DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $5.9M · expenses $6.0M · assets $17.2M

EIN
80-0636470
Address
4738 LA FONDA DR, LAS VEGAS, NV 89121-6815
NTEE code
B29
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2026 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated November 15, 2024 after an automatic revocation on November 15, 2024 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
School
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Mission

Discovery Charter Schools mission is to promote a safe, nurturing environment which fosters student success through community involvement, progressive educational practices, and innovative use of technology.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 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
Chris Crooks President2024 40 $0 reported 1
Emil Pehlivanov President2024 40 $0 reported 1
Jackie Salas Secretary2024 40 $0 reported 1
Amy Matthews Member2024 40 $0 reported 1
Bonnie Coffey Treasurer2024 40 $0 reported 1
Kristien Kise Member2024 40 $0 reported 1
Tracy Fletcher Member2024 40 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 74 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Crooks President40 $0$0$0 $01
Emil Pehlivanov President40 $0$0$0 $01
Jackie Salas Secretary40 $0$0$0 $01
Amy Matthews Member40 $0$0$0 $01
Bonnie Coffey Treasurer40 $0$0$0 $01
Kristien Kise Member40 $0$0$0 $01
Tracy Fletcher Member40 $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 ↗
$5,941,426$5,963,225 $17,223,671-$3,264,508 $5,829,585$0 $074-

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,714,806 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. 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
WINDSONG TR Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL”, “DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOLS” 2020-2024 5$2,665,000 2024$665,000
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$25,486 2023$25,486
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GENYOUTH INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$15,320 2024$15,320
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VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC Public charity Exact 2022 1$8,000 2022$8,000
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OBODO COLLECTIVE Public charity Exact 2022 1$1,000 2022$1,000
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OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
CLV STRONG START ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS INCNVB29 $4,331,499$4,028,740 PRINCIPAL$184,743 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
MATER ACADEMY OF NORTHERN NEVADANVB29 $7,198,831$7,971,166 BOARD VICE CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
LAS VEGAS PREPARATORYNVB29 $4,257,957$5,444,427 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEGAN JULY 2023)$60,093 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
PILOTED SCHOOLS OF NEVADA INCNVB29 $4,486,645$4,982,084 FOUNDING PRINCIPAL$134,050 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
ELKO INSTITUTE FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTNVB29 $5,001,061$4,657,323 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
TEACH LAS VEGASNVB29 $4,148,326$3,726,052 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$135,893 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
NEVADA RISE ACADEMY INCNVB29 $4,867,642$5,610,016 Executive Director$209,418 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
FUTURO ACADEMY INCORPORATEDNVB29 $7,118,071$7,942,938 Executive Director$194,031 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
BATTLE BORN ACADEMY INCNVB29 $4,398,897$3,525,741 CO-FOUNDER$129,942 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOLNYB29 $5,427,173$4,965,447 DIRECTOR$192,989 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar name
DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL GROUPNCB29 $6,557,784$7,324,015 Board Member$0 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar name
VIDA CHARTER SCHOOLPAB29 $4,818,523$4,395,508 Executive Director$166,901 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar name
TIDIOUTE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLPAB29 $6,020,412$4,906,173 CEO$200,019 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar mission
ST MARYS CHARTER SCHOOLTXB29 $4,906,259$5,262,875 PRINCIPAL$110,654 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar mission
ARARAT CHARTER SCHOOLCAB29 $6,908,919$6,691,940 Executive Dir.$207,344 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar name
LA CIMA CHARTER SCHOOLNYB29 $5,067,524$4,276,246 EXECUTIVE DI$219,027 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar name
THORNWELL CHARTER SCHOOLSCB29 $7,779,723$7,336,518 BOARD CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar mission
ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 7NYB29 $6,498,473$6,207,619 SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCE/TREASURER$553,884 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar name
BALL CHARTER SCHOOLS DOBSONAZB29 $5,156,179$4,834,017 DIRECTOR OF$148,837 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar mission
ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 2NYB29 $6,887,544$6,712,534 SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCE/TREASURER$553,884 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar name
ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5NYB29 $7,041,188$6,912,284 SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCE/TREASURER$553,884 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar name
ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 6NYB29 $7,053,860$6,989,547 SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCE/TREASURER$553,884 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar name
ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 4NYB29 $7,343,219$7,276,597 SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCE/TREASURER$553,884 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar name
ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 3NYB29 $7,377,304$7,161,244 SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCE/TREASURER$553,884 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar name
GATEWAY CHARTER SCHOOLDEB29 $5,914,861$5,269,089 HEAD OF SCHOOL$146,835 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, similar name

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).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
PETER AND CARMEN LUCIA BUCK FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$4,431,50013 22020–2024 BRASS CITY CHARTER SCHOOL; HIGHVILLE CHARTER SCHOOL INC
HASLAM FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$1,800,0001 12014–2014 EMERALD CHARTER SCHOOLS
CHARTER FUND INC Private foundation$1,700,0006 32015–2024 DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL GROUP; INNOVATION CHARTER SCHOOL INC; BREAKTHROUGH CHARTER SCHOOL
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$1,333,38516 62019–2025 HOPE CHINESE CHARTER SCHOOL; CITY VIEW CHARTER SCHOOL; GIRLS CHARTER SCHOOL INC; EMMA JEWEL CHARTER SCHOOL INC and 2 more
IMPACTASSETS INC DAF sponsor$1,000,0001 12020–2020 NEW LEGACY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$819,22030 102016–2024 BRASS CITY CHARTER SCHOOL; ERIE ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL; HOPE CHINESE CHARTER SCHOOL; NEW LEGACY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL and 6 more
LEEVER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$619,2207 12014–2020 BRASS CITY CHARTER SCHOOL
THE HASLAM 3 FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$510,0002 12017–2018 EMERALD CHARTER SCHOOLS
WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$500,0001 12022–2022 DOVE CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION
DENVER FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$468,2008 12017–2024 NEW LEGACY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC Private foundation$380,0004 12017–2025 DAMAR CHARTER SCHOOL INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WARREN COUNTY DAF sponsor$279,4469 12011–2024 TIDIOUTE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION Private foundation$243,6182 12014–2016 NEW LEGACY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
BUSH FOUNDATION Private foundation$235,0002 12020–2021 THE AVALON CHARTER SCHOOL
TR U/W MARIAN W OTTLEY WATERTOWN Private foundation$235,0004 12014–2017 BRASS CITY CHARTER SCHOOL

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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 · $5,963,225 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $5,963,225$5,963,225-- 100.0%
Total$5,963,225100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2021$0$01
Largest awards · 0 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated

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