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Revolution School FY2022 filing

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Since 2018Education EIN 83-1371202Revenue $1.6M in FY2022

On file with the IRSrevolutionschool.org230 S Broad St FL 19, 19102-4102 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since May 2019School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Revolution School is breaking down the walls between learning and life because high School can and should be a Revolution. We are creating an environment for education where students and teachers are inspired by each other, their world, and what matters. We're building an infrastructure that allows a truly place-based, humanistic, learner-centered School to thrive and grow.our School rests on a network of innovative educators and invested community members who understand the importance of situating student learning at the heart of today's interconnected world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$166K 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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FY2022 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $285K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$166K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$66K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$295K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2022▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2022▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$295K
FY2022▲ +110%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$282K
FY2021$141K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$85K
FY2024−$261K
FY2025−$1.2M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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 May 2019.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $1.0M Management & general 30% · $435K Fundraising 1% · $15K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $166K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Henry Fairfax
Head of Scho
$147,051Pt VII · Sec A
$19,249Pt VII · Sec A
Ellen Schwartz
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Kronley
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dy Cameron
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sunny Greenberg
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Lavin
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Leone
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justine Hoffman’s $147K as Head of School is at the 62nd 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
Henry Fairfax———$147,051$164,583$175,000
Tom McManus—————$175,000
Justine Hoffman$146,746$118,097$78,555———
Jeanne Mulvanerty——$39,178$19,249——

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

Connects education with real-world experiences to make learning more relevant.

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2 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

To help children in philadelphia gain hands-on, integrated learning experiences that are grounded in relationships.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

To help children in philadelphia gain hands-on, integrated learning experiences that are grounded in relationships.

$999Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2023$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $3.7M · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$576,958
Unitemized GrantFY2022$726,332
Unitemized GrantFY2022$726,332
Unitemized GrantFY2021$547,667
Unitemized GrantFY2021$547,667
Unitemized GrantFY2020$552,135

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$952K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$630K
Investment incomeLn 3$253
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$435K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$295K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$234K
Total assetsLn 16$361K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$952K
Government grantsLn 1e$136K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$630K
Investment incomeLn 3$253
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$234K
Total assetsLn 16$361K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$295K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$2.4M−$896K−$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.9M−$594K−$261K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.8M−$187K$85K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.6M$1.4M$154K$295K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.4M−$142K$141K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.4M−$44K$282K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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