The Peak School seeks to ignite a passion for learning, to develop students of diverse talents and backgrounds who think critically and act with integrity, and to graduate compassionate, confident, capable students who will embrace their roles as local and global citizens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$151K 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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FY2023 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$151K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% 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
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.0M
103% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 103% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
85%
Net assets
−$91K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2023▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2023▼ -0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
−$91K
FY2023▲ +32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$207K
FY2022−$135K
FY2023−$91K
FY2024−$91K
FY2025−$44K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Apr 2012.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.4M Management & general 15% · $243K Fundraising 1% · $10K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $151K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of Scho
$150,618Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair/Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair/Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Travis Aldrich’s $164K as Head of Scho is at the 71st 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Travis Aldrich$164,173$157,975$150,618$147,266$141,579

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

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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The academic environment at the peak school is challenging, thought provoking, engaging, and authentic. We aim to prepare students to think critically to analyze information, to communicate clearly, and to question themselves and others.

$1.4Mprogram expense

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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 2 funders$30K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $2.2M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$481,718
Unitemized GrantFY2023$350,354
Unitemized GrantFY2022$380,388
Unitemized GrantFY2021$460,376
Unitemized GrantFY2020$493,179

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$92K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$243K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
−$91K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$611K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$92K
Government grantsLn 1e$2K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Gains on assetsLn 7$44
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$84K
SavingsLn 2$526K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$611K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M
Other assetsLn 15$75K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32−$91K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$497K$611K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32−$135K−$91K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$380K$380K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$154K$154K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$612K$471K$135K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$32K$25K$7K$323
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$26K$471$21
Payroll taxesLn 10$64K$49K$14K$639
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$54K$41K$12K$535
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$5K$1K$66
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$702$32
Information technologyLn 14$9K$7K$2K$88
OccupancyLn 16$44K$26K$18K$341
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$765$35
InterestLn 20$128K$100K$27K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$27K$8K$346
InsuranceLn 23$38K$29K$8K$378
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$41K$6K$272
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$26K$1K$34
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$243K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.0M$2.0M$47K−$44K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.7M$753−$91K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.7M$1.7M$44K−$91K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.7M$72K−$135K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.6M$22K−$207K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,709,912 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $148,618$92,466
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,564,062$1,590,571
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,695$2,674
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,173$24,201
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,746,548$1,709,912
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $460,376$380,388
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $808,493$888,046
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $406,146$397,800
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,675,015$1,666,234
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $71,533$43,678
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,709,912 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$89,966
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,076
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$92,466
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,590,571$1,590,571
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,630$2,630
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,400$2,400
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $44$44
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $21,801$21,801
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,590,571 · Excluded from tax $26,875$1,709,912
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,666,234 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $380,388$380,388
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $154,183$154,183
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $470,878 · Management $134,537 · Fundraising $6,115$611,530
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,877 · Management $7,108 · Fundraising $323$32,308
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,754 · Management $471 · Fundraising $21$26,246
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $49,108 · Management $14,032 · Fundraising $639$63,779
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,065$2,065
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $41,466 · Management $11,774 · Fundraising $535$53,775
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,110 · Management $1,460 · Fundraising $66$6,636
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,457 · Management $702 · Fundraising $32$3,191
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,750 · Management $1,929 · Fundraising $88$8,767
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,206 · Management $17,740 · Fundraising $341$44,287
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,680 · Management $765 · Fundraising $35$3,480
IX-20 InterestPrograms $99,774 · Management $27,225 · Fundraising $1,238$128,237
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,675 · Management $7,621 · Fundraising $346$34,642
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $29,115 · Management $8,319 · Fundraising $378$37,812
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,842 · Management $5,974 · Fundraising $272$47,088
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,424 · Management $1,362 · Fundraising $34$27,820
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,412,687 · Management $243,084 · Fundraising $10,463$1,666,234
Part X · Balance sheet $2,908,440 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $77,897$84,367
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $418,870$526,214
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,256,959$2,222,859
X-15 Other assets$75,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,783,114$2,908,440
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $286,297$370,524
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $150,000$150,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,846$4,267
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,918,143$2,999,791
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$135,029−$91,351
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$135,029−$91,351
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,783,114$2,908,440
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$91,351 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,709,912
XI-2 Total expenses$1,666,234
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,678
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$135,029
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$91,351

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