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Pegasus Schools

Lockhart, TX · EIN 74-2569814 · 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

Pegasus Schools reported $12.3 million in revenue and $12.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.43 went to program services, $9.57 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 99.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $179,546 (CEO). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 5% 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

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $12M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
90.4%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
9.6%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.3%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
99.3%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$179,546$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.49%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
66
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.66.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
3 of 5100.0%

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
$9.7M expenses · 89.0% of program spending · revenue $11M

Provide room, board and comprehensive therapeutic milieu for abused, emotionally disturbed and adjudicated boys between the ages of 10 and 17. Pegasus provided 48,448 Days of care for 247 boys

$83,591 expenses · 0.8% of program spending · revenue $366K

Provide facilities and ten aides for an on-site school by Casa Grande d/b/a Trinity Charter Schools. 179 Regular days of school with attendance of 23,498 days

$1.1M expenses · 10.2% of program spending · revenue $324K

Therapeutic counseling to break the cycle of abuse. Clinical Therapists provided 12,256 hours of counseling. Psychiatrist provided 881 sessions

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
CEO
Officer, 40 hrs/week
$171,766$0$7,780$179,546
Asst CEO
Officer, 40 hrs/week
$157,353$0$7,498$164,851
Placement Director
Officer, 40 hrs/week
$142,917$0$7,515$150,432
Founder
Officer, 40 hrs/week
$142,268$0$7,492$149,760
Administrator
Key employee, 40 hrs/week
$102,138$0$7,513$109,651
Treatment Director
Key employee, 40 hrs/week
$101,564$0$7,491$109,055
Training/PREA Coordinator
Key employee, 40 hrs/week
$94,664$0$7,485$102,149
Controller
Officer, 30 hrs/week
$81,758$0$7,505$89,263

6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Pegasus Schools (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.2M (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
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$12M$12M90.4%$4.6M$179,546
FY2024 ⓘ$12M$12M88.7%$4.4M$166,387
FY2023 ⓘ$12M$13M90.7%$4.8M$383,640
FY2022 ⓘ$13M$13M89.7%$5.0M$502,064
FY2021 ⓘ$15M$13M88.2%$5.8M$502,302
FY2020 ⓘ$13M$13M86.9%$3.8M$491,647

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–1b5 · 3 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • 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 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 5187

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Pegasus Schools totaling $17,411 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 Pegasus Schools's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Pegasus Schools, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Questions people ask

How much of Pegasus Schools's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Pegasus Schools reported that 90.4% of its $12.1 million in expenses went to program services, 9.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Pegasus Schools pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Pegasus Schools reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $179,546, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Pegasus Schools get its money?

Of $12.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.3% came from contributions and grants and 99.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Pegasus Schools a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 74-2569814 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 202543189349302029 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202433169349304418 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202333149349301983 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202243119349300719 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202103129349302345 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202033009349301723 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 74-2569814: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.