The Peak School INC

Tax-deductible

Queen Creek, AZ501(c)(3)EducationEIN 86-1004802

Education for children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $155K a year · 14% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$316K
to officers and key staff · 51% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 98% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 51% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$66K
-95% vs prior year
Spent
$622K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$176K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$66K
FY2023▼ -95%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$66K
Expenses
$622K
FY2023▼ -55%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$622K
Net assets
$176K
FY2023▼ -76%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$628K
FY2021$715K
FY2022$732K
FY2023$176K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Sep 2003.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $458K Management & general 26% · $164K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $316K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$201,267Pt VII · Sec A
President CEO
$114,968Pt VII · Sec A
Other Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ronald Drossman’s $201K as Secretary is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ronald Drossman$201,267$104,120$104,126$20,246
Paula Drossman$114,968$126,475$136,238$104,857

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

The Peak School INC is an education nonprofit based in Queen Creek, AZ.

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1 program service account for $458K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

The School operated in the State of Arizona as a Charter School. In the 2021 - 2022 school year the School provided K - 8th grade education to students in Flagstaff, Arizona. After the 2021 - 2022 school year the school was no longer in operation.

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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$66K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Money outPt IX
$622K
Ln 25
Programscol B$458K
Managementcol C$164K
Owns and owesPt X
$176K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$180K
Total assetsLn 16$180K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Government grantsLn 1e$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Total revenueLn 12$66K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15K
SavingsLn 2$165K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$180K
Total assetsLn 16$180K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$176K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$499K$180K
Total assetsLn 16$758K$180K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$732K$176K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$522K$391K$130K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$56K$42K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$19K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$622K$458K$164K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $66K$622K−$556K$176K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.4M$17K$732K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.4M$86K$715K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.6M−$167K$628K 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 FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $65,820 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,343
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,882
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,225
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $60,595$60,595
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60,595 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$65,820
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $621,533 across 6 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $391,456 · Management $130,485$521,941
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,042 · Management $14,014$56,056
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,079$3,079
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,709$8,709
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,042 · Management $1,570$6,612
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,273 · Management $5,863$25,136
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $457,813 · Management $163,720 · Fundraising $0$621,533
Part X · Balance sheet $180,382 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $165,263$15,082
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $333,830$165,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $757,679$180,382
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,502$3,917
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,502$3,917
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $732,177$176,465
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $732,177$176,465
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $757,679$180,382
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $176,465 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$65,820
XI-2 Total expenses$621,533
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$555,713
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$732,177
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$176,465

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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