The School's mission is to provide an educational program that challenges each student to attain his or her highest academic and character potential

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$96K 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $126K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $45
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$252K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$384K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2021▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2021▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$384K
FY2021▲ +348%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$86K
FY2021$384K
FY2022$606K
FY2023$661K
FY2024$651K
FY2025$824K

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 2007.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $1.7M Management & general 7% · $131K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $96K 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
President
$73,201Pt VII · Sec A
Officer/Governing Board Member
$22,630Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathy Tolman’s $84K as Secretary is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathy Tolman$83,779$82,901$79,510$74,230$73,201$74,727
Jeremy Strong——$63,665—$22,630—
Jacqueline Gilleland$52,832—————

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

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Legacy Education Group provides an educational program that challenges each student, including at-risk students, to attain their highest academic and character potential through a coordinated humanities currculum, an integrated performing and fine arts program, community service and a traditional approach to education.

$1.7Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$45

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$66K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$131K
Owns and owesPt X
$384K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$352K
Total assetsLn 16$635K
LiabilitiesLn 26$252K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$66K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$352K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$352K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$250K
Total assetsLn 16$635K
LiabilitiesLn 26$252K
Net assetsLn 32$384K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$249K$352K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$246K$250K
Total assetsLn 16$548K$635K
LiabilitiesLn 26$462K$252K
Net assetsLn 32$86K$384K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$139K$139K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$725K$700K$25K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$48K$47K$1K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$67K$65K$2K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$0$4K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$0$54K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$88K$86K$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$0$24K$0
Office expensesLn 13$51K$51K$45$0
Information technologyLn 14$29K$28K$473$0
OccupancyLn 16$486K$481K$5K$0
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$61$0
InterestLn 20$6K$0$6K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$60K$60K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$5K$8K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$436$436$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.7M$131K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.5M$2.3M$173K$824K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.2M$2.2M−$10K$651K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.2M$237K$661K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$2.1M$222K$606K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.1M$1.8M$298K$384K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.9M−$161K$86K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,110,527 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,582,330$2,029,785
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $60,557$65,781
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $53,081$14,961
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,695,968$2,110,527
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,063,653$979,129
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $793,797$833,496
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,857,450$1,812,625
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$161,482$297,902
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,110,527 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,739,107
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$290,678
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,029,785
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$65,781
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $11,750$11,750
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,211 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,211
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $80,742 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,110,527
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,812,625 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $138,996 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$138,996
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $700,310 · Management $24,642 · Fundraising $0$724,952
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $46,937 · Management $1,317 · Fundraising $0$48,254
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $64,697 · Management $2,230 · Fundraising $0$66,927
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,127 · Fundraising $0$4,127
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $53,750 · Fundraising $0$53,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $86,317 · Management $1,500 · Fundraising $0$87,817
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $23,966 · Fundraising $0$23,966
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $51,446 · Management $45 · Fundraising $0$51,491
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,140 · Management $473 · Fundraising $0$28,613
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $481,387 · Management $4,975 · Fundraising $0$486,362
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,273 · Management $61 · Fundraising $0$4,334
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $6,137 · Fundraising $0$6,137
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $60,290 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$60,290
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,956 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,956
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,702 · Management $7,515 · Fundraising $0$12,217
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $436 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$436
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,681,887 · Management $130,738 · Fundraising $0$1,812,625
Part X · Balance sheet $635,498 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $248,911$352,150
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $37,756$4,861
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,435$28,108
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $245,911$250,379
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $548,013$635,498
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $56,807$65,791
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $188,323$128,376
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,458$57,704
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $462,288$251,871
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $85,725$383,627
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $85,725$383,627
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $548,013$635,498
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $383,627 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,110,527
XI-2 Total expenses$1,812,625
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$297,902
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$85,725
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$383,627

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