Educational Impact, Inc. dba Adventure School (the "School") provides elementary education, under the laws of the State of Arizona as a qualified charter school under a contract which remains in effect until June 30, 2037. The contract is subject to renewal at the request of the School and subject to approval by the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools (the "ASBCS"). The School is located in Tucson, Arizona and serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Arizona charter schools provide additional academic choices for parents and students and intend to improve pupil achievement through innovations in scheduling, curriculum, and instructional methodologies

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$86K 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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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $54K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$56K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$278K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$278K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$278K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$354K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$632K
FY2025$564K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Jul 2019.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.1M Management & general 13% · $163K Fundraising 0% · $5K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $86K 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
$85,504Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maryann Penczar’s $130K as President is at the 53rd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maryann Penczar$130,050$157,361$147,815$106,956$92,952$85,504

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Provides early childhood education and charter school programs for young children.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Educational impact inc. School district managed and operated three public schools for the 2019-2020 school year, serving 156 students in tucson, arizona.

$1.1Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$163K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$278K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$197K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$197K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$197K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$103K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$278K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 60
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$112K$197K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$114K$103K
Total assetsLn 16$281K$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$242K$278K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$511K$431K$81K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$41K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$34K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$5K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$514$514
OccupancyLn 16$361K$326K$36K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$360$360
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$19K$900
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$196K$190K$1K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$403$321$82
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.1M$163K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.8M−$68K$564K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.7M−$75K$632K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$1.7M$353K$707K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.5M$123K$354K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.4M−$47K$231K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.3M$1.2M$36K$278K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,257,812 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $552,236$1,250,698
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$1,262
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$5,852
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $552,236$1,257,812
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 $206,520$586,706
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $233,671$635,101
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $440,191$1,221,807
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $112,045$36,005
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $1,257,812 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,250,698
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,250,698
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,262$1,262
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,852$5,852
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,852 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,262$1,257,812
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,221,807 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $430,805 · Management $80,614$511,419
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,270$41,270
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,017$34,017
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,188$6,188
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,295$26,295
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,223 · Management $11,854$17,077
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,477$1,477
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $514$514
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $325,940 · Management $35,508$361,448
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,635$5,635
IX-20 InterestPrograms $360$360
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,934 · Management $900$19,834
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $189,624 · Management $1,151 · Fundraising $5,095$195,870
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $321 · Management $82$403
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,053,606 · Management $163,106 · Fundraising $5,095$1,221,807
Part X · Balance sheet $334,525 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $112,299$196,589
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $16,785$23,772
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,065$800
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $113,986$103,364
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $10,000$10,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $281,255$334,525
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,020$12,511
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$12,319
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,020$56,285
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $242,235$278,240
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $242,235$278,240
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $281,255$334,525
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $278,240 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,257,812
XI-2 Total expenses$1,221,807
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,005
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$242,235
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$278,240

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