188K$8K$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$527K$518K$9K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.1M$477K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.5M$3.3M$1.2M$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $2.2M$2.6M−$404K$7K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$4.5M−$874K$411K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.0M$501K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.4M$535K$722K 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.1M$6.0M$103K$187K 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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Part I · Summary $2,192,654 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,458,191$2,010,459
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $169,944$182,195
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,628,135$2,192,654
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,068,992$65,208
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,007,862$1,108,968
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,424,791$1,422,630
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,501,645$2,596,806
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$873,510−$404,152
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,192,654 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,010,459
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,010,459
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$182,195
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $182,195 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,192,654
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,596,806 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $65,208$65,208
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $810,135 · Management $298,833 · Fundraising $0$1,108,968
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $32,812 · Fundraising $0$32,812
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $296,992 · Management $41,775 · Fundraising $0$338,767
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,038 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,038
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $169,657 · Management $77,625 · Fundraising $0$247,282
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $52,961 · Management $8,672 · Fundraising $0$61,633
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $188,250 · Management $8,114 · Fundraising $0$196,364
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,477 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,477
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $518,481 · Management $8,776 · Fundraising $0$527,257
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,120,199 · Management $476,607 · Fundraising $0$2,596,806
Part X · Balance sheet $1,217,065 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $690,131$873,809
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $650,000$300,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,388$22,493
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,680$20,763
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,355,199$1,217,065
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $244,084$444,062
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $700,000$400,000
X-25 Other liabilities$366,040
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $944,084$1,210,102
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $252,057−$444,391
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $159,058$451,354
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $411,115$6,963
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,355,199$1,217,065
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,963 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,192,654
XI-2 Total expenses$2,596,806
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$404,152
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$411,115
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,963

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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