The School operates various charter School campuses, educating High School students in phoenix, glendale, buckeye, avondale and surprise arizona. Thrivepoint High School is a free charter School that offers opportunity for High School completion with computer based programs and a self setting pace for early graduation or to catch up on credits. The School is also very flexible for students who have jobs or other responsibilities, offering two four hour blocks five days a week.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $54K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$307K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.4M
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$9.0M
FY2024$15.8M
FY2025$14.9M
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.1M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$6.3M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$10.5M
FY2025$15.2M
Net assets
$5.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$11.8M
FY2025$11.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2003.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $3.5M Management & general 31% · $1.6M

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Danell Stephenson’s $33K as Director is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Danell Stephenson$33,411$35,137

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

Educates high school students with flexible, computer-based programs for graduation.

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1 program · $3.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The school educates high school students while operating a public charter high school in arizona

$3.5Mprogram 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
Opportunity 180FY2024$54K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$54K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.4M
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.5M
Managementcol C$1.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$307K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.4M
Total revenueLn 12$5.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.3M
SavingsLn 2$250K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75K
Other assetsLn 15$40K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$307K
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5110
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$101K$75K
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$300K$307K
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M$5.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.6M$468K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$116K$91K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$159K$123K$36K
Management feesLn 11a$664K$664K
Legal feesLn 11b$78K$78K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$201K$125K$77K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$167K$167K
Office expensesLn 13$166K$141K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$1.4M$1.2M$137K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$24K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M$3.5M$1.6M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $14.9M$15.2M−$304K$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $15.8M$10.5M$5.3M$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.0M$7.7M$1.3M$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.9M$6.3M$662K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.3M$6.5M−$1.2M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $5.4M$5.1M$354K$5.8M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,415,630 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,801,472$5,415,630
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $100,827$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $150,100$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,052,399$5,415,630
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,346,598$2,347,707
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,772,471$2,714,309
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,119,069$5,062,016
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$66,670$353,614
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,415,630 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,415,630
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,415,630
VIII-12 Total revenue$5,415,630
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,062,016 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,605,111 · Management $467,741$2,072,852
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $91,258 · Management $25,024$116,282
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $122,791 · Management $35,782$158,573
IX-11a Management feesManagement $663,716$663,716
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $77,569$77,569
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $44,887$44,887
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $124,749 · Management $76,736$201,485
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $167,416$167,416
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $140,731 · Management $25,705$166,436
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,229,514 · Management $136,613$1,366,127
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,006 · Management $2,667$26,673
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,505,576 · Management $1,556,440 · Fundraising $0$5,062,016
Part X · Balance sheet $6,077,797 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,967,507; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,246,564$3,279,425
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,000$250,009
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $345,103$221,742
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $281,558$244,394
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $101,348$74,675
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $40,045$40,045
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,717,023$6,077,797
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $299,789$306,949
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $299,789$306,949
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,547,255$4,831,437
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $869,979$939,411
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,417,234$5,770,848
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,717,023$6,077,797
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,770,848 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,415,630
XI-2 Total expenses$5,062,016
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$353,614
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,417,234
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,770,848

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