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Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children

San Antonio, TX · EIN 74-1143132 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the 1-month short period ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children reported $12.9 million in revenue and $10.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $73.74 went to program services, $22.91 to management and general costs and $3.35 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 63.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $199,527 (Executive Director). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 25% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025 (1 mo.).

Where $100 of spending went

The 1-month short period ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11M

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 1-month short period 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)
73.7%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
22.9%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
3.4%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.04$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
63.5%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
7.2%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$199,527$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.87%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
38
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
27.713.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
18 of 18100.0%

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 (1 mo.) · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$7.8M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $588K · revenue $929K

School for children with hearing impairment, birth through high school, including audiological and speech services. Approximately 300 students were served during the year

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 (1 mo.) · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
Executive Director
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$187,363$0$12,164$199,527
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$122,865$0$11,817$134,682
Principal
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$118,251$0$11,130$129,381

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $378K (Part IX, line 5).

7 filings since FY2020

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpensesShort periods (after a fiscal-year change) are in the table, not the chart.
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$13M$11M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 (1 mo.) ⓘ$2.6M$2.3M73.0%$25M$199,527
FY2025 ⓘ$13M$11M73.7%$25M$199,527
FY2024 ⓘ$12M$14M78.0%$21M$199,340
FY2023 ⓘ$13M$13M79.8%$23M$179,173
FY2022 ⓘ$12M$12M80.2%$23M$165,584
FY2021 ⓘ$10M$9.4M76.3%$23M$147,593
FY2020 ⓘ$10M$9.9M84.4%$21M$159,929

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 (1 mo.) · 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 · 18 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 5139
  • Volunteers Part I, line 642

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 (1 mo.) · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
ALAMO TECH LLC
Technology
$173,286
Alan Petlin Gourmet Floors
Flooring
$159,141
FORVIS MAZARS
Accounting and Tax Services
$133,140
Trinity Mineral Management Ltd
Oil and Gas Property MGMT. Services
$119,295

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

14 private foundations reported grants to Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children totaling $387K 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 Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children reported that 73.7% of its $10.6 million in expenses went to program services, 22.9% to management and general and 3.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children reported for one person in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 was $199,527, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children get its money?

Of $12.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, 63.5% came from contributions and grants and 7.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 74-1143132 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 (1 mo.): Form 990 for the 1-month short period ending June 30, 2025, object 202621339349303782 · read the filing
  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, object 202611049349301541 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, object 202531059349301808 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023, object 202411059349301071 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022, object 202331089349301558 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021, object 202241059349301334 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2020, object 202120679349300812 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 74-1143132: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.