Childrens Academy FY2023 filing

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Tukwila, WA501(c)(3)Since 1996EducationEIN 91-1734761Revenue $1.7M in FY2023

On file with the IRS14601 Interurban Ave S, 98168-4652 · Tukwila, WATax-exempt since May 1999School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Academy Schools recognizes that each child learns in his own unique way. We provide a nurturing, supportive environment for children to grow academically, socially and emotionally. Our commitment to small sizes affords students the opportunity to work one-on-one with teachers and participate in hands-on learning experiences. Our goal is to create compassionate contributors to a rapidly changing world by fostering a life-long passion for leaning and a commitment to understand self and others.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$156K 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 $99K a year · 6% 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$156K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$332K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2023▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$332K
FY2023▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$234K
FY2022$294K
FY2023$332K
FY2024$398K
FY2025$435K

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 May 1999.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $1.6M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $156K 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 School
$107,043Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$49,155Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Head of School
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Parent Represenative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Individual Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ashley Hobbs’s $126K as Head of School is at the 50th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Ashley Hobbs$126,174$76,518——
Cynthia Huber——$107,043$100,928
Janelle Neil——$49,155$6,338
Maureen O'Shaugnessy—$44,050——
Monika Scoville———$10,000
Elizabeth Epley—$6,386——

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

Offers accredited education for all students, pre-K through 12th grade, including those with special needs.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Provide classroom and special education in grades pre-k through 12

$1.6Mprogram 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$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$199K
Other incomeLn 4–11$707
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$332K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$364K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$199K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$707
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$148K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148K
Other assetsLn 15$68K
Total assetsLn 16$364K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$332K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 60
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$80K$148K
Total assetsLn 16$331K$364K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$32K
Net assetsLn 32$294K$332K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$169K$169K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$786K$786K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$58K$58K
Payroll taxesLn 10$99K$99K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$41K
OccupancyLn 16$244K$244K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$38K$38K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$94K$94K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.6M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.4M$178K$435K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$1.8M$72K$398K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.7M$1.6M$78K$332K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.3M$120K$294K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$45K$234K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,651,553 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $171,283$199,196
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,148,417$1,451,650
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $121,278$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$707
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,440,978$1,651,553
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 $998,101$1,127,619
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $322,915$445,540
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,321,016$1,573,159
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $119,962$78,394
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,651,553 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $707 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,531
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$171,381
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$199,196
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,451,650 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,451,650
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,452,357 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,651,553
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,573,159 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $169,423$169,423
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $786,155$786,155
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,647$15,647
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $57,788$57,788
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $98,606$98,606
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,555$2,555
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,505$10,505
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,250$3,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,327$9,327
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $40,590$40,590
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $244,052$244,052
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,809$2,809
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $37,961$37,961
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $94,491 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$94,491
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,573,159 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,573,159
Part X · Balance sheet $363,893 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,942$148,262
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $193,779$147,697
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $56,111$67,934
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $330,817$363,893
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,196$21,648
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,551$10,622
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,747$32,270
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $294,070$331,623
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $330,817$363,893
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $331,623 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,651,553
XI-2 Total expenses$1,573,159
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$78,394
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$294,070
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$40,841
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$331,623

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