Priority One Schools Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Alcoa, TN EIN: 62-1353984

Preach gospel of jesus christ

Priority One Schools Inc at a glance

In short: Priority One Schools Inc gave $3.5M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3.5M), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,457,933
+939.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,457,933
+939.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,457,933
Total assets
$1,511,687
+71.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Priority One Schools Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Assemblies of God: $3.5MAssemblies of God$3.5M

The largest 2025 recipient was Assemblies of God ($3.5M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Springfield

How Priority One Schools Inc gives

  • Giving fell 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $333K (2024) to $4.4M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3.5M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Assemblies of God Springfield, MOmissions$3,457,933
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,511,687$5,021,478$4,628,922$3,457,9331$55,501
2024$880,768$4,834,189$4,564,668$332,5361$36,846
2023$571,454$5,207,161$4,971,412$3,950,7791$1,895
2022$368,122$4,198,287$5,229,278$4,400,8491$1
2021$1,430,350$4,695,767$3,746,282$2,953,3101$152
2020$564,774$3,266,193$3,060,745$2,502,8851$653

About Priority One Schools Inc

Based on IRS filings

Priority One Schools Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Alcoa, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3.5M. Net investment income was $56K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Priority One Schools Inc is led by Chip Johnson, Director & President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 8 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chip Johnson

    Director & President

    Director → Director & President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $120K (2021) → $99K (2025)

  • Brad Rosenberg

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Cal Carpenter

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Denny Curran

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Derrick Ross

    Director & Treasurer

    Director → Director & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Bailey

    Director & Secretary

    Director → Director & Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Huskey

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel Johnson

    Former President

    President → Former President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $24K (2020) → $136K (2025)

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Joyce Johnson (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Bill Roberts (2020) — Director
  • Former: Ed Ivie (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Samuel Johnson — Former President: $136KSamuel JohnsonFormer President$136KChip Johnson — Director, President: $99KChip JohnsonDirector, President$99K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $136K, to Samuel Johnson (Former President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Priority One Schools Inc

How much does Priority One Schools Inc give each year?

Priority One Schools Inc gave $3.5M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $333K across 1 grant.

How large is Priority One Schools Inc?

Priority One Schools Inc reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.0M.

What is Priority One Schools Inc?

Priority One Schools Inc is a public charity focused on religion, based in Alcoa, TN. It holds $1.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Priority One Schools Inc operate?

Priority One Schools Inc has awarded grants in Missouri.

What is Priority One Schools Inc's EIN?

Priority One Schools Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1353984. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 24, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 9, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 4, 2026)

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