Vista Charter School FY2020 filing

Phoenix, AZUnknown exempt organization EIN 86-1043217Revenue $196K in FY2020Latest return filed Apr 23, 2026

On file with the IRSPhoenix, AZ

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more) Claim it free, then get the verified mark for $100 a year.

How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

To prepare students for postsecondary education and to lay the foundation for entry into professional/business careers.

83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$8K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $183K a year · 65% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$8K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$196K
Spent
$237K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$196K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$196K
FY2021$230K
FY2022$259K
FY2023$178K
FY2024$118K
FY2025$716K
FY2025$9K
Expenses
$237K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$240K
FY2022$296K
FY2023$189K
FY2024$188K
FY2025$1.6M
FY2025$89K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$81K
FY2025$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

990 PDF Claim
You’re viewing the FY2020 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $196K Management & general 17% · $40K

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $8K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Bd Member
$3,500Pt VII · Sec A
Bd Member/Principal
$3,291Pt VII · Sec A
Bd Member
$1,408Pt VII · Sec A
Bd Member/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Carlos Rivera$20,000$8,261$17,349———
Patrick Finn——$6,596$8,346$6,000$6,500
Chris Weckbaugh———$8,346——
Nieves Aripre——$3,600——$1,672
Capri Landi——————

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.

See Vista Charter School executive salaries →

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

Prepares students for college and careers, building skills for future success.

Questions for Vista Charter School

Tap to ask. Vista Charter School sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Vista Charter School answers here, for everyone.

1 program · $196K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The School serves approximately 11 students and was designed to help students reach their maximum potential for a successful life in the 21st century. Ths School helps prepare students for post-secondary education and helps lay a foundation for entry into professional/business careers.

$196Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $1.6M · 2024–2025
Avondale LearningAZ · FY2025$66,000
Joy Literacy FoundationAZ · FY2025$21,109
Joy Literacy FoundationAZ · FY2024$1,508,290

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$196K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$112K
Other incomeLn 4–11$84K
Investment incomeLn 3$219
Money outPt IX
$237K
Ln 25
Programscol B$196K
Managementcol C$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$383K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$112K
Government grantsLn 1e$112K
Investment incomeLn 3$219
Other incomeLn 4–11$84K
Total revenueLn 12$196K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$383K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$383K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$865
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$757K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$403K$383K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$776K$757K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$585$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$10K$10K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$15K$15K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$0$16K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$115$20K$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$53K$49K$3K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$18K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$84K$84K$17$0
All other expensesLn 24e$66$66$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$237K$196K$40K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025Filed with the IRS Aug 29, 2025 $716K$1.6M−$932K$81K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2025 $118K$188K−$69K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 16, 2024 $178K$189K−$11K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 $259K$296K−$38K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 5, 2022 $230K$240K−$10K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 17, 2021 $196K$237K−$40K$1.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $196,292 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $324,375$112,073
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $84,000$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $99$219
I-11 Other revenue$84,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $408,474$196,292
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $36,562$29,311
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $203,030$207,294
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $239,592$236,605
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $168,882−$40,313
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $196,292 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$112,073
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$112,073
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$219
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $84,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$84,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $84,219 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$196,292
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $236,605 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,080 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,080
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,869 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,869
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,453 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,453
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,909 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,909
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $16,450 · Fundraising $0$16,450
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $115 · Management $20,450 · Fundraising $0$20,565
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,128 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,128
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,894 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,894
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $49,100 · Management $3,495 · Fundraising $0$52,595
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,329 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,329
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,250 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,250
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $84,000 · Management $17 · Fundraising $0$84,017
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $66 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$66
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $196,193 · Management $40,412 · Fundraising $0$236,605
Part X · Balance sheet $1,142,572 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $402,586$382,666
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,376$865
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,600$1,668
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $775,702$757,373
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,181,264$1,142,572
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $585$2,206
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $585$2,206
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,180,679$1,140,366
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,180,679$1,140,366
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,181,264$1,142,572
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,140,366 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$196,292
XI-2 Total expenses$236,605
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$40,313
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,180,679
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,140,366

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.