Shade Canyon School

Tax-deductible

Kelseyville, CA501(c)(3)Since 2020EducationEIN 84-5027107

Shade canyon's mission is to cultivate inspired learners.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 25 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$35K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 95% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $50K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
85% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 85% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.1M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$184K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +31%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$100K
FY2024$845K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +49%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$718K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$184K
FY2024▲ +29%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$15K
FY2024$142K
FY2024$184K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2022.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $846K Management & general 21% · $224K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $35K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Administrator
$34,802Pt VII · Sec A
President/Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim De La Torre’s $35K as Administrator is at the 5th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024
Tim De La Torre$34,802—
Savannah Mitchell—$30,536

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

Provides tuition-free public charter school education inspired by Waldorf principles.

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1 program service account for $846K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Shade canyon is a tuition-free public charter school in kelseyville that is inspired by the principles of public waldorf education while meeting california state standards. This unique school community is engaging and sustaining for families and learners of all types and backgrounds.

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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 2 funders$50K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$321
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$846K
Managementcol C$224K
Owns and owesPt X
$184K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$321
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$246K
Other assetsLn 15$610K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$184K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$66K$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61K$246K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$972K$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$142K$184K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$82K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$441K$411K$31K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$73K$73K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$15K$9
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$19K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$24K$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$48K$22K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$61K$40K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$950$1K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$394
OccupancyLn 16$92K$48K$44K
TravelLn 17$45K$44K$696
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$41K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$90K$87K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$846K$224K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $845K$718K$127K$142K 990 PDF
FY2023 $100K$15K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,111,647 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,070,660
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,578
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,096,238
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,088$15,088
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $321$321
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,088 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $321$1,111,647
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,070,053 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,400$82,400
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $410,537 · Management $30,741$441,278
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $72,984$72,984
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,775 · Management $9$14,784
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,275 · Management $2,716$21,991
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $24,376$24,376
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,330 · Management $25,950$48,280
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,269 · Management $20,706$60,975
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $950 · Management $1,395$2,345
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,264 · Management $394$3,658
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $48,157 · Management $43,962$92,119
IX-17 TravelPrograms $44,025 · Management $696$44,721
IX-20 InterestManagement $9,235$9,235
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $41,383$41,383
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $19,567$19,567
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $86,734 · Management $3,223$89,957
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $845,700 · Management $224,353 · Fundraising $0$1,070,053
Part X · Balance sheet $1,231,741 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,873$79,870
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $142,452$271,589
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $180,000$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,326$24,286
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $61,077$245,653
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $644,137$610,343
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,113,865$1,231,741
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,197$127,906
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $40,000$85,500
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $250,000$187,498
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $662,505$647,080
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $971,702$1,047,984
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $142,163$183,757
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $142,163$183,757
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,113,865$1,231,741
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $183,757 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,111,647
XI-2 Total expenses$1,070,053
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$41,594
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$142,163
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$183,757

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

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