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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $16.1M · expenses $14.9M · assets $18.0M

EIN
80-0060993
Address
2740 AIRPORT DR STE 300, COLUMBUS, OH 43219-2295
NTEE code
B02
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2004 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (supporting organization) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Supporting organization, 509(a)(3)
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Mission

Educational Solutions Co, is a charter school management organization created to support educational institutions that are non-profit entities and are also IRC section 501 c3 organizations to provide educational and management products, human resources, including school personnel and management.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

9 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Dr Estella Stephens CEO Non Director2019-2024 $465,049$2,006,118 1
Dr Robert Stephens Executive Business Director2023-2024 $380,047$577,594 1
Vicki Travis Finance Director2023-2024 $124,450$213,617 1
Mohammed Omer Community Liasion2024 $166,564$166,564 1
Dr Barbra Bowers Director of Academics2023-2024 $0$143,115 1
Kimberly Williams Director of Teaching2024 $141,168$141,168 1
April Willis Director of HR2024 $93,106$93,106 1
Lloyd Knight (former) School Principal2021-2022 $78,359$200,008 1
Earnest D West III (former) Director of Development2021-2022 $76,063$187,864 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Jacqueline Kemp Director/ President2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Shonen Thomas Treasurer2021-2024 0 $0 reported 5
Irene Smith Board Member2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Michelle Raglin (former) Director/Secretary2021 0 $0 reported 1
Phillip Bradley (former) Vice President/ Treasurer2019-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Franklin Culver (former) Secretary2019-2020 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · 6 paid, $1.4M · 150 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Estella Stephens CEO Non Director40 $435,049$0$30,000 $465,0491
Dr Robert Stephens Executive Business Director40 $380,047$0$0 $380,0471
Mohammed Omer Community Liasion40 $166,564$0$0 $166,5641
Kimberly Williams Director of Teaching40 $141,168$0$0 $141,1681
Vicki Travis Finance Director40 $124,450$0$0 $124,4501
April Willis Director of HR40 $93,106$0$0 $93,1061
Jacqueline Kemp Director/ President0 $0$0$0 $01
Shonen Thomas Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $05
Irene Smith Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Dr Barbra Bowers Director of Academics40 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 4 paid, $716K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dr Estella Stephens CEO Non Director40 $286,477$0$0 $286,4771
Dr Robert Stephens Executive Business Director40 $197,547$0$0 $197,5471
Dr Barbra Bowers Director of Academics40 $143,115$0$0 $143,1151
Vicki Travis Finance Director40 $89,167$0$0 $89,1671
Jacqueline Kemp Director/ President0 $0$0$0 $01
Shonen Thomas Director/Vice President0 $0$0$0 $05
Irene Smith Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 3 paid, $566K · 100 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Estella Stephens CEO Non Director40 $411,607$0$0 $411,6071
Lloyd Knight School Principal40 $78,359$0$0 $78,3591
Earnest D West III Director of Development40 $76,063$0$0 $76,0631
Jacqueline Kemp Director/ President0 $0$0$0 $01
Shonen Thomas Director/Vice President0 $0$0$0 $05
Irene Smith Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 3 paid, $533K · 115 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Estella Stephens CEO Non Director40 $299,894$0$0 $299,8941
Lloyd Knight School Principal40 $121,649$0$0 $121,6491
Earnest D West III Director of Development40 $111,801$0$0 $111,8011
Jacqueline Kemp Director/ President0 $0$0$0 $01
Shonen Thomas Director/Vice President0 $0$0$0 $05
Michelle Raglin Director/Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $278K · 115 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Estella Stephens Director President40 $278,295$0$0 $278,2951
Phillip Bradley Vice President/ Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Franklin Culver Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $265K · 111 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Estella Stephens Director President40 $264,796$0$0 $264,7961
Phillip Bradley Vice President/ Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Franklin Culver Secretary0 $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 ↗
$16,115,148$14,949,363 $17,952,801$3,475,821 $0$16,114,939 $1,340,3841505
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,252,950$10,655,755 $9,093,501$2,312,560 $0$12,185,072 $716,30605
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,427,145$10,441,854 $3,263,365$1,220,199 $0$9,427,145 $566,0291005
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,009,179$7,171,202 $4,125,351$2,257,308 $0$7,925,099 $533,3441155
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,363,813$6,870,607 $1,303,189$1,162,473 $0$6,670,151 $278,2951155
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,476,814$6,442,521 $733,569-$1,615 $0$6,476,814 $264,7961115

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $15,000 in all, tax years 2023 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
CHARTER FUND INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “EDUCATIONAL SOLUTIONS CO” 2023 1$15,000 2023$15,000
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2024 · Form 990 · $14,949,363 spent · pay $6,920,648 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $4,964,255$4,964,255$0$0 33.2%
Other (as described)Professional and Technical $2,556,632$2,556,632$0$0 17.1%
All other expenses $2,303,725$2,303,725$0$0 15.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $1,340,384$1,340,384$0$0 9.0%
Other (as described)Property Services $746,314$746,314$0$0 5.0%
Other employee benefits $657,013$657,013$0$0 4.4%
Depreciation and depletion $572,342$572,342$0$0 3.8%
Interest $494,724$494,724$0$0 3.3%
Fees: accounting $393,818$393,818$0$0 2.6%
Other (as described)Communications $261,433$261,433$0$0 1.7%
Travel $225,620$225,620$0$0 1.5%
Other (as described)Utilities $189,701$189,701$0$0 1.3%
Fees: legal $145,708$145,708$0$0 1.0%
Insurance $138,698$138,698$0$0 0.9%
Payroll taxes $17,060$17,060$0$0 0.1%
Pension plan contributions -$58,064-$58,064$0$0 -0.4%
Total$14,949,363100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $10,655,755 spent · pay $4,745,901 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $4,745,901$4,745,901$0$0 44.5%
Other (as described)Professional and Technical $2,269,612$1,989,037$280,575$0 21.3%
All other expenses $1,322,760$1,195,394$127,366$0 12.4%
Other (as described)Property Services $594,768$594,768$0$0 5.6%
Depreciation and depletion $531,841$0$531,841$0 5.0%
Benefits paid to members $385,434$385,434-- 3.6%
Other (as described)Communications $236,601$199,868$36,733$0 2.2%
Interest $228,848$0$228,848$0 2.1%
Other (as described)Utilities $189,396$186,617$2,779$0 1.8%
Travel $150,594$42,143$108,451$0 1.4%
Total$10,655,755100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $10,441,854 spent · pay $4,726,058 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $4,335,094$3,653,761$681,333$0 41.5%
Occupancy $2,126,402$1,995,514$130,888$0 20.4%
Other (as described)Professional and Technical $1,836,720$1,539,533$297,187$0 17.6%
All other expenses $667,545$571,758$95,787$0 6.4%
Other (as described)Contract Food for Students $487,623$487,623$0$0 4.7%
Other employee benefits $393,002$393,002$0$0 3.8%
Other (as described)Utilities $173,362$173,362$0$0 1.7%
Other (as described)Communications $157,519$157,519$0$0 1.5%
Travel $76,195$16,900$59,295$0 0.7%
Fees: accounting $76,078$0$76,078$0 0.7%
Insurance $64,961$64,961$0$0 0.6%
Depreciation and depletion $49,391$49,391$0$0 0.5%
Pension plan contributions -$2,038-$2,038$0$0 -0.0%
Total$10,441,854100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $7,171,202 spent · pay $4,082,815 · grants $0 · events $35,066
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $2,766,850$2,727,668$39,182$0 38.6%
Other (as described)Professional and Technical $1,021,403$1,021,403$0$0 14.2%
All other expenses $886,157$886,157$0$0 12.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $533,344$533,344$0$0 7.4%
Occupancy $498,381$498,381$0$0 6.9%
Other (as described)Contract Food for Students $457,108$457,108$0$0 6.4%
Pension plan contributions $445,189$445,189$0$0 6.2%
Other employee benefits $337,432$337,432$0$0 4.7%
Other (as described)Utilities $148,269$148,269$0$0 2.1%
Insurance $42,003$42,003$0$0 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $35,066$35,066$0$0 0.5%
Total$7,171,202100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $6,870,607 spent · pay $3,263,693 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: disqualified persons $2,357,987$2,357,987$0$0 34.3%
All other expenses $2,147,771$2,147,771$0$0 31.3%
Pension plan contributions $627,411$627,411$0$0 9.1%
Other (as described)Professional and Technical $552,927$552,927$0$0 8.0%
Occupancy $512,420$512,420$0$0 7.5%
Other (as described)Contract Craft or Trade Services $285,199$285,199$0$0 4.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $278,295$278,295$0$0 4.1%
Other (as described)Utilities $95,730$95,730$0$0 1.4%
Other (as described)Transportation $12,867$12,867$0$0 0.2%
Total$6,870,607100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $6,442,521 spent · pay $3,990,791 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $2,985,733$2,985,733$0$0 46.3%
Other (as described)Professional and Technical $886,093$886,093$0$0 13.8%
Pension plan contributions $740,262$740,262$0$0 11.5%
All other expenses $602,767$602,767$0$0 9.4%
Occupancy $483,085$483,085$0$0 7.5%
Other (as described)Contract Craft or Trade Services $395,851$395,851$0$0 6.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $264,796$264,796$0$0 4.1%
Other (as described)Utilities $83,934$83,934$0$0 1.3%
Total$6,442,521100%

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