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The Innovation Academy Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12 (B29) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$5.65M (2023)

Expenses
$5.01M (2023)

Total Assets
$4.07M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$1.14M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2015 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,651,930
Expenses
$5,014,256
Net Income
$637,674
Net Assets
$2,929,600
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,632,078
99.6%
Program Services $7,436
0.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12,416
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $233,023
4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,480,482
49.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,065,155
Total Liabilities $1,135,555
Net Assets $2,929,600
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Pamela M Brown (Executive Director) $137,526 $0 $0
Venita Martin Andrews (Director Of School Finance) $71,052 $0 $0
Effie Jenkins Smith (Chief Academic Officer) $24,445 $0 $0
Nicole Taylor (President) $0 $0 $0
Octavia Brownridge (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Wiley Brown Cpa (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dr Bill Adkins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Charles Ingram (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Amy Manning (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,375,258
Expenses
$4,664,213
Net Income
$711,045
Net Assets
$2,291,926
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,366,812
99.8%
Program Services $5,395
0.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,051
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $228,792
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,365,855
50.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,617,030
Total Liabilities $1,325,104
Net Assets $2,291,926
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Pamela M Brown (Executive Director) $142,827 $0 $0
Venita Marie Andrews (Director Of School Finance) $60,000 $0 $0
Effie Jenkins Smith (Chief Academic Officer) $25,965 $0 $0
Nicole Taylor (President) $0 $0 $0
Octavia Brownridge (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Wiley Brown Cpa (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Bill Adkins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Charles Ingram (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Armaletta Jones (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Amy Manning (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,143,753
Expenses
$4,482,304
Net Income
$661,449
Net Assets
$1,598,617
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,077,437
98.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $66,316
1.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,902,042
64.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,937,490
Total Liabilities $338,873
Net Assets $1,598,617
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Pamela M Brown (Executive Director) $127,484 $0 $0
Natalie Williams (Chief Operating Officer) $107,697 $0 $0
Effie Jenkins Smith (Chief Academic Officer) $25,773 $0 $0
Nicole Taylor (President) $0 $0 $0
Octavia Brownridge (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Wiley Brown Cpa (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Bill Adkins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Charles Ingram (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Armaletta Jones (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Amy Manning (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Venita Marie Andrews (Director Of School Finance) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,355,623
Expenses
$4,798,587
Net Income
-$442,964
Net Assets
$937,166
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $445,918
10.2%
Program Services $3,838,971
88.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $21,546
0.5%
Sales of Assets $35,496
0.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $13,692
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $274,964
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,132,548
44.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,954,909
Total Liabilities $1,017,743
Net Assets $937,166
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Pamela M Brown (Executive Di) $136,604 $0 $0
Natalie Williams (Chief Operat) $110,335 $0 $0
Effie Jenkins Smith (Chief Academ) $25,330 $0 $0
Nicole Taylor (President) $0 $0 $0
Octavia Brownridge (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Wiley Brown Cpa (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Bill Adkins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Venita Martin Andrews (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Charles Ingram (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Armaletta Jones (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Amy Manning (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,314,038
Expenses
$4,365,331
Net Income
-$51,293
Net Assets
$1,380,130
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $275,627
6.4%
Program Services $4,024,583
93.3%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $13,828
0.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $242,269
5.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,948,199
44.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,831,900
Total Liabilities $451,770
Net Assets $1,380,130

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,519,119
Expenses
$4,079,673
Net Income
$439,446
Net Assets
$1,431,415
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $363,062
8.0%
Program Services $4,156,057
92.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,101,895
51.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,945,934
Total Liabilities $514,519
Net Assets $1,431,415
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Pamela M Brown (Executive Di) $135,031 $0 $0
Natalie Williams (Chief Financ) $101,781 $0 $0
Effie Jenkins Smith (Chief Academ) $31,725 $0 $0
Dr Charles Ingram (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Venita Martin Andrews (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr William Bill Adkis Sr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Taylor (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,123,203
Expenses
$3,401,432
Net Income
$721,771
Net Assets
$991,969
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $243,134
5.9%
Program Services $3,801,720
92.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $78,349
1.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $321,695
9.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,445,758
42.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,350,904
Total Liabilities $358,935
Net Assets $991,969
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Pamela M Brown (Executive Di) $116,935 $0 $0
Effie Jenkins Smith (Chief Academ) $104,596 $0 $0
Natalie Williams (Chief Financ) $100,164 $0 $0
Dr Charles Ingram (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Venita Martin Andrews (President) $0 $0 $0
Dr William Bill Adkis Sr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Wiley Brown (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Taylor (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,894,145
Expenses
$2,667,205
Net Income
$226,940
Net Assets
$270,198
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $156,113
5.4%
Program Services $2,693,903
93.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $44,129
1.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $106,250
4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,528,884
57.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $834,623
Total Liabilities $564,425
Net Assets $270,198
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Natalie Williams (Coo) $96,250 $0 $10,000
Dr Charles Ingram (Advisor Scho) $0 $0 $0
Kevin A Jones (Advisor Fina) $0 $0 $0
Rhonda Wilkins Ferfuson (Advisor Coun) $0 $0 $0
Dr William Bill Adkis Sr (Advisor Comm) $0 $0 $0
Dr Lucretia Murphy (Advisor Gove) $0 $0 $0
Dr Jada Jumper Graves (Parrent) $0 $0 $0
Cassandra Gomes (Parent) $0 $0 $0
Carlton Orange (Chairman Of) $0 $0 $0
John Prince (Treasurer Of) $0 $0 $0
Venita Martin Andrews (Advisor, Leg) $0 $0 $0
Walter Henry (Secretary Of) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$50,000
Expenses
$70,245
Net Income
-$20,245
Net Assets
$43,258
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $50,000
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $53,258
Total Liabilities $10,000
Net Assets $43,258

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