- Revenue 2024
- $16,715,289
- Expenses 2024
- $16,530,505
Program services were 66.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- B29
- Classification
- 2000
- Street
- 3980 MEADOWS DR
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SEE PART I, LINE 1
Activities or mission (Part I)
SEE SCHEDULE OUNITED SCHOOLS OF INDIANAPOLIS (USI) IS A NETWORK OF TUITION-FREE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS FOUNDED ON THE CORE KNOWLEDGE CURRICULUM. THE SCHOOLS ARE OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS. THE CORE FOCUS IS TO PROVIDE AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATION FOR OUR CHILDREN EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM, CORE VALUES, AND BEHAVIORS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE.
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AVONDALE MEADOWS ACADEMY, INC. DBA UNITED SCHOOLS OF INDIANAPOLIS (USI) OPERATES THREE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. THE FIRST, AVONDALE MEADOWS ACADEMY ("AMA"), WAS FOUNDED TO SERVE STUDENTS IN THE AVONDALE MEADOWS COMMUNITY OF INDIANAPOLIS WHO OTHERWISE DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IT OPENED IN 2006 UNDER THE NAME CHALLENGE FOUNDATION ACADEMY. IN SPRING 2014, AMA CHANGED THE NAME TO AVONDALE MEADOWS ACADEMY TO REFLECT THE TIES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. AMA IN GRADES K-5. IN FALL 2014, USI OPENED A SECOND SCHOOL, VISION ACADEMY @ RIVERSIDE ("VAR"), ON THE WEST SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS. VAR SERVES GRADES K - 8 AND IS NEAR ITS CAPACITY OF 460 STUDENTS. IN FALL 2017, USI OPENED AVONDALE MEADOWS MIDDLE SCHOOL (AMM) IN AN EXPANSION TO THE CURRENT AMA FACILITY. AMMS HAS THE CAPACITY TO SERVE 300 STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-8. CURRENTLY, THEIR ENROLLMENT IS 165.ALL USI SCHOOLS ARE TUITION-FREE QUALITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS AND THEIR WORK IS DRIVEN BY THEIR MISSION TO ENSURE EVERY STUDENT REALIZES THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BY PROVIDING EACH STUDENT WITH WHAT HE/SHE NEEDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
Expenses $11,031,297 · Revenue $36,190
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Abby McDonoughABBY MCDONOUGH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Will ZinkWILL ZINK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jetta VaughnJETTA VAUGHN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jacob CrouchJACOB CROUCH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bill HarrisBILL HARRIS
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sarah LoftonSARAH LOFTON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ross RidgeROSS RIDGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carlson ElliotCARLSON ELLIOT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marielle RujevcamMARIELLE RUJEVCAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Darius AdamsonDARIUS ADAMSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (START MARCH 2025)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Kelly HerronKELLY HERRON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (END MARCH 2025)
- Total calculated
- $203,980
- From this org
- $188,436
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,544
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $188,436
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,544
- Filer's total
- $203,980
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Janie SeiversJANIE SEIVERS
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS
- Total calculated
- $145,797
- From this org
- $138,287
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,510
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Carvis Herron JrCARVIS HERRON JR
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $133,512
- From this org
- $126,081
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,431
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Aunye HockettAUNYE HOCKETT
PRINCIPAL OF AMA
- Total calculated
- $136,823
- From this org
- $121,739
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,084
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Mark SimonMARK SIMON
PRINCIPAL OF AMMS
- Total calculated
- $120,608
- From this org
- $120,088
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $520
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Kristen StrattonKRISTEN STRATTON
DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES
- Total calculated
- $145,628
- From this org
- $120,068
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,560
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Kandis PearsonKANDIS PEARSON
DIRECTOR OF ACADEMICS
- Total calculated
- $124,955
- From this org
- $118,617
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,338
- 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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
-
2024
- Revenue
- $16,715,289
- Expenses
- $16,530,505
- Contributions
- $16,443,733
- Grants paid
- $0
-
2023
- Revenue
- $23,578,579
- Expenses
- $15,938,509
- Contributions
- $23,524,880
- Grants paid
- $0
-
2022
- Revenue
- $15,755,110
- Expenses
- $15,672,822
- Contributions
- $15,689,384
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
-
2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $14,362,990
- Expenses
- $13,929,300
- Assets (EOY)
- $23,354,036
-
2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $13,496,090
- Expenses
- $12,486,945
- Assets (EOY)
- $23,232,251
-
2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,740,705
- Expenses
- $11,845,699
- Assets (EOY)
- $23,334,594
-
2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,549,156
- Expenses
- $11,932,335
- Assets (EOY)
- $22,643,511
-
2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,150,764
- Expenses
- $11,383,217
- Assets (EOY)
- $23,769,885
-
2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,006,656
- Expenses
- $9,443,778
- Assets (EOY)
- $23,785,906
-
2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,378,883
- Expenses
- $8,687,982
- Assets (EOY)
- $16,618,543
-
2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $5,110,816
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,196,784
-
2011 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $4,664,553
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,553,182
-
2010 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $4,300,892
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,277,447
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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$306,000
2023 THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST UNITED SCHOOLS OF INDIANAPOLIS IN FURTHERING ITS EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES UNDER CODE SECTION 501(C)(3). SPECIFICALLY, THE MIND TRUST WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO INCREASE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMMING AND IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES THROUGH HIGH-DOSAGE TUTORING.
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$90,600
2022 SEE ATTACHED
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$42,500
2024 SCHOOL SUPPORT AWARD
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2022 EDUCATION
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$6,000
2023 Classroom Sponsorship Renewal
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2024 INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY OF YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS TO CHILDREN IN NEED.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared as related by
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THE MEADOWS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC C/O KOSENE & KOSENE
On its 2023 return
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.