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Tindley Accelerated Schools

Indianapolis, IN · EIN 35-2151971 · 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

Tindley Accelerated Schools reported $15.6 million in revenue and $14.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $72.53 went to program services, $27.47 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.5% of the total. Government grants made up 89.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $226,047 (Network President). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 38% 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 $15M

Program services$72.53 $11M
Management & general$27.47 $4.1M
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)$6.93 $1.1M
Government grants$89.54 $14M
Program service revenue$1.19 $185K
Investment income$0.80 $124K
Other revenue$1.54 $241K

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)	72.5%	84.4%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	27.5%	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	96.5%	19.1%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	89.5%	1.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	1.2%	69.9%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$226,047	$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.53%	1.28%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	7	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	-0.7	13.3
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	12 of 12	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 $185K

Tindley Accelerated Schools, Inc. (ganization") began operations in 2002 as the Charter for Accelerated Learning, Inc. to provide educational services including charter school management, turnaround school services, and education consulting. In 2004, the organization launched the Charles A. Tindley Accelerated School as an open-enrollment charter school and currently serves grades 7-12. From the beginning, the organization's vision has been to ensure 100 percent of its students gain acceptance to a fully accredited four-year college or university. With this in mind, every student is required…

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
Network President Officer, 40.0 hrs/week	$209,792	$0	$16,255	$226,047
CFO Officer, 40.0 hrs/week	$164,103	$0	$23,712	$187,815
Principal Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week	$117,631	$0	$23,072	$140,703
Executive Director of Data & Technology Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week	$109,358	$0	$27,474	$136,832
Director of Special Education Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week	$112,335	$0	$13,939	$126,274
Principal Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week	$101,566	$0	$19,290	$120,856
Principal Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week	$100,238	$0	$17,167	$117,405

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Tindley Accelerated Schools (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $414K (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	$15M	72.5%	−$883K	$226,047
FY2024 ⓘ	$16M	$16M	76.7%	−$1.7M	$231,126
FY2023 ⓘ	$16M	$16M	75.8%	−$1.7M	$196,606
FY2022 ⓘ	$16M	$16M	78.7%	−$2.0M	$190,723
FY2021 ⓘ	$15M	$13M	75.5%	−$2.2M	$181,286
FY2020 ⓘ	$11M	$12M	72.6%	−$3.8M	$128,952

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–1b12 · 12 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 15aNo
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 5199
Volunteers Part I, line 658

Largest outside contractors

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

Hardon Educational Institute LLC Nursing Services	$178,519
Crowe LLP Auditing and Financial Reporting	$124,698
ICE MILLER LLP Legal	$101,569
Top Notch Brick Block & Stone Company Masonry	$101,500

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

8 private foundations reported grants to Tindley Accelerated Schools totaling $48,350 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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Questions people ask

How much of Tindley Accelerated Schools's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Tindley Accelerated Schools reported that 72.5% of its $14.8 million in expenses went to program services, 27.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Tindley Accelerated Schools pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Tindley Accelerated Schools reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $226,047, for the role of Network President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Tindley Accelerated Schools get its money?

Of $15.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.5% came from contributions and grants (including 89.5% from government grants) and 1.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Tindley Accelerated Schools a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 35-2151971 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 202621199349300717 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531209349302753 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421209349300507 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321289349302122 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241229349301564 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120909349300622 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 35-2151971: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.