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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by I DREAM BIG ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 1 June 2026. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$397,019 changed to $1,791,786
Total expenses
$114,879 changed to $1,647,180
Contributions and grants received
$394,167 changed to $1,791,786
Program service revenue
$2,852 changed to $0
Total assets, end of year
$321,887 changed to $3,887,636
Total liabilities, end of year
$39,747 changed to $3,460,890
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$282,140 changed to $426,746
Program services expenses
$101,093 changed to $1,449,517
Management and general expenses
$13,786 changed to $197,663
Program service expenses (Part III)
$101,093 changed to $1,449,517

Listed only on the earlier return

  • John Tidwell

Totals

Total revenue
$1,791,786
Total expenses
$1,647,180
Contributions and grants received
$1,791,786
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,887,636
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,460,890
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$426,746
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,449,517
Management and general expenses
$197,663
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,449,517

Program services were 88.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,388,502

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $403,284

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $97,722 · program services $85,995 · management and general $11,727

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $670,774 · program services $590,281 · management and general $80,493

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $35,428 · program services $31,177 · management and general $4,251

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $59,846 · program services $52,664 · management and general $7,182

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $8,530 · program services $7,506 · management and general $1,024

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $35,958 · program services $31,643 · management and general $4,315

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,802 · program services $5,986 · management and general $816

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $34,414 · program services $30,285 · management and general $4,129

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $61,623 · program services $54,228 · management and general $7,395

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,596 · program services $1,404 · management and general $192

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,045 · program services $1,800 · management and general $245

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $20,358 · program services $17,915 · management and general $2,443

  • 17 · Travel

    total $26,800 · program services $23,584 · management and general $3,216

  • 20 · Interest

    total $42,414 · program services $37,324 · management and general $5,090

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,021 · program services $2,658 · management and general $363

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,689 · program services $4,126 · management and general $563

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $332,350 · program services $292,468 · management and general $39,882

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $186,986 · program services $164,548 · management and general $22,438

  • 24c · Other expenses: FOOD SERVICES

    total $10,692 · program services $9,409 · management and general $1,283

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

    total $4,000 · program services $3,520 · management and general $480

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,132 · program services $996 · management and general $136

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $297,720 · end of year $507,075

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $24,167 · end of year $284,267

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $55,441

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,200

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $54,241

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $3,042,053

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $39,747 · end of year $644,337

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $2,523,386

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $293,167

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $282,140 · end of year $426,746

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AT I DREAM BIG CHARTER, WE INSPIRE EVERY LEARNER TO RECOGNIZE THEIR UNIQUE GIFTS, RELENTLESSLY PURSUE THEIR DREAMS, AND BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES. WE REMOVE BARRIERS TO SUCCESS, STRENGTHEN ACADEMIC, CAREER AND PERSONAL READINESS, AND STRETCH THE LIMITS OF STUDENT POTENTIAL THROUGH RIGOROUS ACADEMICS, REAL-WORLD LEARNING EXPERIENCES, MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS, AND PURPOSE-DRIVEN EXPLORATION.

  • AT I DREAM BIG CHARTER, WE ENVISION A FUTURE WHERE EVERY STUDENT DISCOVERS THEIR UNIQUE TALENTS, PURSUES THEIR ASPIRATIONS WITH DETERMINATION, AND EMERGES AS A CONFIDENT LEADER READY TO MAKE MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. THROUGH OUR GROUNDBREAKING PARTNERSHIP WITH STILLMAN COLLEGE, WE PROVIDE A DYNAMIC EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT BLENDS RIGOROUS ACADEMICS WITH REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES, FOSTERING INNOVATION, RESILIENCE, AND A LIFELONG PASSION FOR LEARNING.

    Expenses $1,449,517

  • N/A

  • N/A

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Corey Savage

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Susan Cooper

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Charisse Stokes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Ira Hodges

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Brad Newman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Freddie Washington

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Shernay Wells

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Michele Coley

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Victoria Boman

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Latanya Collier

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jessica Sanders

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brandon Davis

    ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Dr Lucretia Prince

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Dr Angela Lang

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $123,067
    From this org
    $123,067
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • I DREAM BIG FOUNDATION INC

    OBTAIN FINANCING FOR THE ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT OF SCHOOL FACILITIES · AL · income $0 · assets $3,160,745

    Directly controlled by I DREAM BIG ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
3 August 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202602179349300230

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