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Community School of Davidson

Davidson, NC · EIN 56-2249691 · 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

Community School of Davidson reported $19.9 million in revenue and $18.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.09 went to program services, $20.91 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.3% of the total. Government grants made up 92.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $65,042 (DIRECTOR/TEACHER). Revenue rose 46% 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 $18M

Program services$79.09 $14M
Management & general$20.91 $3.8M
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 $20M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$1.90 $378K
Government grants$92.41 $18M
Program service revenue$0.82 $163K
Investment income$1.12 $223K
Other revenue$3.75 $747K

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)	79.1%	84.4%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	20.9%	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	94.3%	19.1%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	92.4%	1.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.8%	69.9%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$65,042	$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.36%	1.28%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	0	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	2.4	13.3
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	8 of 8	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

$14M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $1.1M

Community School of Davidson is an approved charter school (public school) by n.c. General statute 115c-238.29b. The school had enrollment of approximately 1,400 students in 2024-2025

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
DIRECTOR/TEACHER Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week	$65,042	$0	$0	$65,042
DIRECTOR/TEACHER Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week	$56,213	$0	$0	$56,213
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$54,880	$0	$0	$54,880
DIRECTOR/PARENT LIAISON Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week	$52,907	$0	$0	$52,907

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community School of Davidson (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $224K (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 ⓘ	$20M	$18M	79.1%	$3.7M	$65,042
FY2024 ⓘ	$19M	$17M	80.1%	$2.0M	$88,434
FY2023 ⓘ	$19M	$15M	80.2%	$168K	$62,703
FY2022 ⓘ	$16M	$14M	79.5%	−$3.9M	—
FY2021 ⓘ	$14M	$13M	78.5%	−$6.6M	$105,250
FY2020 ⓘ	$14M	$13M	78.8%	−$8.0M	$102,827

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–1b8 · 8 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
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 2Yes
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 5318
Volunteers Part I, line 63

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Community School of Davidson totaling $3,569 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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Questions people ask

How much of Community School of Davidson's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Community School of Davidson reported that 79.1% of its $18.3 million in expenses went to program services, 20.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Community School of Davidson pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Community School of Davidson reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $65,042, for the role of DIRECTOR/TEACHER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Community School of Davidson get its money?

Of $19.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 94.3% came from contributions and grants (including 92.4% from government grants) and 0.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Community School of Davidson a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 56-2249691 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 202601329349305635 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501259349301480 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400399349300910 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202340559349301624 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202123519349301007 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003529349301030 · read the filing

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