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The mission of Excel Academy Rhode Island is to prepare students to succeed in high school and college, to apply their learning in solving relevant problems, and to engage productively in their community.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 87-4129135) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 57 volunteers and 19 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $200K a year · 4% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
88% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$344K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.8 mo
of spending, in cash
2.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $929K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.6M
75% of total assets
Liabilities are 75% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$7.6M
+53% vs prior year
Spent
$7.0M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$857K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$7.6M
FY2025▲ +53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$7.6M
Expenses
$7.0M
FY2025▲ +42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$7.0M
Net assets
$857K
FY2025▲ ×40
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$8K
FY2024$21K
FY2025$857K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2022.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $6.1M Management & general 12% · $831K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $344K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Head of School
$129,140Pt VII · Sec A
Head of School Fellow
$114,418Pt VII · Sec A
Mll Specialist
$100,161Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (until 11/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kate Ring’s $129K as Head of School is at the 52nd 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Kate Ring$129,140—
Megan Perry$114,418$116,590
Kate Cushing—$100,526
Priscilla Santiago$100,161—

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

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1 program · $6.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide education to k-12 students.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 87-4129135) · Dispute this line
$6.1Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$929K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Money outPt IX
$7.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.1M
Managementcol C$831K
Owns and owesPt X
$857K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$8K
Total revenueLn 12$7.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Accounts receivableLn 4$113K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$44K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$259K
Other assetsLn 15$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$857K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 657
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$19K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$884K$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K$259K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M$2.6M
Net assetsLn 32$21K$857K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$167K$167K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.7M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$73K$73K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$206K$206K
Payroll taxesLn 10$234K$234K
Management feesLn 11a$822K$822K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$96K$88K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$242K$241K$541
OccupancyLn 16$879K$879K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.6M$1.6M
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.0M$6.1M$831K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 22, 2026 $7.6M$7.0M$579K$857K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 17, 2025 $4.9M$4.9M$13K$21K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 1, 2024 $3.5M$3.5M$7K$8K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $7,555,492 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,914,059$7,524,984
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,091$30,502
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $669$6
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,928,819$7,555,492
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 $2,580,147$3,358,064
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,335,284$3,618,318
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,915,431$6,976,382
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,388$579,110
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $7,555,492 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,568,723
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$956,261
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$18,856
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,524,984
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38,013$38,013
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$7,511−$7,511
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6$6
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,508$7,555,492
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,976,382 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $166,622$166,622
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,678,193$2,678,193
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $72,927$72,927
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $205,899$205,899
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $234,423$234,423
IX-11a Management feesManagement $822,270$822,270
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $88,341 · Management $8,000$96,341
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $240,981 · Management $541$241,522
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $879,106$879,106
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,329$1,329
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,690$16,690
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,561,060$1,561,060
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,145,571 · Management $830,811 · Fundraising $0$6,976,382
Part X · Balance sheet $3,480,873 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,660$1
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $877,342$1,615,955
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $154,435$112,894
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $62,845$43,983
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $38,804$259,352
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,197,331$1,448,688
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,337,417$3,480,873
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $365,051$571,604
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,951,069$2,052,123
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,316,120$2,623,727
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,297$857,146
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,297$857,146
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,337,417$3,480,873
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $857,146 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,555,492
XI-2 Total expenses$6,976,382
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$579,110
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,297
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$256,739
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$857,146

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