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Trinitas Classical Association FY2020 filing

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Kentwood, MI501(c)(3)Since 2006Education EIN 20-5337994Revenue $434K in FY2020

On file with the IRStrinitasclassical.org1934 52nd St Se, 49508-4915 · Kentwood, MITax-exempt since Jul 2007School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Trinitas Classical school joins with parents to provide the very best in christian Classical education - teaching students to discover, discern, and desire truth; nurturing mind, body, and spirit within an ecumenical christian community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ 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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FY2020 · 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 surplus $10K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $29K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$116K
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$434K
Spent
$388K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$109K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$434K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$434K
FY2021$456K
FY2022$481K
FY2023$530K
FY2024$668K
FY2025$725K
Expenses
$388K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$388K
FY2021$411K
FY2022$450K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$661K
FY2025$755K
Net assets
$109K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$109K
FY2021$154K
FY2022$185K
FY2023$146K
FY2024$153K
FY2025$123K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Jul 2007.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $290K Management & general 25% · $98K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marcy Benedict
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Seven
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rob Lough
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers classical and Christian education to students.

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1 program · $290K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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We educate students from various christian denominations by means of a classical and christian curriculum.

$290Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$19K
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$29K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$434K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$370K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Money outPt IX
$388K
Ln 25
Programscol B$290K
Managementcol C$98K
Owns and owesPt X
$109K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$219K
Total assetsLn 16$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$370K
Total revenueLn 12$434K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$104K
SavingsLn 2$115K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$219K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K
Net assetsLn 32$109K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K$219K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$57$0
Total assetsLn 16$108K$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K$116K
Net assetsLn 32$63K$109K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$247K$177K$70K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$17K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$14K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$9K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$50K$44K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$180$180
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$920$920
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$56$56
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$958
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$116$116
Total functional expensesLn 25$388K$290K$98K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $725K$755K−$29K$123K 990 PDF
FY2024 $668K$661K$7K$153K 990 PDF
FY2023 $530K$568K−$38K$146K 990 PDF
FY2022 $481K$450K$31K$185K 990 PDF
FY2021 $456K$411K$45K$154K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $434K$388K$46K$109K 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 $434,267 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $67,670$64,040
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $285,001$370,227
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $352,671$434,267
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $294,259$289,589
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $94,458$98,842
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $388,717$388,431
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$36,046$45,836
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $434,267 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$64,040
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$64,040
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $370,227$370,227
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $370,227 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$434,267
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $388,431 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $176,944 · Management $69,697$246,641
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,135 · Management $6,749$23,884
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,677 · Management $5,387$19,064
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,938$4,938
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,471$1,471
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,609$9,609
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,320 · Management $2,412$11,732
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,851 · Management $6,587$50,438
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsManagement $180$180
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $920$920
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $56$56
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,664 · Management $958$8,622
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,760$10,760
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $116$116
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $289,936 · Management $98,495 · Fundraising $0$388,431
Part X · Balance sheet $225,274 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,254$103,564
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $101,320$115,101
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $618$1,075
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,042$5,534
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $57$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $108,291$225,274
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,219$7,117
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $41,930$56,687
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$52,492
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,149$116,296
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $63,142$108,978
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $63,142$108,978
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $108,291$225,274
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $108,978 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$434,267
XI-2 Total expenses$388,431
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$45,836
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$63,142
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$108,978

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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