SCPA is a public school serving approximately 1,191 students in grades K-12 in fiscal year 7/1/2024-6/30/2025. Student retention over a ten year period remains an average of 96% (because the school is a school of parent choice, the Board interpolates a parent satisfaction rate of 96% as well); Faculty retention, over a five year period, averages over 88%; Average State standardized test scores are 16-22% higher than the resident district.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 273 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
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $474K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $45K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.7M
79% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 79% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$17.7M
-0.06% vs prior year
Spent
$17.5M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$17.7M
FY2025-0.06%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.3M
FY2021$14.7M
FY2022$16.5M
FY2023$17.5M
FY2024$17.7M
FY2025$17.7M
Expenses
$17.5M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13.8M
FY2021$13.9M
FY2022$14.9M
FY2023$17.0M
FY2024$18.4M
FY2025$17.5M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$936K
FY2021−$851K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.8M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2005.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $14.3M Management & general 19% · $3.3M

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

14 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director (resigned 6.30.25)
$201,363Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director of Finance
$157,107Pt VII · Sec A
Principal
$145,302Pt VII · Sec A
Facilities Director
$136,657Pt VII · Sec A
$136,497Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Student Services
$134,241Pt VII · Sec A
$127,423Pt VII · Sec A
Member/Teacher
$85,177Pt VII · Sec A

Jon Gutierrez’s $201K as Executive Director (resigned 6.30.25) is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jon Gutierrez$201,363$198,702$185,750$168,679$158,162$122,316
Kelly Gutierrez$157,107$149,046$139,656$115,592$109,894$97,720
Andrew Sachariason$136,497$151,999$115,122$112,832$105,625—
Joann Karetov$145,302$140,780$125,368$122,102$112,644—
William Blotske$136,657$131,614$118,875$115,649$107,585—
Peggy Rosell$134,241—$106,916$100,073——
Amy Kleinboehl$127,423——$92,959——
Rita Thorson$85,177$79,970$64,274———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $14.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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SCPA is a public school serving approximately 1,191 students in grades K-12 in fiscal year 7/1/2024-6/30/2025. Student retention over a ten year period remains an average of 96% (because the school is a school of parent choice, the Board interpolates a parent satisfaction rate of 96% as well); Faculty retention, over a five year period…

$14.3Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$45K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $3K · 2019–2019
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,652

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$717K
Investment incomeLn 3$226K
Money outPt IX
$17.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.3M
Managementcol C$3.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$13.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$16.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$50K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$717K
Investment incomeLn 3$226K
Other incomeLn 4–11$195K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$7K
Total revenueLn 12$17.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
SavingsLn 2$3.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.8M
Other assetsLn 15$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$13.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5273
VolunteersI 6125
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M$4.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.0M$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$13.9M$13.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.4M$10.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$644K$231K$413K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.7M$7.3M$1.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$691K$537K$154K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$898K$775K$122K
Payroll taxesLn 10$697K$566K$131K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$168K$168K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$687K$560K$127K
Office expensesLn 13$942K$340K$602K
Information technologyLn 14$254K$207K$47K
OccupancyLn 16$2.5M$2.5M$4K
TravelLn 17$41K$38K$3K
InterestLn 20$13K$12K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$555K$465K$89K
InsuranceLn 23$63K$63K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$708K$708K
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.5M$14.3M$3.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $17.7M$17.5M$184K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $17.7M$18.4M−$670K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $17.5M$17.0M$469K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $16.5M$14.9M$1.6M$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $14.7M$13.9M$796K−$851K 990 PDF
FY2020 $14.3M$13.8M$477K−$936K 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $17,708,392 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,491,050$16,570,864
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $915,047$716,682
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $165,155$226,279
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $146,928$194,567
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,718,180$17,708,392
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 $12,073,094$11,601,998
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,315,489$5,922,638
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,388,583$17,524,636
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$670,403$183,756
Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $17,708,392 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $24,701 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,351
VIII-1e Government grants$16,388,088
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$177,425
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$50,238
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,570,864
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $708,782$708,782
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $232,808$232,808
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $19,280$19,280
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$6,529−$6,529
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $128,711$128,711
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $29,775$29,775
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $765,737 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $371,791$17,708,392
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,524,636 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $230,943 · Management $413,118$644,061
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,287,428 · Management $1,385,680$8,673,108
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $536,960 · Management $153,643$690,603
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $775,407 · Management $122,219$897,626
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $566,053 · Management $130,547$696,600
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,442$13,442
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $167,983$167,983
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $560,187 · Management $127,065$687,252
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $340,355 · Management $601,801$942,156
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $207,175 · Management $46,936$254,111
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,473,680 · Management $4,042$2,477,722
IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,584 · Management $3,371$40,955
IX-20 InterestPrograms $12,358 · Management $1,054$13,412
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $465,489 · Management $89,381$554,870
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $62,971$62,971
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $707,764$707,764
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,264,354 · Management $3,260,282 · Fundraising $0$17,524,636
Part X · Balance sheet $13,508,203 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,592,516$1,913,566
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,000,000$3,000,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$2,024,353
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,700,161$454,044
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,813$7,915
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $99,004$152,769
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,978,757$3,840,656
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,550,944$2,114,900
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,928,195$13,508,203
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $790,945$785,936
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $63,424$87,963
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,505,535$9,861,771
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,359,904$10,735,670
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,568,291$2,772,533
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,928,195$13,508,203
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,772,533 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,708,392
XI-2 Total expenses$17,524,636
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$183,756
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,568,291
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$20,486
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,772,533

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