KIPP DC Public Schools

Legal name: Kipp Dc Public Charter Schools

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
742974642
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2022655477
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$263,067,055
Expenses
$248,884,064
Assets
$519,296,251
Liabilities
$308,206,765

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

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SUSAN SCHAEFFLER (MEMBER, CEO)
  • SHANNON HODGE (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • SUSAN SCHAEFFLER (MEMBER, CEO): $400,772 total reported compensation
  • SHANNON HODGE (PRESIDENT): $312,274 total reported compensation
  • SUSAN TOTH (SUPERINTENDENT): $294,279 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. What support roles exist within KIPP regions or at the KIPP Foundation? There are several support roles that are critical to the overall KIPP DC mission of providing the best education to children in Washington, D.C. You can join the KIPP DC team in a support role on the school level, at the KIPP DC headquarters, or within the KIPP Foundation. If you are interested in working with KIPP DC or the KIPP Foundation, check the Apply Now page to view our current job openings.

What it reported doing in 2024

In addition to providing academically rigorous and joy-filled learning environments, kipp dc offers two critical programs central to the goal of supporting students and alumni pursuing the paths they choose: kipp forward and the capital teaching residency. Kipp forward supports students and alumni as they pursue their chosen paths by helping them navigate application and enrollment processes, access scholarships and financial aid, and connect with counselors and advisors for guidance through college, career, and beyond. The capital teaching residency is an award-winning teacher training program that builds a strong pipeline of highly effective educators in the district of columbia.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 85% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.6%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 88.3%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $58.93 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.4%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.09; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.59; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 81.6% of revenue deployed · 88.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 15 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $219.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $401K · 26 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $27.7M reported
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 11 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.