Telesis Center for Learning INC FY2022 filing

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To provide students in kindergarten through twelfth grades with academic excellence through individualized instruction of a core curriculum supported by enrichment and acceleration.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$83K 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $230K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% 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
Named funders
1
named funder · $58
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.5M
81% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 81% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.8M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$3.6M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2022▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$4.1M
Expenses
$3.6M
FY2022▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.5M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2022▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.3M

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 Jul 1993.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $2.8M Management & general 23% · $821K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $83K 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
President/CEO
$83,049Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Sandra K Breece$40,471$83,049$82,609

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

Provides individualized education for students from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

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1 program · $2.8M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

To provide a kindergarten through twelfth grade school committed to offering curriculum individually designed and delivered to meet the needs of each student in real preparation for lifelong learning. Students will focus on academics and critical thinking to be challenged successfully.

$2.8Mprogram 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$58

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2023 · $912K federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Arizona Department of Education$450K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Arizona Department of Education$209K
Special Education_grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through Arizona Department of Education$96K
National School Lunch ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.555 · Through Arizona Department of Education$87K
Coronavirus Supply Chain Assistance FundsDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.U01 · Through Arizona Department of Education$26K

Plus 4 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $903K federal money spent
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Arizona Department of Education$552K
Summer Food Service Program for ChildrenDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.559 · Through Arizona Department of Education$129K
Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.010 · Through Arizona Department of Education$116K
Special Education_grants to StatesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.027 · Through Arizona Department of Education$55K
Rural EducationDepartment of Education · ALN 84.358 · Through Arizona Department of Education$33K

Plus 4 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$131K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$3.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.8M
Managementcol C$821K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$8.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$131K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$291K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.8M
Other assetsLn 15$25K
Total assetsLn 16$8.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.5M
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 571
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.0M$5.8M
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M$8.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.5M$6.5M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$45K$40K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$51K$0$51K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.3M$241K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$191K$153K$38K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$102K$82K$20K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$133K$107K$27K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$185$0$185$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$0$54K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$58K$49K$10K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$0$25K$0
Office expensesLn 13$211K$115K$96K$0
Information technologyLn 14$88K$57K$31K$0
OccupancyLn 16$128K$105K$23K$0
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$986$0
InterestLn 20$555K$444K$111K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$255K$209K$45K$0
InsuranceLn 23$31K$25K$6K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$119K$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.6M$2.8M$821K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 11, 2026 $4.1M$4.5M−$430K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 22, 2025 $5.2M$4.3M$807K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 4, 2024 $4.6M$4.2M$397K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 21, 2023 $3.8M$3.6M$191K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 29, 2022 $3.5M$3.4M$183K$1.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,820,963 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,470,448$3,680,890
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $53,488$130,925
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,061$9,148
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,534,997$3,820,963
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,864,748$2,097,563
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,487,392$1,532,169
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,352,140$3,629,732
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $182,857$191,231
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,820,963 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$23,486
VIII-1e Government grants$3,575,984
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$81,420
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,680,890
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$130,925
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,148 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9,148
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $140,073 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,820,963
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,629,732 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,000 · Management $40,000 · Fundraising $0$85,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $51,000 · Fundraising $0$51,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,293,532 · Management $241,205 · Fundraising $0$1,534,737
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $153,053 · Management $38,024 · Fundraising $0$191,077
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $81,998 · Management $20,349 · Fundraising $0$102,347
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $106,855 · Management $26,547 · Fundraising $0$133,402
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $185 · Fundraising $0$185
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $54,200 · Fundraising $0$54,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $48,687 · Management $9,668 · Fundraising $0$58,355
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $24,746 · Fundraising $0$24,746
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $114,746 · Management $96,459 · Fundraising $0$211,205
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $56,997 · Management $31,028 · Fundraising $0$88,025
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $104,861 · Management $23,051 · Fundraising $0$127,912
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,075 · Management $986 · Fundraising $0$6,061
IX-20 InterestPrograms $444,282 · Management $111,070 · Fundraising $0$555,352
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $209,391 · Management $45,222 · Fundraising $0$254,613
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,168 · Management $6,292 · Fundraising $0$31,460
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $118,934 · Management $1,121 · Fundraising $0$120,055
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,808,579 · Management $821,153 · Fundraising $0$3,629,732
Part X · Balance sheet $8,009,916 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,703,696$1,863,552
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $93,770$291,203
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,984,997$5,830,161
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,000$25,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,807,463$8,009,916
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $124,081$208,665
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,329,001$6,243,406
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,453,082$6,452,071
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,318,992$1,522,456
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $35,389$35,389
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,354,381$1,557,845
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,807,463$8,009,916
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,557,845 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,820,963
XI-2 Total expenses$3,629,732
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$191,231
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,354,381
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,557,845

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