Pembroke Pines Charter School Foundaton Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, AND TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CHARTER SCHOOLS OPERATED BY THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES.
- Income
- $315,737
- Spending
- $295,425
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 29.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 63%
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 29.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1598% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 48 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $34,500 spent. THE FIRST CATEGORY IS FOR EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER SCHOOL SYSTEM. THE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT RANGES FROM 1,500- 2,000 AND IS AWARDED TO THE NUMBER OF EDUCATORS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE EDUCATOR MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD WILL DETERMINE THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE EDUCATOR BASED ON THE GUIDELINES. THE BOARD WILL ALSO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF AWARDS TO DISTRIBUTE. IN THE EVENT THAT THERE ARE MORE ELIGIBLE EDUCATORS THAN THERE ARE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS AVAILABLE, THE FOUNDATION BOARD WILL GIVE PREFERENCE TO EDUCATORS THAT HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS AND THEN PREFERENCE WILL BE BASED ON SENIORITY IN THE CHARTER SCHOOL SYSTEM. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PAID TO THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE WHERE THE EDUCATOR IS ENROLLED. AT THE MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2022, THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION, INC. APPROVED THE TUITION SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT OF 1,500 WILL BE AWARDED TO THE EDUCATORS APPROVED BY THE BOARD FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2022-23 AND GOING FORWARD. TWO SCHOLARSHIPS WERE PAID TO 2024-25 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AT 1,500. AT THE MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 18, 2025, THE EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED AN INCREASE IN THE TUITION SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT TO 2,000. FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS WERE PAID OUT AT 2,000 IN THE 2024-25 FISCAL YEAR FOR THE 2025-26 FISCAL YEAR. 6 AWARDS TOTALING - 11,000.00 THE SECOND CATEGORY IS THE TEACHER-OF-THE-YEAR AND NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EMPLOYEE-OF-THE-YEAR AWARDED AT EACH CAMPUS. ALL TEACHERS AND NON- INSTRUCTIONAL EMPLOYEES QUALIFY FOR THIS AWARD. THE AWARD AMOUNT IS 500 FOR EACH STAFF MEMBER. TEACHERS AND NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EMPLOYEES SUBMIT NOMINATIONS FOR RECIPIENTS OF THE AWARD. THE NOMINATIONS ARE THEN PUT IN A BALLOT, AND ALL EMPLOYEES VOTE FOR THE WINNER. NOMINATIONS AND VOTING ARE DONE AT EACH SITE EXCLUSIVELY. THERE ARE TWO WINNERS AT EACH CAMPUS: ONE WINNER FOR TEACHER-OF-THE-YEAR AND ONE WINNER FOR NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR. IN THE CASE OF A TIE, THERE IS A RUNOFF VOTE FOR A SINGLE WINNER. THE WINNERS ARE THEN PRESENTED WITH THE 500 AWARD AT A CEREMONY. 15 AWARDS TOTALING - 7,500.00 THE THIRD CATEGORY FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS IS THE JAGUAR PRIDE AWARD (SCHOOL PRIDE AWARD). THE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT IS 2,000 AND IS AWARDED TO 1 STUDENT. THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO ANY STUDENT THAT ILLUSTRATES OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO THE PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLS MISSION AND POLICIES AND HAS A WEIGHTED 4.0 OR HIGHER-GRADE POINT AVERAGE. THE STUDENT MUST COMPLETE AN APPLICATION, OBTAIN TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, AND COMPLETE A 250-WORD ESSAY OUTLINING THE WAYS IN WHICH THE STUDENT EXEMPLIFIES THE QUALITIES OF AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT BY DEMONSTRATING THE SCHOOLS MISSION AND POLICIES. ONCE ALL APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN TURNED IN, THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL SELECT A STUDENT TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD BASED ON THE QUALIFICATIONS AND THE CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIBED IN THE GUIDELINES OF THE AWARD. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PAID OUT TO THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE THAT THE STUDENT ATTENDS AFTER GRADUATION. 1 AWARD TOTALING - 2,000.00 THE FOURTH CATEGORY IS THE CALVIN GIORDANO SCHOLARSHIP. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT THAT HAS EXHIBITED A PASSION AND COMMITMENT TO THE STEM FIELD. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED IN THE FORM OF A MACBOOK. THE STUDENT MUST COMPLETE AN APPLICATION, OBTAIN TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, AND COMPLETE A 250-WORD ESSAY OUTLINING THE WAYS IN WHICH THE STUDENT HAS FOCUSED AND FOSTERED THEIR INTEREST IN STEM TO MAKE AN IMPACT AT PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY. ONCE ALL APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN TURNED IN, THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL SELECT A STUDENT TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD BASED ON THE QUALIFICATIONS AND THE CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIBED IN THE GUIDELINES OF THE AWARD. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED AT THE ANNUAL SENIOR AWARDS CEREMONY. TYPICALLY, THE STUDENT WOULD BE AWARDED AS APPLE MACBOOK WITH APPLE CARE, BUT DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE VENDOR THAT SUPPLIES US THE MACBOOKS, THE 2023-24 SCHOLARSHIP WAS PAID OUT IN FUNDS INSTEAD, AND IT WAS NOT PAID OUT UNTIL THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. 1 AWARD TOTALING - 1,500.00 THE FIFTH CATEGORY FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS IS THE JAGUAR RESILIENCY AWARD (TURN AROUND AWARD). THE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT IS NOW 2,000 AND IS AWARDED TO ONE SENIOR. THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO ANY STUDENT THAT HAS ILLUSTRATED OUTSTANDING RESILIENCY TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES AND PERSEVERE ACADEMICALLY. THE STUDENT MUST COMPLETE AN APPLICATION, OBTAIN TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, AND COMPLETE A 250-WORD ESSAY OUTLINING THE WAYS IN WHICH THE STUDENT HAS BEEN ABLE TO IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THEIR FOUR YEARS AT PINES CHARTER. ONCE ALL APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN TURNED IN, THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL SELECT A STUDENT TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD BASED ON THE QUALIFICATIONS AND THE CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIBED IN THE GUIDELINES OF THE AWARD. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PAID OUT TO THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE THAT THE STUDENT ATTENDS AFTER GRADUATION. THE SCHOLARSHIP WAS PAID OUT IN 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR, BUT IT IS APPLICABLE TO THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR. 1 AWARD TOTALING - 2,000.00 THE SIXTH CATEGORY FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS IS THE JAGUAR PERSEVERANCE AWARD. THE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT IS 1,500 AND IS AWARDED TO ONE STUDENT. THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO ANY STUDENT THAT ILLUSTRATES OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO THE PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLS MISSION AND POLICIES AND DEMONSTRATES OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN SPITE OF ACADEMIC CHALLENGES. THE STUDENT MUST COMPLETE AN APPLICATION, OBTAIN TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, AND COMPLETE A 250-WORD ESSAY. THE ESSAY MUST OUTLINE THE WAYS IN WHICH THE STUDENT EXEMPLIFIES THE QUALITIES OF AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT BY DEMONSTRATING THE SCHOOLS MISSION AND POLICIES. IT MUST ALSO INCLUDE HOW THAT STUDENT HAS DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN SPITE OF ACADEMIC CHALLENGES. ONCE ALL APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN TURNED IN, THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL SELECT A STUDENT TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD BASED ON THE QUALIFICATIONS AND THE CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIBED IN THE GUIDELINES OF THE AWARD. TH
- $254,061 spent. THE SECOND PURPOSE OF THE PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER SCHOOL FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ONE OR MORE CHARTER SCHOOLS OPERATED BY THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES. DURING THE YEAR, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT AS FOLLOWS: FSU ELEM. SCHOOL 254,061.23
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2005.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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