Cape Cod Academy cultivates academic excellence and fosters a passion for life-long learning. Our nurturing k-12 community is deeply rooted in our core values of scholarship, integrity, compassion, and respect. Empowered by meaningful relationships, students develop the intellectual and social skills to become confident, independent, and successful citizens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$300K 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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FY2022 · 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $324K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$300K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11.3M
86% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 86% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.6M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$11.1M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$11.6M
FY2022▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.4M
FY2021$10.6M
FY2022$11.6M
FY2023$12.2M
FY2024$11.3M
FY2025$9.1M
Expenses
$11.1M
FY2022▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.7M
FY2021$10.5M
FY2022$11.1M
FY2023$11.5M
FY2024$11.2M
FY2025$10.1M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2022▲ +40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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 Jun 1977.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $9.5M Management & general 11% · $1.3M Fundraising 3% · $308K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $300K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Headmaster
$300,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeff Thompson—$300,000$309,217$300,000$303,134$111,000
Chad Small—————$205,337
Jeffrey Thompson$188,298—————
Julie Salit$131,923—————
Lisa Fournier Kowaleski$122,260$128,750$126,300———
Hellie Swartwood—$109,813$111,397———
Philip Kenney$103,106—————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Educates K-12 students, fostering academic excellence and lifelong learning through core values.

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1 program · $9.5M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The academy nurtures students' individual talents and curiosities and offers multiple opportunities for self-directed study, service, and leadership. The academy offers a full kindergarten through 12 education with a focus on early childhood development, art and music, ap classes, service & entrepreneurship and more.

$9.5Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $3.6M · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,241,412
Unitemized GrantFY2020$376,109

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$120K
Money outPt IX
$11.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.5M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$308K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$882K
Total assetsLn 16$13.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$679K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$307K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$864
Other incomeLn 4–11$120K
Total revenueLn 12$11.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$743K
SavingsLn 2$139K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$882K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.1M
Other assetsLn 15$905K
Total assetsLn 16$13.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5130
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$882K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.5M$11.1M
Total assetsLn 16$13.2M$13.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.0M$11.3M
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3.8M$3.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$309K$260K$27K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.1M$2.6M$277K$224K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$65K$60K$5K$681
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$1.1M$9K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$303K$264K$22K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$27K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$49K$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$307K$41K$266K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$52K$52K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$8K$4K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$48K$48K
OccupancyLn 16$177K$168K$9K
TravelLn 17$17K$17K$295
InterestLn 20$165K$165K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$531K$486K$38K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$152K$9K$142K$537
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$774K$645K$111K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.1M$9.5M$1.3M$308K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $9.1M$10.1M−$1.0M$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.3M$11.2M$57K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.2M$11.5M$682K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $11.6M$11.1M$506K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.6M$10.5M$117K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.4M$9.7M−$2.3M$1.2M 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 $11,563,830 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,287,873$1,427,768
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,044,820$10,015,374
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,970$864
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $276,351$119,824
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,612,014$11,563,830
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,617,521$3,792,643
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,410,863$4,955,095
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,466,191$2,310,494
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,494,575$11,058,232
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $117,439$505,598
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,563,830 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$307,210
VIII-1e Government grants$679,248
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$441,310
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,427,768
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,015,374$10,015,374
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $864$864
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $99,797$99,797
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$47,627−$47,627
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $67,654$67,654
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,083,028 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $53,034$11,563,830
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,058,232 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,792,643$3,792,643
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $259,516 · Management $27,361 · Fundraising $22,123$309,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,630,462 · Management $277,327 · Fundraising $224,248$3,132,037
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $59,751 · Management $4,543 · Fundraising $681$64,975
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,118,965 · Management $9,405 · Fundraising $17,589$1,145,959
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $263,831 · Management $21,953 · Fundraising $17,340$303,124
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $26,535$26,535
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $49,125$49,125
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $41,000 · Management $266,002$307,002
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $51,978$51,978
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,072 · Management $4,036 · Fundraising $1,346$13,454
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $47,640$47,640
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $167,812 · Management $8,832$176,644
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,731 · Fundraising $295$17,026
IX-20 InterestManagement $165,186$165,186
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $485,549 · Management $38,461 · Fundraising $6,531$530,541
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,121 · Management $142,046 · Fundraising $537$151,704
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $645,324 · Management $111,120 · Fundraising $17,215$773,659
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,498,777 · Management $1,251,550 · Fundraising $307,905$11,058,232
Part X · Balance sheet $13,042,958 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $200; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,178,158$743,389
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $204,422$138,659
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $18,095$29,400
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $20,566$80,803
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $59,984$68,600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,535,109$11,076,696
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $225,963$905,211
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,242,497$13,042,958
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $538,100$458,351
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,679,392$1,729,004
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $767,198$767,198
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,974,826$11,269,689
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,085,765$1,693,952
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $181,906$79,317
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,267,671$1,773,269
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,242,497$13,042,958
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,773,269 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,563,830
XI-2 Total expenses$11,058,232
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$505,598
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,267,671
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,773,269

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