GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

B29

Classification

2000

Street

4800 CORPORATE CT

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 · 2023

• GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS A TK-8 PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE GREATER ARVIN AND SHAFTER COMMUNITY, SERVING STUDENTS WHO ARE AT RISK OF UNDERPERFORMING ON STATE ASSESSMENTS. OUR MISSION IS TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR STUDENTS IN THE RURAL AREAS OF KERN COUNTY BY CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE AND WELL-BEING. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A NURTURING AND RIGOROUS LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO EXCEED THEIR POTENTIAL AND PREPARES THEM FOR A LIFETIME OF SUCCESS.EACH YEAR, GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENROLLS APPROXIMATELY 80 STUDENTS IN TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN (TK) AND 176 STUDENTS PER GRADE FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE. THE SCHOOL AIMS TO EDUCATE A TOTAL OF 1,664 STUDENTS ANNUALLY ACROSS TWO SCHOOL SITES, SERVING GRADES TK-8 AT EACH LOCATION.GROW PUBLIC SCHOOL'S VISION IS TO PROVIDE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH A CHOICE IN EDUCATION THAT LEADS TO A LIFE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS. OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT IS NOT ONLY COLLEGE-READY BUT ALSO FULLY PREPARED FOR THE CHALLENGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION. WE AIM TO EQUIP STUDENTS WITH STRONG ACADEMIC SKILLS, AS WELL AS A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING, FOSTERING WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUALS READY TO THRIVE IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE.AT GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE HOLD OUR STUDENTS TO HIGH EXPECTATIONS. OUR CURRICULUM IS BOTH CHALLENGING AND SUPPORTIVE, PUSHING STUDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH CONTENT ACROSS VARIOUS DISCIPLINES WHILE FOSTERING A LOVE OF LEARNING. WE EMPHASIZE THE INTEGRATION OF HUMANITIES AND STEM EDUCATION, ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY, COLLABORATE, AND EXPLORE REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE. CENTRAL TO OUR ACADEMIC APPROACH IS PERSONALIZED LEARNING, WHICH ALLOWS US TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH STUDENT THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION IN OUR LEARNING LAB. IN ADDITION, OUR DAILY LITERACY BLOCK ENSURES THAT EVERY STUDENT RECEIVES DEDICATED TIME TO BUILD ESSENTIAL READING AND WRITING SKILLS, WHICH ARE CRUCIAL FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS ACROSS ALL SUBJECTS. A KEY FEATURE OF GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS OUR FOCUS ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THROUGH OUR EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD PROGRAM, STUDENTS ENGAGE IN HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT CONNECT THEM TO THE PROCESS OF GROWING HEALTHY FOOD IN THE GARDEN AND PREPARING IT IN THE KITCHEN. THIS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING MODEL NOT ONLY TEACHES STUDENTS ABOUT NUTRITION AND HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES BUT ALSO EMPOWERS THEM TO MAKE POSITIVE DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH THAT CAN HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND OVERALL WELL-BEING. BY INCORPORATING THESE PRINCIPLES INTO THE SCHOOL DAY, WE AIM TO EQUIP STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO THRIVE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. AT GROW PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WE BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION GOES BEYOND THE SCHOOL SITES. BY CULTIVATING A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY, FOSTERING A COMMITMENT TO LIFELONG LEARNING, AND PRIORITIZING OVERALL WELL-BEING, WE AIM TO EQUIP OUR STUDENTS TO BE RESILIENT, CAPABLE, AND PREPARED TO FACE ANY CHALLENGES AHEAD. WE TAKE IMMENSE PRIDE IN OUR ROLE IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF BOTH OUR STUDENTS AND THE BROADER KERN COUNTY COMMUNITY. THROUGH OUR UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION, AND STUDENT SUCCESS, WE ARE NOT MERELY CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP, WE ARE PAVING THE WAY FOR A BRIGHTER, MORE PROSPEROUS FUTURE. THIS COMMITMENT IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR MISSION: TO EMPOWER EVERY STUDENT TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL AND BECOME THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW.

  Expenses $32,285,265 · Revenue $232,434

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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

• 2023

  Revenue

  $38,615,732

  Expenses

  $36,889,617

  Contributions

  $37,545,116

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $32,247,749

  Expenses

  $31,651,399

  Contributions

  $31,980,712

  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

  $28,189,186

  Expenses

  $22,248,776

  Assets (EOY)

  $21,571,622

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $23,549,288

  Expenses

  $19,071,644

  Assets (EOY)

  $14,803,093

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $19,855,564

  Expenses

  $18,217,667

  Assets (EOY)

  $10,004,389

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $18,335,443

  Expenses

  $17,052,015

  Assets (EOY)

  $7,986,820

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,130,472

  Expenses

  $7,655,415

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,227,691

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $6,682,644

  Expenses

  $6,183,841

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,796,421

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,882,537

  Expenses

  $4,771,211

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,369,928

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $3,451,320

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,646,178

• 2011 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $3,198,359

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,102,603

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.

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

• CHARTER FUND INC

  $850,000

  2024 · CHARTER SCHOOL GROWTH

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.

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