Charter System Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Foundation is supported by voluntary contributions from the city and county school systems that have charter systems status under Georgia law and is governed by a seven-member board comprised of system superintendents. We provide workshops for our systems to share ideas, provide training, publish a newsletter, and work with policymakers to let them know about the good work charter systems are doing.
- Income
- $559,086
- Spending
- $518,419
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 11.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 77%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $183,123, former exec dir
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: 93 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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
Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a 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
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
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 (4)
- $336,661 spent. The Foundation provided several workshops to provide a forum for charter systems to exchange innovative ideas and to provide guidance to systems that were considering or in the process of applying to the state BOE for charter system status under Georgia law.The Foundation began development of a training program to be delivered by consultants under contract with the Foundation. The training targets local school board members, superintendents, central office staff, and school level governance team and administrators. The training focuses on school governance issues and the use of flexibility to advance student achievement.
- $58,060 spent. The Foundation arranges meetings between charter system superintendents and state policymakers to give the superintendents the opportunity to speak about the good work their systems are doing.
- $23,264 spent. The Foundation also speaks with policymakers concerning legislation that may be important to charter systems.
- $23,224 spent. The Foundation began publishing a monthly newsletter and developed a website (www.charter-system.org) to distribute information on charter systems on a variety of issues.
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 November 2013.
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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