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Excellent Schools Washington

Tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 99-2170547Revenue $4.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRSexcellentschoolswa.org210 S Hudson St Ste 310, 98134-2417 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Jan 2025Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to accelerate the growth and sustainability of high-quality Schools in the state of Washington that foster equitable access and innovation for families and students who have been systemically underserved. Excellent Schools Washington convenes educators to collaborate and share best practices, provides thought partnership and resources to entrepreneurial educators expanding their impact and supports the development and capacity-building of new education leaders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 4 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
125%
of spending
Looks good: 125% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$158K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $4.5M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$4.5M
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
125%
Net assets
$2.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2025.

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

Where the money goes

125 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 125% · $2.1M Management & general 4% · $62K Fundraising 1% · $14K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $158K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Julie Kennedy
Executive Director
$158,025Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Korsmo
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Julie Kennedy
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Korsmo
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Kennedy’s $158K as Executive Director is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports educators and leaders to grow and sustain innovative, equitable schools for underserved Washington families.

Provided by the organization

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2 programs · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Excellent schools washington made investments to help grow several schools and to prepare new schools to launch.

$2.1Mprogram expense
02

Excellent schools washington made investments to help grow several schools and to prepare new schools to launch.

$1.7Mprogram expense

Funders

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
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationFY2024$4.4M
City FundFY2024$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$4.5M
Grants paid · 28 grants · $2.9M · 2024–2024
Schoolops LLCFY2024$465,300
Schoolops LLCFY2024$435,800
Always Be Learning INCFY2024$261,000
Impact Public SchoolsWA · FY2024$250,000
Teach for America INCNY · FY2024$250,000
Turnerdev LLCFY2024$249,500
Mariposa Consulting Group LLCFY2024$128,200
Spokane International AcademyWA · FY2024$125,000
Clarity Consulting Group LLCFY2024$80,000
Ldor Strategy LLCFY2024$75,000
Ldor Strategy LLCFY2024$60,150
Unitemized GrantFY2024$56,675
Hmh Education CompanyFY2024$55,325
Summit Public Schools WashingtonWA · FY2024$55,000
Afton Partners LLCFY2024$54,748
Catalyst Connections LLCFY2024$50,000
Catalyst Public SchoolsWA · FY2024$41,000
Klg & Associates LLCFY2024$37,575
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$62K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.5M$1.7M$2.8M$2.8M 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 FY2024 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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