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Sigsbee Charter School

Key West, FL · EIN 36-4647986 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Sigsbee Charter School reported $13.2 million in revenue and $9.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.57 went to program services, $9.43 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 90.6% of the total. Government grants made up 90.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $180,338 (PRINCIPAL). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 84% 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 $9.4M

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 $13M

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.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
90.6%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
9.4%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
90.6%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
90.2%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.7%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$180,338$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.92%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
88
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
35.013.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
7 of 7100.0%

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
$8.5M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $1.2M

Instructional services: to provide children from kindergarten through eighth gradean education by captivating students through marine-science, enviornmental education program that capitalizes on the local marine sanctuary. The curriculum offers integrated studies that engage students with the enviornment through local field trips and inquiry projects. Our science program is rooted in backward curriculum design. Our literacy program follows a balanced literacy approach. Math istruction is crafted around the mathematical practices. Students participate in exploratory cultural arts programs on a…

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRINCIPAL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$180,338$0$0$180,338
FINANCE MANAGER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$128,743$0$0$128,743
MIDDLE SCHOOL INTERVENTION
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$109,697$0$0$109,697
LITERACY COACH
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$108,072$0$0$108,072
SCIENCE INSTRUCTIONAL COACH
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$102,897$0$0$102,897

8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Sigsbee Charter School (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$13M$9.4M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$13M$9.4M90.6%$27M$180,338
FY2024 ⓘ$13M$8.8M90.5%$24M$177,894
FY2023 ⓘ$8.8M$8.2M90.5%$19M$149,770
FY2022 ⓘ$7.6M$6.9M90.8%$19M$138,788
FY2021 ⓘ$7.7M$6.6M91.7%$18M$129,874
FY2020 ⓘ$7.2M$5.9M91.1%$17M$125,700

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 598
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6500

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
HOME SERVICES KEY WEST LLC
Cleaning services
$133,008
MATEO ROOFING LLC
Roofing services
$132,325

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Sigsbee Charter School totaling $8,180 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

Every number above is copied from Sigsbee Charter School's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Sigsbee Charter School, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Sigsbee Charter School's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Sigsbee Charter School reported that 90.6% of its $9.4 million in expenses went to program services, 9.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Sigsbee Charter School pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Sigsbee Charter School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $180,338, for the role of PRINCIPAL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Sigsbee Charter School get its money?

Of $13.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 90.6% came from contributions and grants (including 90.2% from government grants) and 0.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Sigsbee Charter School a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 36-4647986 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202533419349300108 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202433409349300603 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202343419349300549 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202223539349300602 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202123169349303287 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141319349300224 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 36-4647986: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.