Bluebonnet Home Scholars Collaborative

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Richmond, TX501(c)(3)EducationEIN 84-3352761Revenue $497K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbluebonnetscholars.org716 Sunion St, 77469-0000 · Richmond, TXTax-exempt since Jul 2020Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Bhsc is organized for religious & educational purposes including: the offering of academic classes and enrichment activities in the christian liberal arts tradition in order to enrich the lives of families in wonder, knowledge, and love.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 45 volunteers and 38 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 $15K a year · 4% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$21K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 90% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$38K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$497K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$480K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$87K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$497K
FY2025▲ +35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$179K
FY2023$324K
FY2024$367K
FY2025$497K
Expenses
$480K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$269K
FY2024$393K
FY2025$480K
Net assets
$87K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$43K
FY2023$97K
FY2024$71K
FY2025$87K

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 Jul 2020.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $467K Management & general 3% · $14K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $21K 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
Chair of Board of Directors
$12,060Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors - Treasurer
$9,072Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors - Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors - Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors - Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors - Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors - Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Hartenburg’s $12K as Chair of Board of Directors is at the 10th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Jennifer Hartenburg$12,060$11,620$15,260
Natalya Estes$9,072$5,710$6,560

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers Christian liberal arts classes and enrichment activities to families.

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1 program · $467K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

BHSC is a faith-based group class community that conducts academic and enrichment instruction and related educational and worship activities for christian homeschool families with children in kindergarten through high school.

$467Kprogram 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$60

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$497K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$468K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$29K
Money outPt IX
$480K
Ln 25
Programscol B$467K
Managementcol C$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$87K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$126K
Total assetsLn 16$126K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$29K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$468K
Total revenueLn 12$497K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$125K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$126K
Total assetsLn 16$126K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
Net assetsLn 32$87K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 538
VolunteersI 645
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$105K$126K
Total assetsLn 16$105K$126K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K$38K
Net assetsLn 32$71K$87K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$21K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$344K$344K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$580$580
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$6K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$47K$46K$838
Total functional expensesLn 25$480K$467K$14K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $497K$480K$16K$87K 990 PDF
FY2024 $367K$393K−$26K$71K 990 PDF
FY2023 $324K$269K$54K$97K 990 PDF
FY2022 $179K$43K 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 $496,564 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,517$28,622
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $349,444$467,942
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $366,961$496,564
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $296,742$393,273
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $96,249$87,100
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $392,991$480,373
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,030$16,191
Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $496,564 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,005
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,617
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,622
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $467,942$467,942
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $467,942$496,564
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $480,373 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $21,132$21,132
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $344,174$344,174
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,967$27,967
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,500$7,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $580$580
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,325$12,325
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,862$4,862
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,989$2,989
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,496 · Management $5,293$11,789
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $46,217 · Management $838$47,055
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $466,742 · Management $13,631 · Fundraising $0$480,373
Part X · Balance sheet $125,779 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,399$124,728
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,051$1,051
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $105,450$125,779
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,601$174
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,750$38,315
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,351$38,489
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $71,099$87,290
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $71,099$87,290
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $105,450$125,779
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $87,290 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$496,564
XI-2 Total expenses$480,373
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,191
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$71,099
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$87,290

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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