A k-8 public charter School with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and math.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$133K 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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FY2020 · 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
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $137K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$133K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $68
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.3M
119% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 119% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.9M
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
87%
Net assets
−$866K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$6.1M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$3.8M
Net assets
−$866K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$866K
FY2021−$1.6M
FY2022−$1.5M
FY2023−$2.0M
FY2024−$2.2M
FY2025$143K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2009.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $3.4M Management & general 13% · $516K

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; $133K 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
Executive Director
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair / Teacher
$42,811Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sheila Sawyer’s $53K as Vice Chair Secretary is at the 8th 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cheryl Wendt————$90,000
Stacey Sandler—$57,090$47,812$42,287—
Sheila Sawyer$53,499$52,256———
Sarah Busch—$47,521———
Casandra Neymeyer$30,975$43,422———
Angela Rosendahl————$42,811
Danielle Koch——$14,523$14,183—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates K-8 students with a strong focus on science, technology, engineering, and math.

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1 program · $3.4M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Education

To provide an education to students in grades k-8. During the past fiscal year the school has organized a quality program that supported 360 students.

$3.4Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$68

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$516K
Owns and owesPt X
−$866K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$230K
Other assetsLn 15$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M
Net assetsLn 32−$866K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 573
VolunteersI 650
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$1.3M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$252K$230K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.6M$5.3M
Net assetsLn 32−$446K−$866K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$155K$55K$100K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.8M$187K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$177K$162K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$219K$202K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$170K$146K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$287$287
Accounting feesLn 11c$61K$61K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$175K$151K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$236K$203K$33K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$603K$603K
TravelLn 17$20K$20K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$9K$632
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$58K$48K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$2K$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$3.4M$516K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.1M$3.8M$2.3M$143K 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.2M$4.3M−$151K−$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$4.5M−$999K−$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.8M$4.6M$174K−$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.9M$4.4M−$473K−$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.9M$3.9M−$25K−$866K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,923,123 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,009,443$3,894,229
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $37,242$25,212
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,344$3,682
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,048,029$3,923,123
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 $2,660,859$2,725,187
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,254,709$1,223,375
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,915,568$3,948,562
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $132,461−$25,439
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $3,923,123 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,657 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$3,876,445
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,784
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,894,229
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,618 · Excluded from tax $23,594$25,212
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $25$25
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,618 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,276$3,923,123
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,948,562 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,545 · Management $100,174$154,719
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,817,735 · Management $187,498$2,005,233
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $161,794 · Management $15,066$176,860
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $201,832 · Management $16,836$218,668
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $145,934 · Management $23,773$169,707
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $287$287
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $61,042$61,042
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $150,542 · Management $24,120$174,662
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $203,029 · Management $33,439$236,468
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,417$6,417
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $602,626$602,626
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,932$19,932
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,008 · Management $632$9,640
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $47,590 · Management $10,205$57,795
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,926$15,926
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,735 · Management $36,845$38,580
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,432,228 · Management $516,334 · Fundraising $0$3,948,562
Part X · Balance sheet $4,471,231 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,310,315$1,452,945
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $520,589$425,355
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $70,197$67,335
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $252,342$229,907
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,019,365$2,295,689
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,172,808$4,471,231
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $355,240$402,778
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,263,777$4,934,602
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,619,017$5,337,380
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$446,209−$866,149
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,172,808$4,471,231
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$866,149 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,923,123
XI-2 Total expenses$3,948,562
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$25,439
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$446,209
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$394,501
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$866,149

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