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Volunteer Schools

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Nashville, TN501(c)(3)Education EIN 85-4371448Revenue $2.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRS104 Woodmont Blvd Ste 310, 37205-5244 · Nashville, TNTax-exempt since Sep 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Volunteer Schools is devoted to ensuring that all Tennessee children have the opportunity to receive quality public school education through recruitment, training, and professional development, and ongoing assistance of talented school leaders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$530K 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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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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $686K a year · 44% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$530K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 75% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+74% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$888K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +74%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$1.2M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▲ ×51
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$34K
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$888K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$1.1M
FY2025$888K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 2021.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.6M Management & general 11% · $190K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $530K 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
Scott Campbell
Executive Director
$175,000Pt VII · Sec A
$133,117Pt VII · Sec A
Shelby Goodfriend
Director of Facilities
$111,250Pt VII · Sec A
$110,470Pt VII · Sec A
Jayme Simmons
Secretary/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Barbic
Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Deloache
President/Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Campbell’s $175K as Executive Director is at the 75th 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Recruits, trains, and supports talented school leaders to improve Tennessee public education.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Seeking and raising gifts, grants, and contributions to further charitable educational purposes of serving public schools within tennessee. This includes supporting the application and approval of charter applications through district and state appeals process, supporting fellows in the design and opening of public charter schools, and…

$1.6Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming EducationFY2024$500K
City FundFY2024$375K
New Schools FundFY2024$215K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$1.1M
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$190K
Owns and owesPt X
$888K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$704K
Total assetsLn 16$888K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$704K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$704K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Total assetsLn 16$888K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$888K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$635K$704K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$639K$888K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$0
Net assetsLn 32$631K$888K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$530K$477K$53K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$251K$226K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$54K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$25K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$785K$738K$47K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$45K$41K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$9K$978
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.6M$190K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.7M$257K$888K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $1.2M$34K$1.1M$1.1M 990 PDF

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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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,001,376 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $300,000$1,965,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $964$36,376
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $300,964$2,001,376
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $481,029$840,845
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $316,418$903,996
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $797,447$1,744,841
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$496,483$256,535
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,001,376 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,965,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,965,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $36,376$36,376
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $36,376$2,001,376
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,744,841 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $476,853 · Management $52,984$529,837
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $226,129 · Management $25,125$251,254
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $53,779 · Management $5,975$59,754
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $25,250$25,250
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,653$15,653
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $738,440 · Management $46,705$785,145
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $40,949 · Management $4,550$45,499
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,331$10,331
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,806 · Management $978$9,784
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,920$1,920
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,414$10,414
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,555,287 · Management $189,554 · Fundraising $0$1,744,841
Part X · Balance sheet $888,000 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $635,465$703,979
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,727$13,910
X-12 Other securities$170,111
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $639,192$888,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,727$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,727$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $631,465$888,000
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $639,192$888,000
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $888,000 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,001,376
XI-2 Total expenses$1,744,841
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$256,535
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$631,465
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$888,000

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

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