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Brookstone Schools of Mecklenburg County

Charlotte, North Carolina · EIN 56-2221108 · Education · tax-exempt since 2001

B

Charity Clarity grade B (score 69.8 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Graded against 58,642 education nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.13.1 months87
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.91% of practices91
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.24
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.68% from one source43
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.87.5%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.2.9%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.14not scored

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Year by year

20162017201820212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jun 2025Form 990$4.51M$5.20M−$688K$5.67M13.1109B
Jun 2024Form 990$4.20M$4.00M$194K$6.11M18.398C
Jun 2023Form 990$5.84M$3.84M$2.00M$5.64M17.688B
Jun 2022Form 990$3.68M$3.13M$558K$3.56M13.795B
Jun 2021Form 990$2.88M$2.55M$325K$3.19M15.058B
Jun 2018Form 990$2.06M$1.67M$387K$2.59M18.661A
Jun 2017Form 990$1.72M$1.42M$305K$2.14M18.155B
Jun 2016Form 990$1.76M$1.33M$436K$1.79M16.242C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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