Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Basis Charter Schools 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: Education N.E.C. (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.
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$172M (2023)

Expenses
$162M (2023)

Total Assets
$331M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$371M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits 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.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$171,578,829
Expenses
$162,359,016
Net Income
$9,219,813
Net Assets
-$40,004,869
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $18,935,885
11.0%
Program Services $151,294,217
88.2%
Investment Income $794,769
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $553,958
0.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $134,250
0.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $80,781,990
49.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $330,692,893
Total Liabilities $370,697,762
Net Assets -$40,004,869
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Deanna Rowe (Executive Di) $139,781 $46,594 $15,054
Craig Barrett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Don Budinger (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Shelly M Esque (Director/Tre) $0 $0 $0
Terry Sarvas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mittida Raksanaves (Director) $0 $0 $0
Victoria Rico (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$158,140,974
Expenses
$151,574,712
Net Income
$6,566,262
Net Assets
-$49,285,050
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $14,778,083
9.3%
Program Services $141,653,653
89.6%
Investment Income $1,115,787
0.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $593,451
0.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $130,313
0.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $75,082,465
49.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $315,557,724
Total Liabilities $364,842,774
Net Assets -$49,285,050
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Deanna Rowe (Executive Di) $130,039 $43,346 $12,639
Craig Barrett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Don Budinger (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Shelly M Esque (Director/Tre) $0 $0 $0
Terry Sarvas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mittida Raksanaves (Director) $0 $0 $0
Victoria Rico (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$144,837,590
Expenses
$143,245,574
Net Income
$1,592,016
Net Assets
-$55,442,813
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,680,305
8.8%
Program Services $131,285,453
90.6%
Investment Income $661,829
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $210,003
0.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $125,625
0.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $70,907,544
49.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $320,752,244
Total Liabilities $376,195,057
Net Assets -$55,442,813
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Deanna Rowe (Executive Di) $125,625 $31,528 $7,875
Craig Barrett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Don Budinger (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Shelly M Esque (Director/Tre) $0 $0 $0
Terry Sarvas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mittida Raksanaves (Director) $0 $0 $0
Victoria Rico (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$142,722,059
Expenses
$144,070,612
Net Income
-$1,348,553
Net Assets
-$56,122,603
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,229,138
5.1%
Program Services $133,509,863
93.5%
Investment Income $1,368,963
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $614,095
0.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $121,483
0.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $70,895,670
49.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $317,039,937
Total Liabilities $373,162,540
Net Assets -$56,122,603
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Deanna Rowe (Executive Di) $111,215 $38,438 $10,268
Craig Barrett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Don Budinger (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
John Morton (Treasurer L) $0 $0 $0
Shelly M Esque (Director/Tre) $0 $0 $0
Terry Sarvas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Twist (Director Le) $0 $0 $0
Mittida Raksanves (Director) $0 $0 $0
Victoria Rico (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$141,166,467
Expenses
$145,330,233
Net Income
-$4,163,766
Net Assets
-$54,262,355
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,927,759
5.6%
Program Services $131,422,381
93.1%
Investment Income $1,548,022
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $268,305
0.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $121,921
0.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $70,050,128
48.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $323,769,739
Total Liabilities $378,032,094
Net Assets -$54,262,355
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Deanna Rowe (Executive Di) $121,921 $0 $1,970
John Morton (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Don Budinger (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Terry Sarvas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Twist (Director) $0 $0 $0
Craig Barrett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Shelly M Esque (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mittida Raksanves (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$118,944,634
Expenses
$125,637,337
Net Income
-$6,692,703
Net Assets
-$49,095,635
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,778,656
8.2%
Program Services $104,262,027
87.7%
Investment Income $898,757
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $23,251
0.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,981,943
3.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $104,608
0.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $60,227,301
47.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $347,922,259
Total Liabilities $397,017,894
Net Assets -$49,095,635
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Deanna Rowe (Executive Di) $114,269 $0 $7,941
John Morton (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Don Budinger (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Terry Sarvas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Twist (Director) $0 $0 $0
Craig Barrett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Shelly M Esque (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mittida Raksanves (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$102,149,119
Expenses
$107,589,999
Net Income
-$5,440,880
Net Assets
-$36,774,521
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,442,681
6.3%
Program Services $91,917,611
90.0%
Investment Income $189,417
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $127,253
0.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,472,157
3.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $29,960
0.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $51,884,156
48.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $252,575,664
Total Liabilities $289,350,185
Net Assets -$36,774,521

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$85,472,876
Expenses
$87,202,174
Net Income
-$1,729,298
Net Assets
-$26,943,900
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,822,882
11.5%
Program Services $72,787,154
85.2%
Investment Income $129,680
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $22,393
0.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,710,767
3.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $41,916,898
48.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $221,474,552
Total Liabilities $248,418,452
Net Assets -$26,943,900
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Morton (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Don Budinger (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Terry Sarvas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Twist (Director) $0 $0 $0
Craig Barrett (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Shelly M Esque (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mittida Raksanves (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Block (Director) $0 $0 $0
Clint Bolick (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$68,542,282
Expenses
$72,760,280
Net Income
-$4,217,998
Net Assets
-$15,292,723
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,973,334
11.6%
Program Services $56,337,747
82.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $61,564
0.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,169,637
6.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $29,722,235
40.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $175,632,228
Total Liabilities $190,924,951
Net Assets -$15,292,723
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Craig Barrett (President) $0 $0 $0
John Morton (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Don Budinger (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Michael Block (Director) $0 $0 $0
Clint Bolick (Director) $0 $0 $0
Terry Sarvas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Twist (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$51,832,726
Expenses
$56,272,572
Net Income
-$4,439,846
Net Assets
-$6,545,733
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,818,865
9.3%
Program Services $42,340,984
81.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $2,316,877
4.5%
Sales of Assets -$56,853
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,412,853
4.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $21,251,988
37.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $156,239,005
Total Liabilities $162,784,738
Net Assets -$6,545,733
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Craig Barrett (President) $0 $0 $0
John Morton (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Block (Director) $0 $0 $0
Clint Bolick (Director) $0 $0 $0
Terry Sarvas (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Twist (Director) $0 $0 $0
Don Budinger (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$35,252,313
Expenses
$38,120,862
Net Income
-$2,868,549
Net Assets
-$2,105,887
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,430,494
6.9%
Program Services $32,775,188
93.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $1,601,672
4.5%
Sales of Assets -$2,821,029
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,265,988
3.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $15,526,803
40.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $122,130,586
Total Liabilities $124,236,473
Net Assets -$2,105,887

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$27,475,260
Expenses
$26,686,992
Net Income
$788,268
Net Assets
$762,664
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,457,224
5.3%
Program Services $24,881,397
90.6%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $1,063,276
3.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $73,363
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $12,053,754
45.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $89,059,002
Total Liabilities $88,296,338
Net Assets $762,664

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,308,637
Expenses
$13,676,409
Net Income
$632,228
Net Assets
-$25,604
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,440,058
10.1%
Program Services $11,759,106
82.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $463,203
3.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $646,270
4.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,065,302
44.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $44,693,873
Total Liabilities $44,719,477
Net Assets -$25,604

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »