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Mastery Charter School - Harrity Elementary

Philadelphia, PA · EIN 27-2575445 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Mastery Charter School - Harrity Elementary reported $16.0 million in revenue and $13.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.77 went to program services, $16.23 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 88.4% of the total. Government grants made up 8.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $218,097 (PRINCIPAL). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 24% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14M

Program services$83.77 $11M
Management & general$16.23 $2.2M
Fundraising$0.00 $0

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.33 $53,049
Government grants$8.82 $1.4M
Program service revenue$88.45 $14M
Investment income$2.40 $385K
Other revenue$0.00 $256

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	83.8%	84.4%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	16.2%	13.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	9.1%	19.1%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	8.8%	1.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	88.4%	69.9%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$218,097	$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.61%	1.28%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	6	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	6.8	13.3
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	7 of 7	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$11M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $14M

Mastery schools integrates educational best practices and effective management to drive student achievement. Our academic staff is outstanding and relentlessly committed to student achievement and continually improve their craft through highly-effective professional development, coaching, and collaborative support. Instruction is grounded by a common pedagogical vision and guided by rigorous standards-based curricula. We align assessments to clear and meaningful objectives and use assessment data to target areas of need.Mastery Charter School-harrity elementary serves students in grades k-8

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
PRINCIPAL Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$184,487	$0	$33,610	$218,097
ASST. PRINCIPAL OF INSTRUCTION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$110,024	$0	$64,888	$174,912
LEAD CASE MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$110,351	$0	$63,375	$173,726
PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$115,331	$0	$46,679	$162,010
ASST. PRINCIPAL OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$124,761	$0	$21,751	$146,512
ASST. PRINCIPAL OF SCHOOL CULTURE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$110,796	$0	$32,036	$142,832

6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Mastery Charter School - Harrity Elementary (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $218K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$16M	$14M	83.8%	$7.7M	$218,097
FY2024 ⓘ	$18M	$14M	83.4%	$5.3M	$197,846
FY2023 ⓘ	$16M	$14M	84.7%	$1.2M	$235,375
FY2022 ⓘ	$16M	$15M	85.1%	−$601K	$194,901
FY2021 ⓘ	$14M	$12M	82.7%	−$2.3M	$185,294
FY2020 ⓘ	$13M	$12M	83.3%	−$4.3M	$172,232

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 7 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 595
Volunteers Part I, line 67

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

MASTERY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL Management and technology services	$1,614,379
TORCON INC Construction	$1,483,594
CJ MAINTENANCE INC Maintenance services	$212,917
NYMAN ASSOCIATES INC Educational services	$212,362
HMS SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBAL PAL Educational services	$164,439

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 11 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Mastery Charter School - Harrity Elementary totaling $10,000 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

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Questions people ask

How much of Mastery Charter School - Harrity Elementary's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Mastery Charter School - Harrity Elementary reported that 83.8% of its $13.5 million in expenses went to program services, 16.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Mastery Charter School - Harrity Elementary pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Mastery Charter School - Harrity Elementary reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $218,097, for the role of PRINCIPAL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Mastery Charter School - Harrity Elementary get its money?

Of $16.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 9.1% came from contributions and grants (including 8.8% from government grants) and 88.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Mastery Charter School - Harrity Elementary a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 27-2575445 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202621149349300747 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541089349301409 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440809349300444 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202340909349301139 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220959349301207 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120969349300817 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 27-2575445: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.