Meeting Street Schools
Donations deductibleRevenue
$46.8m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$53m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$311.8m
$3.3m liabilities
Net assets
$308.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
7.3 years on average
Staff
496
430 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
15
named in Part VII
Meeting Street Schools' network
7 people4 organisationsi7 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Navarro | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Christopher Allen | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Christopher Ruszkowski | Chief Executive Officer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ford Perry | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kelly Navarro | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lindsay Leonard | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Susan Shuler | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
15 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Weiden | Principal | since 2018 |
| Dirk Bedford | Principal | since 2018 |
| Jamie Downs | Principal | 2023 |
| Kaitlyn Nigro | Chief Human Resources Officer | since 2022 |
| Katie Robinson | Director of Academics & Assessments | since 2018 |
| Kyndran Hilton | Principal | 2022 |
| Liz Ulles | Principal in Residence | 2023 |
| Marcus Backman | Senior Finance Manager | since 2021 |
| Nicole Dickens | Chief of Staff | 2021 |
| Raine Hackler | Principal | since 2018 |
| Regina Robinson | Director, Finance and Accounting | since 2018 |
| Sarah Campbell | Principal | since 2018 |
| Shavawn Davis-Milford | Principal | since 2022 |
| Tamil Goodson | Founding Principal | 2023 |
| Tara Warrington | Dean | 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Goodson | Founding Principal | 40 | $322k | $5k | |
| Marcus Backman | Chief Financial & Data Officer | 40 | $190k | $15k | |
| Chad Weiden | Principal | 40 | $187k | $30k | |
| Christopher Eide | Executive Director | 40 | $170k | $9k | |
| Elizabeth Ulles | Senior Director of Literacy | 40 | $161k | $14k | |
| Jennifer Brown | Principal | 40 | $159k | $6k | |
| Kyndran Hilton | Principal | 40 | $159k | $20k | |
| Roger Michael | Principal | 40 | $149k | $6k | |
| Shavawn Davis-Milford | Principal | 40 | $139k | $20k | |
| Nisha Vasavada | Chief Academic Officer | 40 | $134k | $20k | |
| Benjamin Navarro | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Josh Bell | Vice President | 24 | $0 | ||
| Christopher Allen | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carley Lane | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lindsay Leonard | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kelly Navarro | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ford Perry | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Shuler | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Meeting Street Schools
- EIN
- 204587841
- Address
- 200 Meeting St Ste 206, Charleston, SC, 29401-3187
- State
- South Carolina
- Mission
- Empowering children with the excellent, life-changing education they deserve. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B82 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2006
- Principal officer
- Benjamin Navarro (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2007
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBenjamin Navarro
≥8years on the filingsChristopher Allen
≥8years on the filingsKelly Navarro
≥8years on the filingsSusan Shuler
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $311.8m
- Total liabilities
- $3.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $308.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $34.2m
- Program service revenue
- $232k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $7.4m
- Employees
- 496
- Volunteers
- 430
Grants paid
6 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Beemok Family Foundation | Meeting street scholarship fund | $4.3m |
| Treehouse Family Foundation Co Wework | For operations of heartwood community schools | $272k |
| Wabash College | Scholarships | $240k |
| Cristo Rey Charleston High School Inc | Furthering educational opportunities for students with limited economic resources | $200k |
| The Ayco Charitable Foundation | Educational programming | $200k |
| Spartanburg County Foundation | Access to quality education | $175k |