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Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation

Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-1853926 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation reported $31.1 million in revenue and $28.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.96 went to program services, $3.04 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 91.8% of the total. Government grants made up 91.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $84,372 (Secretary). Revenue fell 26% between FY2021 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 $28M

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 $31M

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)
97.0%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
3.0%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
91.8%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
91.8%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
3.1%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$84,372$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.30%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
08
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
13.613.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
13 of 13100.0%

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
$14M expenses · 52.0% of program spending · grants $14M

Reimbursement to participating public school districts for all or a portion of their cost of providing educational services (i.e. tuition payments) during the 2024/25 school year to eligible non-resident students (grades K-12) who voluntarily transfer between districts pursuant to provisions of the 1999 St. Louis Desegregation Settlement Agreement by order of the Eastern District Federal Court

$13M expenses · 48.0% of program spending · revenue $953K

Cost of providing transportation services (bus and taxi) to participating public school transfer students to/from school and school-related activities during the 2024/25 school year pursuant to the 1999 Settlement Agreement by order of the Eastern District Federal Court

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
Secretary
Officer, 0 hrs/week
$84,372$0$0$84,372

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $107K (Part IX, line 5).

5 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$31M$28M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$31M$28M97.0%$32M$84,372
FY2024 ⓘ$41M$31M97.1%$29M$80,761
FY2023 ⓘ$40M$34M97.2%$19M$78,401
FY2022 ⓘ$40M$40M97.7%$13M$150,136
FY2021 ⓘ$42M$33M97.1%$13M$89,404

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–1b13 · 13 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • 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 59

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Missouri Central School Bus LLC
Student transportation
$10,600,562
St Louis County Cab
Student transportation
$2,345,598
TransPar Inc
Transportation Management
$807,824

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation reported that 97.0% of its $28.1 million in expenses went to program services, 3.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $84,372, for the role of Secretary (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation get its money?

Of $31.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 91.8% came from contributions and grants (including 91.8% from government grants) and 3.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 43-1853926 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 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 202533019349302453 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202443039349300909 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202342909349301034 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202212929349301531 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202102889349300615 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 43-1853926: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.