Crescent City Schools
Crescent City Schools reported $50.7 million in revenue and $50.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.11 went to program services, $4.61 to management and general costs and $0.28 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.7% of the total. Government grants made up 95.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $234,709 (CHIEF OF SCHOOLS). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 36% 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 $51MFor 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 $51MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.1% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.6% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.3% | 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 | 97.7% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 95.5% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.8% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $234,709 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.46% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.6 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 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 expenseIn 2025, Crescent City Schools served more than 2,600 students in new orleans across four campuses: harriet tubman charter school, tubman montessori, dorothy height charter school, and mildred osborne charter school. Each of the schools in the network received a grade of a for the "interests and opportunities" measure, as measured by the louisiana department of education. Ccs is also proud to share that all of its schools earned a grade of a for the ldoe's dropout credit accumulation index, which measures how well-prepared former ccs students were for high school. Ccs is also proud to operate…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF OF SCHOOLS Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $209,762 | $0 | $24,947 | $234,709 |
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $211,310 | $0 | $18,910 | $230,220 |
| COO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $194,674 | $0 | $8,663 | $203,337 |
| CAO Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $152,914 | $0 | $17,061 | $169,975 |
| DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,383 | $0 | $11,759 | $133,142 |
| PRINCIPAL Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $120,209 | $0 | $10,962 | $131,171 |
| LEAD SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $120,709 | $0 | $8,450 | $129,159 |
| PRINCIPAL Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $118,930 | $0 | $8,398 | $127,328 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Crescent City Schools (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $828K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b11 · 11 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 5607
- Volunteers Part I, line 650
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| FIRST STUDENT INC Student transportation | $3,624,395 |
| SLA MANAGEMENT School food service | $2,715,445 |
| STRIX IT Technology services | $555,839 |
| MILLENIUM CLEANING SERVICE LLC Janitorial services | $551,538 |
| SCOOT EDUCATION INC Substitute teachers | $262,915 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 12 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Crescent City Schools totaling $30,409 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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Every number above is copied from Crescent City Schools's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Crescent City Schools, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Crescent City Schools's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Crescent City Schools reported that 95.1% of its $50.6 million in expenses went to program services, 4.6% to management and general and 0.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Crescent City Schools pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Crescent City Schools reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $234,709, for the role of CHIEF OF SCHOOLS (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Crescent City Schools get its money?
Of $50.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 97.7% came from contributions and grants (including 95.5% from government grants) and 0.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Crescent City Schools a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 27-2811737 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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 202641209349300719 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511359349309991 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401369349315085 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301359349300005 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211259349300631 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121249349300917 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 27-2811737: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.