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.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$810K 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$810K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 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
$100K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.4M
Spent
$11.4M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$12.4M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$12.4M
FY2022$15.0M
FY2023$17.9M
FY2024$23K
FY2025$24K
Expenses
$11.4M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$11.4M
FY2022$15.1M
FY2023$17.5M
FY2024$804K
FY2025$650K
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2008.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $9.9M Management & general 13% · $1.5M

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

13 people listed on the 990; $810K 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
Educational Director
$189,668Pt VII · Sec A
Information Technology Dir
$160,497Pt VII · Sec A
General Manager
$160,000Pt VII · Sec A
Human Resources Director
$127,600Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Controller
$101,510Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/COO
$71,199Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

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

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3 programs · $9.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Development of curriculum for brethren schools grades 3-12.

$9.0Mprogram expense
02

The career advantage program (cap) is a scholarship program that has been established to further the educational purposes and mission of oneschool global na in support of its students at its various schools.

$526Kprogram expense
03

Development and implementation of virtual classrooms for use by brethren schools.

$284Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$210K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$11.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.9M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$69K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$210K
Total revenueLn 12$12.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Other assetsLn 15$523K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$2.0M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$100K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8.5M$8.5M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$223K$223K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$346K$346K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$463K$416K$46K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$863K$106K$757K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$27K$6K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$186K$42K$144K
Payroll taxesLn 10$86K$30K$56K
Management feesLn 11a$124K$124K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$144K$23K$121K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$3K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$87K$30K$56K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$949$949
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$11K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$37K$37K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$181K$107K$74K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.4M$9.9M$1.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $24K$650K−$626K$1.4M 990 PDF
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 Viewing $12.4M$11.4M$1.0M$2.4M 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 F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $12,380,078 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,459,385$12,144,055
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$6,518
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,284$19,739
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,635$209,766
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,489,304$12,380,078
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,766,509$9,069,826
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,637,532$1,624,504
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,328,954$660,848
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,732,995$11,355,178
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $756,309$1,024,900
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $12,380,078 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$68,543
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,075,512
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,144,055
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,518$6,518
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19,739$19,739
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $209,766$209,766
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $216,284 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19,739$12,380,078
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,355,178 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $8,500,983$8,500,983
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $222,510$222,510
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $346,333$346,333
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $416,291 · Management $46,279$462,570
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $105,775 · Management $757,047$862,822
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,737 · Management $21,039$26,776
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,239 · Management $143,746$185,985
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,223 · Management $56,128$86,351
IX-11a Management feesManagement $124,164$124,164
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,213$7,213
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,474$20,474
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,879 · Management $120,661$143,540
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,137 · Management $13,269$16,406
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,277 · Management $56,228$86,505
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,455$6,455
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $949$949
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,387 · Management $21,146$32,533
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $37,090$37,090
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $106,647 · Management $74,355$181,002
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $4,517$4,517
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,851,822 · Management $1,503,356 · Fundraising $0$11,355,178
Part X · Balance sheet $2,497,316 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,000,691$1,343,095
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $685,270$495,169
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $106,273$117,422
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $47,252$18,239
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $503,652$523,391
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,343,138$2,497,316
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $461,795$91,073
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,320$9,320
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,971,115$100,393
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,372,023$2,396,923
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,343,138$2,497,316
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,396,923 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,380,078
XI-2 Total expenses$11,355,178
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,024,900
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,372,023
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,396,923

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