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The Grove School

EIN 33-0829596 · Redlands, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

Grove High School is a California Public Charter School with a Montessori teaching philosophy that serves 238 students in grades 7-12.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 67 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

Reserves
20 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 5.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20
It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 15
63% 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

Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

Independent board
25 of 25
7 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10
Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15
Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports 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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$2.8 million spent. Grove High School (Grove) is a public charter school with a Montessori-based teaching philosophy serving 116 high schools in Redlands. Most Grove students score at or above statewide averages on California state standards tests. Montessori education is experiential and focuses on teaching the whole person, with a lot of cross-curricular instruction. Emphasis is placed on real-world application of knowledge and on enabling students to adapt the problem-solving skills learned in the school environment to situations in the larger community. Grove's high school encourages each student to complete 30 hours of community service and 40 hours of internship each year to further apply their classroom education to a non-academic environment. A middle school was added in 2024. The middle school is locate don a 9-1/2 acre farm, and serves 141 students in grades 7-9. The farm component embodies the Montessori teaching that children need to be outdoors and close to the land. Grove's teacher:student ratio continues to be low, with a ratio of 1:16.3 in 2024-25. Grove's mentoring program, in which each teacher has a group of students they check in with, provides further social-emotional support for Grove's student body. Each student is assigned a mentor teacher, and each week the students meet with their mentor teachers to assess progress, obstacles, have a general emotional wellness check, and learn about resources that could help the student achieve their goals.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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