Open School EIN 83-0212696

Open School

EIN  83-0212696 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Laramie, WY Founded 1971
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides educational services for young children aged 3-7.
Leadership
Megan Candelaria · Treasurer
Money in and out
$418K revenue, $419K expenses
Bottom line
81% program efficiency

Provides educational services for young children aged 3-7. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $418K in revenue, $419K in expenses, and $392K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$418K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$419K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$392K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$769
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
81%
of spending reaches programs▼ -19% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +9% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
0%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +98% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$418K
FY2024▲ +5%
Expenses
$419K
FY2024▼ -5%
Total assets
$392K
FY2024▼ -1%
Total liabilities
$475
FY2024▼ -73%
Total revenue
$418K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$419K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$392K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$769
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$392K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $341K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Enriching the lives of students age 3-7 by providing educational services performed by qualified teaching staff and daycare providers.

$341Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COpen School
EINHdr · item D83-0212696
Principal addressHdr · item CLaramie, WY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.laramieopenschool.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1971
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B21Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1972

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shelly McFate’s $55K as Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $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

NameFY2021FY2020
Shelly McFate$54,560$53,269

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$402K · 96%
Contributions & grants$9K · 2%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Other revenue$4K · 1%
Program service revenue96%$402K
Contributions & grants2%$9K
Investment income1%$3K
Other revenue1%$4K
— government grantsLn 1e$990
Total revenueLn 12$418K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.03
Program services81%$341K
Management & general16%$66K
Fundraising3%$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$419K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$220K
Total assetsLn 16$392K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$475
Total net assetsLn 32$392K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $220K · Operating expenses/yr $419K
6.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $341K · Total expenses $419K
81%
Management & General
Management & general $66K · Total expenses $419K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $12K · Total expenses $419K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $12K
$0.35 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $9K · Total revenue $418K
2%
Government reliance
Government grants $990 · Total revenue $418K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $402K · Total revenue $418K
96%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $418K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $402K · Total expenses $419K
96%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $418K · Prior year $399K
+5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $323K · FY2024 $418K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $392K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $418K · Expenses $419K
0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $392K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $392K · Total assets $392K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $392K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Megan Candelaria · Reported title TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $419K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $331K · Total expenses $419K
79%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 135%
Revenue growth 5%

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.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$399K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$487K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$430K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$417K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$323K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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