Lincoln Academy

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Newcastle, ME501(c)(3)Since 1801EducationEIN 01-0219126

Grounded in community, global in vision, and rich in opportunity, lincoln academy challenges all students to grow in skills and scholarship, serve others, and lead fulfilling lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 188 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $245K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$324K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 65% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $110K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.4M
39% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 39% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.7M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$14.0M
To programs
64%
Net assets
$14.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$12.7M
FY2025▲ +13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.0M
FY2021$16.6M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$10.8M
FY2024$11.2M
FY2025$12.7M
Expenses
$14.0M
FY2025▲ +9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.3M
FY2021$10.7M
FY2022$11.8M
FY2023$12.3M
FY2024$12.8M
FY2025$14.0M
Net assets
$14.8M
FY2025▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.3M
FY2021$19.6M
FY2022$16.5M
FY2023$15.8M
FY2024$15.3M
FY2025$14.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1964.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $9.0M Management & general 35% · $4.8M Fundraising 1% · $201K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $324K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of Scho
$196,246Pt VII · Sec A
$127,475Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeffrey Burroughs’s $196K as Head of Scho is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeffrey Burroughs$196,246$187,775$176,759$171,510$174,281$96,990
Wendy Corlett$127,475$116,090$103,193$100,033$98,286$95,362

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates students to develop skills, scholarship, service, and leadership for fulfilling lives.

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1 program service account for $9.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Lincoln academy is a town academy high school for schools in the region that have school choice for their high school. We also service domestic and international residential student programs.

$9.0Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$110K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $593K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$112,705
Unitemized GrantFY2023$131,350
Unitemized GrantFY2022$174,706
Unitemized GrantFY2021$43,840
Unitemized GrantFY2020$55,780
Unitemized GrantFY2019$75,050

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$474K
Investment incomeLn 3$232K
Money outPt IX
$14.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.0M
Managementcol C$4.8M
Fundraisingcol D$201K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$651K
Total assetsLn 16$24.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$474K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$232K
Other incomeLn 4–11$194K
Gains on assetsLn 7$72K
Total revenueLn 12$12.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$47K
SavingsLn 2$604K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$651K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.1M
Other assetsLn 15$473K
Total assetsLn 16$24.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.4M
Net assetsLn 32$14.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5188
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$454K$651K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.9M$10.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.8M$12.1M
Total assetsLn 16$25.0M$24.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.7M$9.4M
Net assetsLn 32$15.3M$14.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$129K$129K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$925K$925K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$403K$191K$187K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.1M$4.7M$1.2M$81K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$370K$258K$102K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M$985K$310K
Payroll taxesLn 10$87K$66K$19K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$45K$45K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Investment management feesLn 11f$47K$47K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$295K$75K$216K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$72K$62K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$349K$133K$186K$30K
Information technologyLn 14$85K$76K$220$9K
OccupancyLn 16$364K$364K
TravelLn 17$49K$45K$3K$2K
InterestLn 20$291K$291K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.1M$1.1M
InsuranceLn 23$169K$169K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.1M$436K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$245K$170K$49K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.0M$9.0M$4.8M$201K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $12.7M$14.0M−$1.3M$14.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.2M$12.8M−$1.6M$15.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.8M$12.3M−$1.5M$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.2M$11.8M−$1.7M$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $16.6M$10.7M$5.9M$19.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.0M$11.3M−$1.3M$12.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,671,251 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$473,920
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$473,920
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,771,393$11,771,393
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $160,548$160,548
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $3,400$3,400
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $71,671$71,671
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $190,319$190,319
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,965,112 · Excluded from tax $232,219$12,671,251
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,986,256 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $128,565$128,565
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $925,325$925,325
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $191,484 · Management $187,257 · Fundraising $23,935$402,676
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,749,516 · Management $1,237,483 · Fundraising $81,148$6,068,147
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $258,330 · Management $102,249 · Fundraising $9,078$369,657
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $985,193 · Management $309,785$1,294,978
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $65,738 · Management $19,330 · Fundraising $1,910$86,978
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $44,716$44,716
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,500$19,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $46,636$46,636
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $74,734 · Management $216,382 · Fundraising $3,795$294,911
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $61,799 · Management $10,493$72,292
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $133,080 · Management $186,128 · Fundraising $29,827$349,035
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $75,551 · Management $220 · Fundraising $9,182$84,953
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $364,038$364,038
IX-17 TravelPrograms $44,859 · Management $2,715 · Fundraising $1,818$49,392
IX-20 InterestManagement $290,789$290,789
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,133,804$1,133,804
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $168,680$168,680
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,094,868 · Management $436,443 · Fundraising $14,881$1,546,192
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $170,188 · Management $49,081 · Fundraising $25,723$244,992
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,959,230 · Management $4,825,729 · Fundraising $201,297$13,986,256
Part X · Balance sheet $24,223,170 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,105$46,819
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $402,022$604,143
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $21,925$4,147
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $113,396$65,172
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $6,582$6,163
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $189,732$155,446
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,782,817$12,067,109
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,931,989$10,801,113
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $521,346$473,058
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $25,021,914$24,223,170
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $897,028$907,544
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $600,933$541,386
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $7,506,562$7,194,199
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $604,093$661,716
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,745,967$9,409,805
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,192,435$4,042,941
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,083,512$10,770,424
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,275,947$14,813,365
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $25,021,914$24,223,170
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,813,365 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,671,251
XI-2 Total expenses$13,986,256
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,315,005
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,275,947
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$852,423
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,813,365

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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