Ips Enterprises INC FY2024 filing

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IPS Enterprises provides grades K-12 public charter school management services to IDEA managed organizations. IPS supports these organizations by providing expertise and personnel and by owning and leasing school buildings and equipment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.6M a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 1.0% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$318.8M
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$119.7M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$113.7M
To programs
85%
Net assets
−$245K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$119.7M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$30.0M
FY2022$79.1M
FY2023$107.1M
FY2024$119.7M
FY2025$114.7M
Expenses
$113.7M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$29.6M
FY2022$74.3M
FY2023$105.6M
FY2024$113.7M
FY2025$109.4M
Net assets
−$245K
FY2024▼ -106%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$2.4M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024−$245K
FY2025$5.1M

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 Sep 2022.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $96.7M Management & general 15% · $16.9M Fundraising 0% · $70K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $1.1M 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
Executive Dir. - Tampa Bay, FL
$175,516Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir. - Jacksonville, FL
$174,101Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir. - Louisiana
$152,613Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Ops - Florida
$126,273Pt VII · Sec A
Principal - Louisiana
$121,127Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir. - Greater Cincinnati
$119,886Pt VII · Sec A
Regional Director of Ops - Louisiana
$118,157Pt VII · Sec A
Regional VP of Schools - Florida
$114,532Pt VII · Sec A

Simaran Bakshi’s $201K as Executive Dir. - Jacksonville, FL is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $100M+ 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Thomas E Torkelson————$375,921
Julene Robinson———$238,776$216,253
Matthew Kyle——$198,615$237,682$136,945
Adam Miller$81,504—$188,339$221,991$188,771
Kenneth Campbell———$207,735$186,023
Simaran Bakshi$200,986$174,101$162,665$167,337—
James Hartman$198,359$175,516———
Matthew Robinson$174,370$119,886———

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Manages public charter schools by providing administrative and operational support services to IDEA Public Schools.

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1 program · $96.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

See Schedule O

$96.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 7 grants · $87.3M · 2021–2024
Idea Florida INCFL · FY2024$19,466,950
Idea Florida INCFL · FY2023$30,888,386
Idea Greater Cincinnati INCOH · FY2023$286,552
Idea Florida INCFL · FY2022$24,875,482
Idea Greater Cincinnati INCOH · FY2022$5,111,495
Idea Greater Cincinnati INCOH · FY2021$6,322,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$119.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$86.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Money outPt IX
$113.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$96.7M
Managementcol C$16.9M
Fundraisingcol D$70K
Owns and owesPt X
−$245K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59.1M
Total assetsLn 16$318.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$318.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$30.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$86.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Total revenueLn 12$119.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13.4M
SavingsLn 2$45.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$59.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$240.0M
Other assetsLn 15$11.3M
Total assetsLn 16$318.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$318.8M
Net assetsLn 32−$245K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,464
VolunteersI 6106
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
BondsSch K, Pt X
Tax-exempt bond debt owedX 20$165.3M
Bond issues listedSch K Pt I4
Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$169.6M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24.7M$59.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$229.8M$240.0M
Total assetsLn 16$286.9M$318.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$282.9M$318.8M
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M−$245K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$31.2M$31.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$572K$545K$27K$184
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48.9M$46.7M$2.2M$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$886K$842K$44K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5.3M$5.0M$359K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.3M$3.2M$119K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$3.6M$1.5M$2.1M$51K
Legal feesLn 11b$180K$180K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$466K$104K$362K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$105K$785$104K
Office expensesLn 13$142K$142K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$20K$21K
TravelLn 17$16K$16K
InterestLn 20$13.5M$2.9M$10.6M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5.2M$4.8M$400K
InsuranceLn 23$132K$132K
Total functional expensesLn 25$113.7M$96.7M$16.9M$70K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 4, 2026 $114.7M$109.4M$5.3M$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2025 $119.7M$113.7M$6.0M−$245K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 1, 2024 $107.1M$105.6M$1.5M$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $79.1M$74.3M$4.9M$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $30.0M$29.6M$343K−$2.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $119,741,440 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $31,452,603$31,191,320
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $74,958,205$86,558,549
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $694,579$1,991,571
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $107,105,387$119,741,440
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $29,986,977$31,174,938
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $56,128,448$59,097,877
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $19,455,277$23,422,506
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $105,570,702$113,695,321
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,534,685$6,046,119
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
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 $119,741,440 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,769,561 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$30,904,768
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$286,552
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,191,320
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $86,558,549$86,558,549
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $222,010$222,010
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $86,558,549 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,991,571$119,741,440
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $113,695,321 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $31,174,938$31,174,938
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $544,698 · Management $27,061 · Fundraising $184$571,943
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $46,686,036 · Management $2,247,120 · Fundraising $15,493$48,948,649
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $842,193 · Management $44,061$886,254
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,988,571 · Management $358,635 · Fundraising $1,800$5,349,006
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,221,102 · Management $119,417 · Fundraising $1,506$3,342,025
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,454,681 · Management $2,052,550 · Fundraising $51,021$3,558,252
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $179,627$179,627
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,615$37,615
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $103,708 · Management $362,450$466,158
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $785 · Management $104,268$105,053
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $142,413$142,413
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,672 · Management $20,839$40,511
IX-17 TravelManagement $15,951$15,951
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,870,728 · Management $10,643,577$13,514,305
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,830,841 · Management $400,075$5,230,916
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $131,705$131,705
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $96,737,953 · Management $16,887,364 · Fundraising $70,004$113,695,321
Part X · Balance sheet $318,579,025 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,472,027$13,431,749
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $21,239,100$45,636,402
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,146,102$5,904,733
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,585,246$347,389
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,526,971$1,868,778
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $229,840,270$240,042,871
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $24,136,877$11,347,103
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $286,946,593$318,579,025
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,140,086$8,846,343
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $434,939$2,651,776
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $49,241,584$165,283,908
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $6,100,000$4,680,163
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,431,971$12,488,261
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $282,941,069$318,824,165
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$4,114,206−$268,344
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,119,730$23,204
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,005,524−$245,140
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $286,946,593$318,579,025
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$245,140 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$119,741,440
XI-2 Total expenses$113,695,321
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,046,119
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,005,524
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$10,296,783
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$245,140

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