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Valor Collegiate Academies

EIN 46-1413472 · Nashville, TN

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak29 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PREPARE A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND TO LIVE INSPIRED AND PURPOSEFUL LIVES. OUR SCHOLARS WILL GRADUATE WITH ACADEMIC SKILLS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS, AND POSITIVE CHARACTER STRENGTHS THAT RIVAL THE OUTCOMES OF THE BEST SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD.

Income
$32.9 million
Spending
$35.1 million
Spent on programs
89%
Reserves
-6.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 88%
Employees
294
Volunteers
25
Highest pay
$300,836, ceo

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

Weak: 29 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 64% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 10% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    89% 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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).

  • 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

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • 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

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 (1)
  1. $31.4 million spent. VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES OPERATES TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS IN SOUTH NASHVILLE, VALOR FLAGSHIP ACADEMY AND VALOR VOYAGER ACADEMY. FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, VALOR SERVED APPROXIMATELY 1,900 5TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE SCHOLARS. VALOR BELIEVES THAT IN ORDER TO LIVE INSPIRED, PURPOSEFUL LIVES SCHOLARS MUST DEVELOP SHARP MINDS, BIG HEARTS, A NOBLE PURPOSE, AND ALIGNED ACTIONS. BY HARNESSING THE POWER OF DIVERSITY, VALOR TEACHES SCHOLARS ABOUT THE VALUE OF PERSPECTIVE, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND THROUGH A BALANCE OF ACADEMIC RIGOR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FROM THE 1:1 LAPTOP TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM TO EXPEDITIONS TO MENTOR GROUPS TO USE THE VALOR COMPASS THROUGHOUT, VALOR TEACHERS AND STAFF GUIDE SCHOLARS TO ACHIEVEMENT IN ALL SUBJECT AREAS, AND TOWARD LIVING PURPOSEFUL, INSPIRED LIVES. VALOR TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST - COMMITTED TO CONSTANTLY REFINING THEIR OWN SKILLS AND MEETING SCHOLARS WHERE THEY ARE.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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