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JOY DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
JOY DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL (EIN 76-0547112)
Tax period
2024-08-01 to 2025-07-31
Filed
2026-06-15
IRS object ID
202641669349301959
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-06-15T15:19:46-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-07-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Blazek & VetterlingBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line12900 Weslayan Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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EIN760547112EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Phone7135230660PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1One Chelsea BoulevardAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonShara BumgarnerPersonNm
Person TitleHead of SchoolPersonTitleTxt
Phone7135230660PhoneNum
Signature2026-06-15SignatureDt
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonSusanna BlackmonPreparerPersonNm
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Address Line1One Chelsea BoulevardAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
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Gross Receipts$11,242,676GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.thejoyschool.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1997FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe Joy School is a nonsectarian, independent, nonprofit day school focused on meeting the unique needs of students who, although intellectually capable, often have great difficulty finding success in a traditional school environment.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Total Revenue$11,213,702CYTotalRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$6,633,507TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$25,632,314NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionThe Joy School prepares students with learning differences to return to traditional classroom settings by enabling them to reach their social and academic potential in a safe, supportive environment.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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DescThe Joy Development School offers developmentally appropriate and individualized education for children with significant learning disabilities and who are 1-3 years behind their peers academically. The learning disabilities include speech and language developmental delays, dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, and auditory processing disorders. The Joy School's goal is to bring these children back up to grade level so that when it is appropriate, they can return to mainstream education.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

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Trish Hayes
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Josh Jones
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Madelaine Pfahler
Secretary1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Mayhew
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Fowler Carter
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matt Davis
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jen Edwards
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Genna Evans
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jessica Keiser
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shannon Lecoq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jimmy Moffett
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Keith Mosing
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Crystal Parker
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jessica Pinnell
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Renee Raizen
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Yoni Sade
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kurt Sands
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lincoln Singleton
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Thompson
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Walker
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Trey Willerson
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shara Bumgarner
Head of School40.001.00Yes (X)$245,736$0$27,346
Sharon Donia
Dir of Fin & Acct (thru 08/24)40.001.00Yes (X)$68,812$0$8,689
Abbie Gittinger
Dir of Fin & Acct (as of 08/24)40.001.00Yes (X)$59,900$0$4,507
Lara Leigh Bergoon
Assistant Head of School40.000.00$121,773$0$13,473Yes (X)
Deborah Kirkland
Development Director40.001.00$123,686$0$14,058Yes (X)
Christine Pratt
Admissions Director40.000.00$125,058$0$13,608Yes (X)
Rachel Williams
Dean of Faculty40.000.00$103,639$0$10,121Yes (X)
Robert Wise
Director of Strategic Initiatives40.000.00$120,842$0$12,562Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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DE Harvey Builders
3663 Briarpark 101HoustonTX77042Construction$225,962
DTK Facility Services LLC
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Active Internet Technologies
PO Box 783838PhiladelphiaPA19178IT services$119,350
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Tuition and fees611110$8,650,735$8,650,735
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Program Services$165,000ProgramServicesAmt

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Management And General$245,385ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$75,274FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$551,939ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Program Services$166,342ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,271ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Fundraising$31,597FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$9,721FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Management And General$38,126ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$115,508ProgramServicesAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$87,409ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$2,070FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$42,862ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,619ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$106,155ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,795ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,513FundraisingAmt

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Maintenance & equipment$145,630$133,096$9,478$3,056
Curriculum & student pg$94,921$94,921
Subscriptions & permits$27,291$23,064$2,981$1,246

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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$8,339,997ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,462,945ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$528,656FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$4,268,851EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$419,608BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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EOY$233,046EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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EOY$165,000EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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BOY$3,454,100BOYAmt
EOY$1,720,696EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,620,646BOYAmt
EOY$6,633,507EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,594,565BOYAmt
EOY$25,587,314EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$155,645BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$32,265,821EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,570,184CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,396,029CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,656,435CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,859,552CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,715,641TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,233,441CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,570,184CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,396,029CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,656,435CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,859,552CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,715,641TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,388,461SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,327,180PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,270CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,803CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,807CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$110,985CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$196,480CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$351,345TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$18,066,986TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$39,320,646GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.68230PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.67970PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$762,264BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$165,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$73,907InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,001,171EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$821,755BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$97,371InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$156,862GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$762,264EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$635,153BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$151,316ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$35,286InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$821,755EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$457,522BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$222,935ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$45,304InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$635,153EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$362,278BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$12,090ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$83,154InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$457,522EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.76670BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.17560PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.05770TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,098,483OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$9,098,483BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,870,793OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,112,569DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,758,224BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,063,928OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$848,719DepreciationAmt
Book Value$215,209BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$23,071,916TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,237,371TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$81,207OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$81,207RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,156,164RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,057,538OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,057,538RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,213,702TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,116,360TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$7,300OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$7,300ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,109,060ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$1,222,538OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,222,538ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,331,598TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:The Endowment fund was established to provide long-term financial support for the Joy Development School. Donor-restricted permanently endowed funds are permanently restricted to The Joy School Endowment Fund. Earnings on permanently restricted funds will be used to support the operations of The Joy Development School. The amount on Part V, line 1d, column (b) represents a correction to The Joy School Endowment fund's board designated endowment balance.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Increase in value of Endowment 81,207.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Financial aid 1,057,538.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Endowment investment management fees 7,300.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Financial aid 1,057,538. Intercompany grant to Endowment 165,000.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3The School's nondiscrimination policy is on the website - www.thejoyschool.org.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6The School claimed and received the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1LuncheonEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$243,504GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$214,784CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$28,720GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$4,829RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$24,145FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$243,504GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$214,784CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$28,720GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$4,829RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$24,145FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$28,974DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$254NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Joy School Endowment FundBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1One Chelsea BoulevardAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77006ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN384045948RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$165,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantGeneral supportPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeFinancial aid to studentsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient37RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,057,538CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Joy School awards scholarships each year based on the demonstrated financial need of the family regardless of race, color, nationality, or ethnic origin. The School accepts applications in the Spring for the following school year. Each application is thoroughly evaluated. The criteria includes, but is not limited to, total family income, family expenses and the number of children in the family. No further review is required after scholarships are approved.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonShara BumgarnerPersonNm
TitleHead of SchoolTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$245,636BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$100BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$13,280DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$14,066NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$273,082TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe CFO reviews a draft of Form 990 with the Head of School. A final copy of the tax return is made available to the Board of Directors prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cTo ensure that the School operates in a manner consistent with its charitable purposes and that it does not engage in activities that could jeopardize its status as an organization exempt from federal income tax, periodic reviews are conducted on an annual basis at the direction of the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe Head of School's performance is evaluated by the Head of School Committee based on interviews, observations, self evaluation (HOS) and employee evaluations. Overall, compensation is based on performance and comparable salary data from similar organizations.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Available upon request.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Joy School Endowment FundBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1One Chelsea BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77006ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN384045948EIN
Primary ActivitiesSupport the activities of Joy Dev SchoolPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 12a, IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Joy Development SchoolBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Joy School Endowment FundBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeBTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$165,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCashMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt