Home › Education

Eastside Charter School

Wilmington, DE · EIN 51-0377733 · 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

Eastside Charter School reported $13.5 million in revenue and $12.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $64.57 went to program services, $35.43 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 88.8% of the total. Government grants made up 80.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $229,580 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 80% 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 $12M

Program services$64.57 $7.9M
Management & general$35.43 $4.3M
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 $13M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$7.98 $1.1M
Government grants$80.80 $11M
Program service revenue$0.03 $3,556
Investment income$5.38 $725K
Other revenue$5.81 $784K

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)	64.6%	84.4%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	35.4%	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	88.8%	19.1%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	80.8%	1.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	69.9%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$229,580	$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.89%	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	-11.1	13.3
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	19 of 18	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

$7.9M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $3,556

Eastside Charter School operates a k to 8th grade urban public Charter School serving 446 students in northeast wilmington, delaware, one of the poorest areas in the state about 82% of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch under federal guidelines. The school's goals are to prepare students to be critical thinkers, to instill in them a love of learning, and to shape them as productive, contributing member of society. Among the strategies implemented to accomplish these goals are smaller class (average less than 20 per classroom), individual attention to each child's academic needs…

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 EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$174,003	$0	$55,577	$229,580
DIRECTOR APEX HONORS PROGR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$147,489	$0	$41,864	$189,353
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$128,448	$0	$33,978	$162,426
DIRECTOR OF HR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$114,253	$0	$33,373	$147,626
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SUPPOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$105,403	$0	$27,820	$133,223
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$102,692	$0	$29,005	$131,697
TEACHER REPRESENTATIVE Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week	$97,296	$0	$27,508	$124,804

6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Eastside Charter School (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.3M (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 ⓘ	$13M	$12M	64.6%	−$11M	$229,580
FY2024 ⓘ	$14M	$12M	78.9%	−$12M	$251,764
FY2023 ⓘ	$11M	$11M	78.9%	−$14M	$276,517
FY2022 ⓘ	$8.8M	$7.9M	79.1%	−$14M	$162,310
FY2021 ⓘ	$7.8M	$7.8M	66.8%	−$15M	$211,807
FY2020 ⓘ	$7.5M	$7.8M	89.3%	−$15M	$176,293

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–1b18 · 19 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 50
Volunteers Part I, line 623

Largest outside contractors

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

EDIS COMPANY Construction	$1,752,746
ACHIEVE LOGOSTOCS SYSTEM TRANS Student transportation	$476,750
GA BLANCO AND SONS Office supplies	$476,750
FOOD MANAGEMENT SERVICES Food and beverage consultant	$353,421
ASSURANE MEDIA Security	$310,250

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 12 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Eastside Charter School totaling $40,570 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 Eastside 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 Eastside Charter School, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Report a correction Respond as Eastside Charter School How this works

Similar-sized charities in this cause

Discovery Charter School
Philadelphia, PA · revenue $13M · programs 74.7% · FY2025
National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association
Washington, DC · revenue $13M · programs 97.2% · 2024
Palm Beach State College Fdn
West Palm Beach, FL · revenue $13M · programs 94.2% · 2024
Lighthouse Academies of Arkansas
North Little Rock, AR · revenue $13M · programs 92.3% · FY2024
Prep Public Schools
Chattanooga, TN · revenue $13M · programs 60.7% · FY2025

All education charities · Largest charities in Delaware

Questions people ask

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

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Eastside Charter School reported that 64.6% of its $12.2 million in expenses went to program services, 35.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Eastside Charter School pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Eastside Charter School reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $229,580, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Eastside Charter School get its money?

Of $13.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 88.8% came from contributions and grants (including 80.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Eastside Charter School a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 51-0377733 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 202611069349300631 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511289349302541 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441359349309124 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321349349301352 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201369349309420 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111379349305886 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 51-0377733: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.