Public Charity

Desert Star Academy

Desert Star Academy is a Public Charity headquartered in Fort Mohave, AZ. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $7.8M revenue, $7.8M expenses, $11.0M total assets. 2 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $41K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 452432211 Fort Mohave, AZ Charter Schools NTEE: B29 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.8M
Total Expenses$7.8M
Total Assets$11.0M
Grant Records2
Funding Total$41K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO ALLOW ALL SCHOLARS TO USE THEIR STRENGTHS TO GROW EMOTIONALLY AND ACADEMICALLY TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE. EACH SCHOLAR WILL LEARN IN A SAFE, NURTUREING ENVIRONMENT WHERE SELF-CONFIDENCE WILL BE DEVELOPED AND WHERE THE SCHOLAR IS ENCOURAGED TO TAKE EDUCATIONAL RISKS, ACCEPT CHALLENGES AND LEARN NEW CONCEPTS.

Where $100 goes at Desert Star Academy

How Desert Star Academy divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$20 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $80 for programs

$80
The school provides educational services in mohave, az to approximately 645 students in kg to 10th grades
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 645 students
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Director David Rubio
Director Julia Goodwin
Director Kylee Melcher
Director Laree Jones
President Margie Montgomery

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Sports & Recreation
$27,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$13,250 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.8M $7.8M $11.0M
2024 $7.0M $7.1M $10.7M
2023 $5.7M $5.9M $10.8M
2022 $5.3M $5.2M $2.0M
2021 $5.1M $4.1M $1.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $5.1M to $7.8M (+53%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.0M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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