New York · Nonprofit
Innova Girls Academy Charter School
Innova Girls Academy Charter School (New York) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $169,460 to it, the largest being MAX AND MARIAN FARASH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($145,460). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.1M
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $169k
- Net assets
- $1.2M
What Innova Girls Academy Charter School does
Mission
In an inclusive school community focused on STEAM, Innova Girls Academy empowers girls to excel as innovative leaders and confident problem-solvers.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Innova Girls Academy is a tuition-free charter school in Rochester, NY. We serve approximately 215 students in grades K-4.Regular Education: The School curriculum is committed to creating an educational environment that fosters the creativity, curiosity, and leadership that each student uniquely possesses. All courses align with the New York State Learning Standards.The program was supported by government and community contributions.
$1,866,044 spent$2,337,212 earned by the program92% of program spendingSPECIAL EDUCATION: In accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Rehabilitation Act, Section 504, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, the School provides a free and appropriate education, in the least restrictive environment to students with disabilities. The primary service delivery for students with special needs is inclusion. For students requiring supplemental services, the School contracts with local individuals or agencies to provide the required services outlined in the student's Individual Education Plan or 504 Plan.
$163,148 spent$80,872 earned by the program8% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,029,192.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $403k to $1.5M (+267%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2023 95% · 2024 30% · 2025 17%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
22% of Innova Girls Academy Charter School’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 4% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Innova Girls Academy Charter School’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 3 of 4 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Innova Girls Academy Charter School leans on a few funders — its largest provides 86% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
90% of Innova Girls Academy Charter School's grant income comes from New York funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $7k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Innova Girls Academy Charter School runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 9,398 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,398 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like Innova Girls Academy Charter School
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
78% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Innova Girls Academy Charter School: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Innova Girls Academy Charter School?
- Innova Girls Academy Charter School (New York) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $169,460 to it, the largest being MAX AND MARIAN FARASH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($145,460). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Innova Girls Academy Charter School have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $169,460 in grants to Innova Girls Academy Charter School, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Innova Girls Academy Charter School?
- MAX AND MARIAN FARASH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $145,460 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Innova Girls Academy Charter School find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2023–2025), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing