Nonprofit · EIN 38-3709149
VALLEY INQUIRY CHARTER SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · SALEM, OR 97305
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,626,495 | $1,606,237 | $20,258 | $1,710,710 | $5,382 | $1,705,328 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,838,500 | $1,576,024 | $262,476 | $1,674,003 | $8,079 | $1,665,924 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,319,057 | $1,805,773 | $513,284 | $1,426,606 | $23,158 | $1,403,448 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $93,948
- Program service revenue
- $1,479,500
- Investment income
- $53,047
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $115,286
- Other salaries and wages
- $622,595
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $970,423
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $28,363
- Occupancy
- $774
- Travel
- $4,203
- Depreciation
- $21,639
- Program services (functional)
- $1,436,544
- Management and general (functional)
- $169,693
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,674,003
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,710,710
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,382
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,705,328
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $201,351
- Gross receipts
- $1,626,495
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- OR
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LACEY MCNAY | PRINCIPAL Officer | 40 | $53,000 | $3,875 |
| TERRY ROHSE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BJ FOSTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMMI CARRIERE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ED AUSTIN | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN STATEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL KRUSE | MEMBER-AT-LARGE (FROM 3/2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY SINCLAIR | MEMBER-AT-LARGE (FROM 3/2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRICK WILLIAMS | MEMBER-AT-LARGE (FROM 3/2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN ADAMS | PRINCIPAL (UNTIL 7/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $61,058 | $15,772 |
| GARY ETCHEMENDY | PRINCIPAL (FROM 8/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $55,582 | $14,182 |
| TERRY ROHSE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BJ FOSTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW REYNOLDS | MEMBER-AT-LARGE (UNTIL 12/23) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE MCSMITH | SECRETARY (UNTIL 12/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMMI CARRIERE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ED AUSTIN | MEMBER-AT-LARGE (FROM 11/23) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN STATEN | TREASURER (FROM 11/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSE PAYNE | FORMER PRINCIPAL Former | 0 | $18,679 | $62,252 | $26,611 |
| CRAIG HARLOW | PRINCIPAL THROUGH MARCH 2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $65,650 | $29,540 |
| TERRY ROHSE | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BJ FOSTER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES CARTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN SLOUGH | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW REYNOLDS | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE MCSMITH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMMI CARRIERE | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5774 HAZELGREEN RD NE, SALEM, OR 97305-9576
- In care of
- % PAUL HOWARD PRES
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CAMMI CARRIERE, 5774 HAZELGREEN ROAD NE, SALEM, OR 97305
- Signed the 990
- CAMMI CARRIERE, BOARD CHAIR
- Phone
- (503) 399-3150
- Website
- WWW.VALLEYINQUIRY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- REDW LLC
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES CAN SHARE IN THE JOY AND DISCOVERY OF EACH DAY; ACQUIRE THE SKILLS TO APPROACH NEW PROBLEMS THOUGHTFULLY AND CREATIVELY; DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OTHER CULTURES AND TRADITIONS; AND BECOME ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- VALLEY INQUIRY CHARTER SCHOOL IS A KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH-GRADE PUBLIC SCHOOL OF 161 STUDENTS IN SALEM, OREGON. AS A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, ADMISSION IS OPEN TO ANY STUDENT IN THE SALEM-KEIZER SCHOOL DISTRICT THROUGH A LOTTERY SYSTEM. ADMISSION IS FREE.VALLEY INQUIRY FOCUSES ON AN INQUIRY-BASED APPROACH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING. THIS MEANS THAT STUDENTS HAVE AGENCY OVER THEIR LEARNING, WITH TEACHERS SERVING MORE AS GUIDES TO HELP THEM AS THEY INQUIRE INTO THE WORLDS AROUND THEM.VALLEY INQUIRY EMPHASIZES INTERNATIONALISM, MULTICULTURALISM, AND GLOBAL-MINDEDNESS. WE EMBRACE DIVERSITY AS AN IMPORTANT CONSTRUCT THAT HELPS TO SHAPE THE WORLD AROUND US.VALLEY INQUIRY CREATES A SOLID AND CHALLENGING CURRICULUM THAT IS ENRICHED BY MUSIC, SPANISH INSTRUCTION, AND THE ARTS.VALLEY INQUIRY IS A SMALL, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT ROOTED IN THE IB ATTRIBUTES THAT HELP DEFINE US AS AN IB COMMUNITY.Expenses $1,436,544 · revenue $1,479,500
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-3709149
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B29)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,710,710
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,626,495
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,626,495 | $1,606,237 | $1,710,710 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,838,500 | $1,576,024 | $1,674,003 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,319,057 | $1,805,773 | $1,426,606 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,849,534 | $1,806,381 | $917,822 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-3709149).
Questions about VALLEY INQUIRY CHARTER SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of VALLEY INQUIRY CHARTER SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VALLEY INQUIRY CHARTER SCHOOL is 38-3709149.
- Is VALLEY INQUIRY CHARTER SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to VALLEY INQUIRY CHARTER SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VALLEY INQUIRY CHARTER SCHOOL file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of VALLEY INQUIRY CHARTER SCHOOL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VALLEY INQUIRY CHARTER SCHOOL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of VALLEY INQUIRY CHARTER SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CAMMI CARRIERE.
- Who are the officers and directors of VALLEY INQUIRY CHARTER SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $53,000 (LACEY MCNAY, PRINCIPAL).
- How much revenue does VALLEY INQUIRY CHARTER SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,626,495, expenses of $1,606,237 and total assets of $1,710,710 at year end.
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