BaseCamp305

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
843029872
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Miami Beach, FL, USA
Phone
3054483900
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Primary, Elementary Schools

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$969,978
Expenses
$3,034,225
Assets
$8,923,297
Liabilities
$63,228

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEFFRY BAUM (DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHELLE ARISSO (SENIOR TEACHER/CURRICULUM ADVISOR): $114,385 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

BaseCamp305 is an innovative, small private school in the South of Fifth Street neighborhood in Miami Beach, focused on creating an environment where children love to learn.

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule obasecamp305 serves qualified students by creating a world-class curriculum heavily focused on science, technology, math, and social responsilbility. Problem solving, critical thinking, teamwork, communication and ethics are core elements of daily projects.basecamp305 emphasizes science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics ("steam"). The steam curriculum is focused on developing organized and analytical thinking, as well as problem-solving skills. Basecamp305 emphasizes a hands-on approach to learning that focuses on the processes and techniques of discovery. The curriculum is designed to offer students a foundation in the scientific and design processes. Classes are conducted by highly qualified and experienced educators. Basecamp305 is a primary school dedicated to the curiosity and learning of highly-gifted students in miami beach, Florida. Class sizes are small during basecamp305's initial years with a low student to teacher ratio. The majority of the student base is full time residents of miami beach, Florida. Preference will be given to children residing south of 30th street in miami beach, Florida, as well as to children of families that have a past, current or future association to airwatch or onetrust. In its sixth year, basecamp305 educated pre-k to fourth grade students, serving 23 local children plus two visiting children. The school maintains small, mixed-age classes and expanded to include after-school enrichment activities in art, music, robotics, and cooking. Students supported local charities with fundraising through physical education achievements. Recent upgrades include six 3d printers, new robots, and ai software. Notably, students placed fourth nationally in a stem robotics competition with over 500 teams. In 2025-2026, the school will add a second campus for upper elementary (grades 3-5), starting with 5-6 students per grade and growing up to 10-12. Lower elementary will continue to serve pre-k to 2nd grade with 6-8 students per grade.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 89% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 49
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 88.2%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 33.3%; rating input score 33; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -212.8%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.94; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.8%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 25.9% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -47.8% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 88.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $114K · 4 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $287K reported
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.