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.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$5K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$454K
Spent
$230K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$224K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$454K
FY2022
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$454K
FY2024$722K
Expenses
$230K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$230K
FY2024$737K
Net assets
$224K
FY2022
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$224K
FY2024$122K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2022.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $211K Management & general 3% · $7K Fundraising 5% · $11K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$32,631Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$15,077Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates and advocates for children with dyslexia and learning differences.

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1 program · $211K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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School program for children with dyslexia and other differences

$211Kprogram 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 3 funders$28K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$454K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$241K
Other incomeLn 4–11$164K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$48K
Money outPt IX
$230K
Ln 25
Programscol B$211K
Managementcol C$7K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$224K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$229K
Total assetsLn 16$229K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$48K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$241K
Other incomeLn 4–11$164K
Total revenueLn 12$454K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$229K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$229K
Total assetsLn 16$229K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$224K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$229K
Total assetsLn 16$0$229K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$5K
Net assetsLn 32$0$224K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$127K$127K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$0$7K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$75$0$75$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$409$409$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K$0$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$32K$21K$10$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$230K$211K$7K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $722K$737K−$15K$122K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 Viewing $454K$230K$224K$224K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $453,541 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$47,897
I-9 Program service revenue$241,165
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$164,479
I-12 Total revenue$453,541
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$152,256
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$77,630
I-18 Total expenses$229,886
I-19 Revenue less expenses$223,655
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $453,541 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$47,897
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$47,897
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$241,165
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $164,479$164,479
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $241,165 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $164,479$453,541
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $229,886 across 13 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $127,437 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$127,437
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,314 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,314
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,505 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,505
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,999 · Fundraising $0$6,999
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $75 · Fundraising $0$75
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $409 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$409
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,747 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,747
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,439 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,439
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,060 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,060
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,762 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,762
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,881 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,881
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,215 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,215
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,632 · Management $10 · Fundraising $11,401$32,043
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $211,401 · Management $7,084 · Fundraising $11,401$229,886
Part X · Balance sheet $228,963 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$228,963
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$228,963
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$5,308
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$5,308
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$223,655
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$223,655
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$228,963
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $223,655 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$453,541
XI-2 Total expenses$229,886
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$223,655
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$223,655

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