Sterling Education INC

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Bridgewater, NJ501(c)(3)Since 2004EducationEIN 20-0930293Revenue $24K in FY2024

On file with the IRS200 Crossing Blvd, 08807-2861 · Bridgewater, NJTax-exempt since Apr 2008Supporting org, Type I — 509(a)(3)

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To provide support for and to develop curriculum for the establishment and operation of schools serving children of the plymouth brethren.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $152K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $768
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$24K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$650K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$24K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$12.4M
FY2022$15.0M
FY2023$17.9M
FY2024$23K
FY2024$24K
Expenses
$650K
FY2024▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$11.4M
FY2022$15.1M
FY2023$17.5M
FY2024$804K
FY2024$650K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2008.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $500K Management & general 23% · $150K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathon Borys’s $229K as Educational Director is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Jonathon Borys$229,304$204,339$189,668
Charles Young$185,760$173,634$160,497
Carmen Medina$185,434$126,770—
Jonathan Railton$164,512$157,000$160,000
Kelly Baltes——$127,600
John Costa$111,258——
April Enochs$108,062——
Jessica Francisco——$101,510

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops curriculum and provides support for establishing and operating Brethren schools.

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1 program · $500K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization's services previously included the administration and coordination of educational programs for its supported schools, which serve children of the member families of the plymouth brethren christian church.

$500Kprogram expense

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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$768
Grants paid · 72 grants · $32.4M · 2020–2024
One School Global N A INCOH · FY2024$500,000
One School Global N A INCOH · FY2023$500,000
Pascack Valley Learning CenterNY · FY2022$1,539,564
Alderbrook School INCMI · FY2022$986,012
Eagle Academy of Columbus INCOH · FY2022$951,415
Redwood Education INCFY2022$841,263
Lakeside Alpha INCNY · FY2022$674,640
Rocky Mountain Education INCMT · FY2022$626,056
Anchor Education INCCA · FY2022$606,492
Fairmount Education INCIA · FY2022$528,235
Westwind Education INCMN · FY2022$508,670
Agassiz Education INCMN · FY2022$489,106
Prairie Lake SchoolIL · FY2022$469,542
Oak Ridge Education Trust INCMD · FY2022$467,058
Sound View Education INCWA · FY2022$449,978
Beacon Scholastic INCMA · FY2022$415,163
Bridgewood Education INCIA · FY2022$410,849
Cedar Creek School INCTX · FY2022$391,285
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$650K
Ln 25
Programscol B$500K
Managementcol C$150K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Total revenueLn 12$24K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$67K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$330K$67K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$500K$500K
Management feesLn 11a$48K$48K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$39K
InsuranceLn 23$40K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$650K$500K$150K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $23K$804K−$781K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $17.9M$17.5M$431K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.0M$15.1M−$66K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.4M$11.4M$1.0M$2.4M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $23,688 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,633$23,688
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,633$23,688
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $500,000$500,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $303,688$150,090
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $803,688$650,090
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$781,055−$626,402
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $23,688 across 2 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,688$23,688
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,688$23,688
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $650,090 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $500,000$500,000
IX-11a Management feesManagement $48,000$48,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,000$10,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,210$13,210
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $39,316$39,316
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $39,564$39,564
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $500,000 · Management $150,090 · Fundraising $0$650,090
Part X · Balance sheet $1,371,364 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $329,585$67,396
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $39,316$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,676,980$1,303,968
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,057,534$1,371,364
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $76,768$17,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $76,768$17,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,980,766$1,354,364
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,057,534$1,371,364
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,354,364 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$23,688
XI-2 Total expenses$650,090
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$626,402
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,980,766
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,354,364

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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