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WHAT IF WE COULD

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.6M · expenses $1.9M · assets $4.4M

Also known as
The Novus Academy
EIN
46-4196169
Address
2250 E CONTINENTAL BLVD, SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092-9792
NTEE code
B20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2017
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Mission

The Novus Academy is a creative, innovative, vibrant independent school for bright students (kindergarten through 12th grade) with learning disabilities.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 13 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Amy Martens President2020-2024 40 $0 reported 1
NaKesha Ruegg Secretary2021-2024 40 $0 reported 1
Peter Ohser Treasurer2020-2024 40 $0 reported 1
Patrick Stanton Member2020-2024 40 $0 reported 1
Tiffany Prior Member2023-2024 40 $0 reported 1
Christopher Bass Member2021-2024 40 $0 reported 1
Marcello Serrano Member2024 40 $0 reported 1
Alexander Morris-Wood (former) Member2021-2023 40 $0 reported 1
Janet Price (former) Member2021-2023 40 $0 reported 1
Susie Evans (former) Secretary2020 40 $0 reported 1
Evelyn Barker (former) Member2020 40 $0 reported 1
Michael Lagocki (former) Director2020 40 $0 reported 1
Fred Stovall (former) Director2020 40 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 22 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Amy Martens President40 $0$0$0 $01
NaKesha Ruegg Secretary40 $0$0$0 $01
Peter Ohser Treasurer40 $0$0$0 $01
Christopher Bass Member40 $0$0$0 $01
Marcello Serrano Member40 $0$0$0 $01
Patrick Stanton Member40 $0$0$0 $01
Tiffany Prior Member40 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid · 24 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Amy Martens President40 $0$0$0 $01
NaKesha Ruegg Secretary40 $0$0$0 $01
Peter Ohser Treasurer40 $0$0$0 $01
Alexander Morris-Wood Member40 $0$0$0 $01
Janet Price Member40 $0$0$0 $01
Patrick Stanton Member40 $0$0$0 $01
Tiffany Prior Member40 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 29 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Amy Martens President40 $0$0$0 $01
NaKesha Ruegg Secretary40 $0$0$0 $01
Peter Ohser Treasurer40 $0$0$0 $01
Alexander Morris-Wood Member40 $0$0$0 $01
Janet Price Member40 $0$0$0 $01
Patrick Stanton Member40 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid · 23 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Amy Martens President40 $0$0$0 $01
NaKesha Ruegg Secretary40 $0$0$0 $01
Christopher Bass VP40 $0$0$0 $01
Peter Ohser Treasurer40 $0$0$0 $01
Alexander Morris-Wood Member40 $0$0$0 $01
Janet Price Member40 $0$0$0 $01
Patrick Stanton Member40 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid · 18 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Patrick Stanton President40 $0$0$0 $01
Susie Evans Secretary40 $0$0$0 $01
Amy Martens VP40 $0$0$0 $01
Evelyn Barker Member40 $0$0$0 $01
Peter Ohser Treasurer40 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Lagocki Director40 $0$0$0 $01
Fred Stovall Director40 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,563,195$1,873,767 $4,376,017$381,877 $22,867$1,540,328 $1,323,5092225
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,267,312$2,266,223 $1,259,288$692,449 $51,667$2,215,645 $1,335,9662425
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,442,091$1,546,686 $1,171,425$693,877 $73,630$1,021,545 -2925
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,936,963$1,496,843 $1,232,039$820,932 $664,527$1,133,166 $84,6282325
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,365,465$1,449,264 $1,053,256$380,812 $119,785$1,080,480 $101,4261825

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $35,866 in all, tax years 2018 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2021 2$22,995 2021$14,226
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THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$10,000 2021$10,000
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$1,250 2018$1,250
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AMERICAN WOODMARK FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WHAT IF WE COULD” 2023 1$1,000 2023$1,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WHAT IF WE COULD” 2020-2021 2$621 2021$293
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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GATES FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,864,0817 32011–2024 SKEW THE SCRIPT; LAKE AND PARK SCHOOL; TILDEN SCHOOL
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,689,25651 152012–2024 AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE ASIAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIA INC; CORAM DEO ACADEMY INC; EVERY SHELTER INC; SAN JACINTO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY and 11 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$1,685,15045 142014–2024 CORVALLIS WALDORF ASSOCIATION; CLASSICAL ACADEMY DE LAFAYETTE; AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE ASIAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIA INC; SAN FRANCISCO NATIVITY ACADEMY and 10 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $1,873,767 spent · pay $1,323,509 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $1,323,509$979,397$211,761$132,351 70.6%
Other (as described)Rent $265,221$196,264$42,435$26,522 14.2%
Fees: management $68,069$62,623$5,446$0 3.6%
Other (as described)Curriculum $49,983$49,983$0$0 2.7%
All other expenses $48,389$41,785$6,604$0 2.6%
Insurance $42,173$0$42,173$0 2.3%
Other (as described)Repairs & maintenance $21,832$20,085$1,747$0 1.2%
Other (as described)Student & family activities $20,717$19,059$1,658$0 1.1%
Depreciation and depletion $16,012$14,731$1,281$0 0.9%
Office expenses $11,667$0$11,667$0 0.6%
Information technology $6,081$4,500$973$608 0.3%
Travel $114$105$9$0 0.0%
Total$1,873,767100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $2,266,223 spent · pay $1,335,966 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $1,335,966$988,615$213,755$133,596 59.0%
Other (as described)Rent $416,326$308,081$66,612$41,633 18.4%
Fees: management $226,035$207,952$18,083$0 10.0%
Office expenses $56,179$51,685$4,494$0 2.5%
Other (as described)Curriculum $54,296$54,296$0$0 2.4%
All other expenses $47,632$43,336$4,296$0 2.1%
Depreciation and depletion $32,625$30,015$2,610$0 1.4%
Other (as described)Student & family activities $32,396$29,804$2,592$0 1.4%
Insurance $30,509$0$30,509$0 1.3%
Other (as described)Repairs & maintenance $19,101$17,573$1,528$0 0.8%
Information technology $15,158$11,217$2,425$1,516 0.7%
Total$2,266,223100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,546,686 spent · pay $969,087 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $969,087$728,068$148,319$92,700 62.7%
Other (as described)Rent $400,850$296,629$64,136$40,085 25.9%
All other expenses $37,366$10,264$27,102$0 2.4%
Fees: management $28,580$26,294$2,286$0 1.8%
Insurance $24,027$0$24,027$0 1.6%
Other (as described)Repairs & maintenance $19,861$18,272$1,589$0 1.3%
Other (as described)Student & family activities $19,500$17,940$1,560$0 1.3%
Other (as described)Curriculum $16,181$16,181$0$0 1.0%
Depreciation and depletion $13,415$12,342$1,073$0 0.9%
Information technology $8,209$6,075$1,314$820 0.5%
Office expenses $7,991$7,352$639$0 0.5%
Travel $1,619$1,489$130$0 0.1%
Total$1,546,686100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $1,496,843 spent · pay $832,761 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $540,136$540,136$0$0 36.1%
Other (as described)Rent $410,768$283,430$86,261$41,077 27.4%
Other employee benefits $150,478$150,478$0$0 10.1%
All other expenses $133,290$117,295$13,209$2,786 8.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $84,628$84,628$0$0 5.7%
Depreciation and depletion $62,497$57,497$5,000$0 4.2%
Payroll taxes $46,833$46,833$0$0 3.1%
Insurance $27,263$0$27,263$0 1.8%
Fees: management $16,133$14,843$1,290$0 1.1%
Office expenses $11,797$0$11,797$0 0.8%
Pension plan contributions $10,686$10,686$0$0 0.7%
Travel $2,334$2,147$187$0 0.2%
Total$1,496,843100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $1,449,264 spent · pay $773,307 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $504,194$504,194$0$0 34.8%
Other (as described)Rent $388,567$264,225$85,485$38,857 26.8%
All other expenses $142,635$116,081$20,032$6,522 9.8%
Other employee benefits $107,379$107,379$0$0 7.4%
Depreciation and depletion $106,534$97,990$8,544$0 7.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $101,426$101,426$0$0 7.0%
Payroll taxes $45,393$45,393$0$0 3.1%
Insurance $20,612$0$20,612$0 1.4%
Pension plan contributions $14,915$14,915$0$0 1.0%
Fees: management $11,036$9,970$866$200 0.8%
Office expenses $6,573$0$6,573$0 0.5%
Total$1,449,264100%

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