Nonprofit · EIN 46-1413472
VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES
Tax-exempt · NASHVILLE, TN 37211
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $32,893,097 | $35,143,730 | -$2,250,633 | $53,043,670 | $33,954,177 | $19,089,493 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $36,633,625 | $34,960,243 | $1,673,382 | $56,013,716 | $34,673,590 | $21,340,126 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $35,249,973 | $33,731,164 | $1,518,809 | $53,385,701 | $33,718,957 | $19,666,744 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $30,849,684
- of which government grants
- $28,902,331
- Program service revenue
- $1,705,637
- Investment income
- $328,813
- Other revenue
- $8,963
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $418,553
- Other salaries and wages
- $18,170,573
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $24,211,395
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $64,285
- Accounting fees
- $167,814
- Occupancy
- $483,007
- Travel
- $82,146
- Depreciation
- $1,720,846
- Program services (functional)
- $31,377,070
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,688,795
- Fundraising (functional)
- $77,865
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $56,013,716
- Total assets, end of year
- $53,043,670
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $33,954,177
- Net assets, end of year
- $19,089,493
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $35,707,171
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $16,577,938
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,511,555
- Gross receipts
- $32,893,097
- Employees
- 294
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 2012
- State of legal domicile
- TN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT DICKSON | CEO Officer | 60 | $249,550 | $51,286 |
| JAMES DICKSON | CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 60 | $178,363 | $42,163 |
| MEGHAN LITTLE | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $176,707 | $41,951 |
| THOMAS BRANCH | COO Key employee | 60 | $169,754 | $41,617 |
| JAMES GUTTER | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,560 | $32,135 |
| TRAVIS COMMONS | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SHARING & LEARNING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $158,014 | $28,068 |
| KAITLIN TROY SCHAREIN | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SHARING AND LEARNING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,600 | $31,672 |
| BRANDI KELLETT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM JACKSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT NICHOLSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RASCOE DEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CASEY DUHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTINA MUNOZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT DICKSON | CEO Officer | 60 | $250,007 | $52,068 |
| JAMES DICKSON | CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 60 | $182,616 | $43,753 |
| THOMAS BRANCH | COO Key employee | 60 | $176,268 | $42,970 |
| MEGHAN LITTLE | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $174,507 | $42,753 |
| TRAVIS COMMONS | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SHARI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,558 | $28,889 |
| ALESHA HARMON | CHIEF DEI OFIICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $159,716 | $23,599 |
| LISA M STONE | DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP DEVPT. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,414 | $38,916 |
| BRANDI KELLETT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM JACKSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT NICHOLSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RASCOE DEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CASEY DUHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTINA MUNOZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT DICKSON | CEO Officer | 60 | $231,720 | $56,450 |
| JAMES DICKSON | CHIEF CULTURE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 60 | $168,683 | $48,598 |
| THOMAS BRANCH | COO Key employee | 60 | $160,233 | $47,546 |
| MEGHAN LITTLE | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $159,680 | $47,477 |
| SARAH GIBLIN | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHOO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $169,946 | $32,329 |
| TRAVIS COMMONS | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SHARING & LEARNING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,163 | $30,114 |
| ALESHA HARMON | CHIEF DEI OFIICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,315 | $28,969 |
| BRANDI KELLETT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM JACKSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT NICHOLSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RASCOE DEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CASEY DUHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTINA MUNOZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4527 NOLENSVILLE PIKE, NASHVILLE, TN 37211-4732
- In care of
- % TODD DICKSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- THOMAS BRANCH, 4527 NOLENSVILLE PIKE, NASHVILLE, TN 37211
- Signed the 990
- THOMAS BRANCH, COO
- Phone
- (615) 823-7982
- Website
- WWW.VALORCOLLEGIATE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC
Mission
TO PREPARE A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND TO LIVE INSPIRED AND PURPOSEFUL LIVES. OUR SCHOLARS WILL GRADUATE WITH ACADEMIC SKILLS, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS, AND POSITIVE CHARACTER STRENGTHS THAT RIVAL THE OUTCOMES OF THE BEST SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES OPERATES TWO CHARTER SCHOOLS IN SOUTH NASHVILLE, VALOR FLAGSHIP ACADEMY AND VALOR VOYAGER ACADEMY. FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, VALOR SERVED APPROXIMATELY 1,900 5TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE SCHOLARS. VALOR BELIEVES THAT IN ORDER TO LIVE INSPIRED, PURPOSEFUL LIVES SCHOLARS MUST DEVELOP SHARP MINDS, BIG HEARTS, A NOBLE PURPOSE, AND ALIGNED ACTIONS. BY HARNESSING THE POWER OF DIVERSITY, VALOR TEACHES SCHOLARS ABOUT THE VALUE OF PERSPECTIVE, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND THROUGH A BALANCE OF ACADEMIC RIGOR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FROM THE 1:1 LAPTOP TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM TO EXPEDITIONS TO MENTOR GROUPS TO USE THE VALOR COMPASS THROUGHOUT, VALOR TEACHERS AND STAFF GUIDE SCHOLARS TO ACHIEVEMENT IN ALL SUBJECT AREAS, AND TOWARD LIVING PURPOSEFUL, INSPIRED LIVES. VALOR TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST - COMMITTED TO CONSTANTLY REFINING THEIR OWN SKILLS AND MEETING SCHOLARS WHERE THEY ARE.Expenses $31,377,070 · revenue $1,705,637
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
- 46-1413472
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B29)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $53,043,670
- Income (IRS master file)
- $32,893,097
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $32,893,097 | $35,143,730 | $53,043,670 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $36,633,625 | $34,960,243 | $56,013,716 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $35,249,973 | $33,731,164 | $53,385,701 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $33,685,362 | $29,564,439 | $51,710,214 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 46-1413472).
Questions about VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES
- What is the EIN of VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES is 46-1413472.
- Is VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES 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 VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES 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 VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES 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 VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names THOMAS BRANCH.
- Who are the officers and directors of VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $249,550 (ROBERT DICKSON, CEO).
- How much revenue does VALOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $32,893,097, expenses of $35,143,730 and total assets of $53,043,670 at year end.
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