Operation of a charter school

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$201K 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $312K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$201K
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
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.5M
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.6M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$6.6M
To programs
62%
Net assets
$4.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$7.6M
FY2023▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$7.1M
FY2025$7.6M
Expenses
$6.6M
FY2023▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$6.6M
FY2024$7.2M
FY2025$7.3M
Net assets
$4.5M
FY2023▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$4.7M

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 2001.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $4.1M Management & general 38% · $2.5M

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

6 people listed on the 990; $201K 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
K-8 School Director
$111,088Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$90,314Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Presidentsecretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sheri Fitzsimmons’s $132K as K-8 School Director is at the 54th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sheri Fitzsimmons$132,354$124,341$111,088$105,377$103,808
Jo Ann Lindenthal$107,543$95,186$90,314$85,208$84,226

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

Multnomah Learning Academy is an education nonprofit based in Fairview, OR, formed in 1997.

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1 program · $4.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

With both campuses maintaining enrollment capacity, we focused on larger building maintenance and capital projects. Capital projects benefited for k-8 student body. We are proud to also be able to support all educational material requests to continue to grow the programs at both campuses.

$4.1Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$351
Money outPt IX
$6.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.1M
Managementcol C$2.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$4.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$15.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$351
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Total revenueLn 12$7.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
SavingsLn 2$2.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.8M
Other assetsLn 15$6.0M
Total assetsLn 16$15.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.5M
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 568
VolunteersI 610
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.9M$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$13.3M$15.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.8M$10.5M
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M$4.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$216K$216K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.9M$2.4M$460K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.0M$802K$241K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$303K$245K$57K
Payroll taxesLn 10$278K$275K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$382K$482$382K
OccupancyLn 16$266K$266K
TravelLn 17$126$126
InterestLn 20$108K$108K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$455K$455K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$28K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$639K$385K$254K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.6M$4.1M$2.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.6M$7.3M$258K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.1M$7.2M−$112K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $7.6M$6.6M$988K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.2M$5.6M$594K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.8M$6.0M−$169K$2.9M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,618,737 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,179,925$7,593,601
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $256$351
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,231$24,785
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $100$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,181,512$7,618,737
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,056,844$4,712,463
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,531,122$1,918,223
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,587,966$6,630,686
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $593,546$988,051
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $7,618,737 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$7,584,298
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,303
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,593,601
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $351$351
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24,785$24,785
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $351 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,785$7,618,737
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,630,686 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $215,915$215,915
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,413,250 · Management $460,002$2,873,252
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $801,753 · Management $241,146$1,042,899
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $245,482 · Management $57,286$302,768
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $275,477 · Management $2,152$277,629
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,781$6,781
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,192$22,192
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $7,069$7,069
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,322$3,322
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $482 · Management $381,986$382,468
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $265,942$265,942
IX-17 TravelPrograms $126$126
IX-20 InterestManagement $108,133$108,133
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $455,395$455,395
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $27,923$27,923
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $385,203 · Management $253,669$638,872
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,121,773 · Management $2,508,913 · Fundraising $0$6,630,686
Part X · Balance sheet $15,012,277 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,431,528$2,260,844
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,102,932$2,127,553
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $196,486$739,338
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $279,813$35,775
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,855,330$3,808,310
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,456,653$6,040,457
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,322,742$15,012,277
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $693,623$761,025
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,935,990$8,736,376
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,787,964$10,489,448
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,534,778$4,522,829
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,534,778$4,522,829
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,322,742$15,012,277
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,522,829 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,618,737
XI-2 Total expenses$6,630,686
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$988,051
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,534,778
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,522,829

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