Central Catholic High School is an independent, Catholic co-educational college preparatory School in lawrence, massachusettes. IT has been under the direction of the marist brothers since its founding in 1935. Central Catholic admits academically qualified students without regard to race, color, or ethnic origin.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$708K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.2M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$708K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $22.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.1M
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$23.9M
Spent
$19.3M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$50.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$23.9M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$23.9M
FY2022$20.4M
FY2023$24.1M
FY2024$23.8M
FY2025$26.7M
Expenses
$19.3M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$19.3M
FY2022$19.9M
FY2023$21.1M
FY2024$23.0M
FY2025$24.6M
Net assets
$50.6M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$50.6M
FY2022$48.2M
FY2023$52.5M
FY2024$55.4M
FY2025$59.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 May 1969.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $15.1M Management & general 19% · $3.7M Fundraising 3% · $517K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $708K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$166,000Pt VII · Sec A
$145,171Pt VII · Sec A
Principal
$142,472Pt VII · Sec A
$132,861Pt VII · Sec A
$121,818Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Christopher F Sullivan$187,425$175,100$176,538$160,680$166,000
Joan C Linnehan Kriner$164,372————
Jodi Linnehan Kriner—$161,313$153,773$147,778$145,171
Doreen Keller—$155,684$156,962$146,746$142,472
Michael Clements$140,610$149,655$130,176$129,516$121,818
Sully Grella$136,675———$132,861
Michael Leal—$136,114———
Andrew Murray$135,425————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates academically qualified students in a Catholic college preparatory environment.

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1 program · $15.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Education of students at the secondary school level

$15.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$23.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$790K
Money outPt IX
$19.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.1M
Managementcol C$3.7M
Fundraisingcol D$517K
Owns and owesPt X
$50.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19.2M
Total assetsLn 16$56.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$790K
Other incomeLn 4–11$244K
Gains on assetsLn 7$449K
Total revenueLn 12$23.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$19.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.6M
Total assetsLn 16$56.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.1M
Net assetsLn 32$50.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5215
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17.9M$19.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$16.7M$22.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.9M$14.6M
Total assetsLn 16$49.6M$56.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.7M$6.1M
Net assetsLn 32$41.9M$50.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3.1M$3.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$166K$166K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.7M$6.6M$1.7M$365K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.5M$1.1M$328K$63K
Payroll taxesLn 10$680K$506K$146K$28K
Legal feesLn 11b$30K$30K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Investment management feesLn 11f$78K$78K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$35K$35K
Office expensesLn 13$75K$75K
Information technologyLn 14$117K$117K
OccupancyLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$22K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$908K$908K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$1.9M
All other expensesLn 24e$880K$802K$16K$62K
Total functional expensesLn 25$19.3M$15.1M$3.7M$517K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $26.7M$24.6M$2.1M$59.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $23.8M$23.0M$816K$55.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $24.1M$21.1M$3.0M$52.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $20.4M$19.9M$489K$48.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $23.9M$19.3M$4.6M$50.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $23,941,701 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,076,208$4,440,506
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $17,741,508$18,467,266
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $472,875$790,415
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $332,835$243,514
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $19,623,426$23,941,701
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,648,911$3,129,838
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,648,988$11,119,331
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,434,265$5,098,468
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,732,164$19,347,637
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $891,262$4,594,064
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $23,941,701 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,345,517
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,094,989
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,440,506
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,467,266$18,467,266
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $341,199$341,199
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $449,216$449,216
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$110,901
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $132,613$132,613
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,390,294$23,941,701
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $19,347,637 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,129,838$3,129,838
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $166,000$166,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,632,407 · Management $1,748,939 · Fundraising $365,026$8,746,372
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,136,519 · Management $328,141 · Fundraising $62,550$1,527,210
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $505,855 · Management $146,053 · Fundraising $27,841$679,749
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $29,696$29,696
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,500$18,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $78,460$78,460
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $35,107$35,107
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $75,126$75,126
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $116,642$116,642
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,066,344$1,066,344
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $21,538$21,538
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $907,933$907,933
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,868,702$1,868,702
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $802,334 · Management $16,208 · Fundraising $61,878$880,420
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,100,230 · Management $3,730,112 · Fundraising $517,295$19,347,637
Part X · Balance sheet $56,708,041 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,879,722$19,219,050
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,500$481,500
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,000$5,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $156,980$161,447
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,868,133$14,558,980
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $16,714,189$22,280,064
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $49,630,524$56,708,041
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $202,617$182,263
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,394,005$4,646,943
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,247,743$1,285,540
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,714,882$6,114,746
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,768,452$32,696,662
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,147,190$17,896,633
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $41,915,642$50,593,295
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $49,630,524$56,708,041
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $50,593,295 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$23,941,701
XI-2 Total expenses$19,347,637
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,594,064
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$41,915,642
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,083,589
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$50,593,295

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