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Renner Academy INC

Tax-deductible

College Sta, TX501(c)(3)EducationEIN 87-4263945

Renner Academy aspires to spark changes in the way children with dyslexia and other learning differences are regarded and educatated in our country, by beginning in our local community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 12 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $104K a year · 18% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 50% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $28K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$722K
+59% vs prior year
Spent
$737K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$122K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$722K
FY2024▲ +59%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$454K
FY2024$722K
Expenses
$737K
FY2024▲ +220%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$230K
FY2024$737K
Net assets
$122K
FY2024▼ -45%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$224K
FY2024$122K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CRenner Academy INC
EINHdr · item D87-4263945
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2022
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CCollege Sta, TX
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.00
Program services99%$726K
Management & general1%$10K
Fundraising$150
Total functional expensesLn 25$737K

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Spent on programs
99%
of spending reaches programs▲ +7% vs prior filing year
Months of spending covered by cash
1.6mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments▼ -87% vs prior filing year
Surplus or deficit
-2%
as % of revenue, this year▼ -104% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$128K
FY2024▼ -44%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2022$229K
FY2024$128K
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2024▲ +7%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2022$5K
FY2024$6K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$15K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$128K
Spent on programsPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$99K
Total assetsLn 16$128K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$122K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.6

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$486K · 67%
Contributions & grants$235K · 33%
Program service revenue67%$486K
Contributions & grants33%$235K
Total revenueLn 12$722K

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2024 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $99K · Operating expenses/yr $737K
1.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $726K · Total expenses $737K
99%
Management & General
Management & general $10K · Total expenses $737K
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $150 · Total expenses $737K
0.02%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $142K
$0.04 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $235K · Total revenue $722K
33%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $722K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $486K · Total revenue $722K
67%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $722K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $486K · Total expenses $737K
66%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $722K · Prior year $454K
+59%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $122K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $722K · Expenses $737K
-2%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $128K
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $122K · Total assets $128K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $128K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kristen Pitts · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $58K · Total expenses $737K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $562K · Total expenses $737K
76%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 99%——
Spent on management, % of spending 1%——
Fundraising cost, % of gifts 0.06%——
Revenue growth 59%——
Legal fees, % of spending 0.7%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 0.4%——
Paid fundraiser fees, % of spending 0.02%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A share is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$57,727Pt VII · Sec A
Jodi Renner
Managing Director
$46,154Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ashley Islet
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lauren Falcone
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristen Pitts’s $58K as Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2022
Kristen Pitts$57,727$32,631
Jodi Renner$46,154$15,077

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 9Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 9Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Educates and advocates for children with dyslexia and learning differences.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $726K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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School program for children with dyslexia and other differences

$726Kprogram expense

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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
Fraser Family Foundation INCFY2024$20K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$8K
Family Values INCFY2024$200
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$28K
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $722K$737K+59% 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $454K$230K 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2024

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $721,513 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$235,169
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$235,169
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$486,344
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $486,344 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$721,513
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $736,598 across 13 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $494,587 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$494,587
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,764 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,764
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,217 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$45,217
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,137 · Fundraising $0$5,137
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,719 · Fundraising $0$2,719
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $150$150
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,684 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,684
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,501 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,501
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $100,475 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$100,475
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,969 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,969
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,432 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,432
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,599 · Management $2,427 · Fundraising $0$7,026
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $34,796 · Management $141 · Fundraising $0$34,937
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $726,024 · Management $10,424 · Fundraising $150$736,598
Part X · Balance sheet $127,952 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $107,495$89,359
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,000$10,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,595$28,593
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $151,090$127,952
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,736$5,683
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,736$5,683
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $137,354$122,269
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $137,354$122,269
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $151,090$127,952
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $122,269 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$721,513
XI-2 Total expenses$736,598
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,085
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$137,354
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$122,269

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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