The Daniel Academy EIN 20-8688016

The Daniel Academy FY2020 filing

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Offers Christian education for students, focusing on academics and spiritual growth. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $921K in revenue, $1.0M in expenses, and $710K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2007
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Kansas City, MO
Website
www.thedanielacademy.com
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$921KFY2020
Expenses
$1.0M
Net assets
$710K
People
4
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  20-8688016 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Kansas City, MO Founded 2007
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Offers Christian education for students, focusing on academics and spiritual growth.
Leadership
Lauren Fraser · Chairman · $24K
Money in and out
$921K revenue, $1.0M expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$921K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$710K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$84K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-9%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$921K
FY2020
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2020
Total assets
$1.6M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$926K
FY2020
Total revenue
$921K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$710K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$84K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $795K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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Provided christian education for 198 elementary and secondary students.

$795Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Daniel Academy
EINHdr · item D20-8688016
Principal addressHdr · item CKansas City, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thedanielacademy.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2007
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$24,130Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$11,893Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Lee’s $58K as Principal is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3392 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Emily Lee$58,276$37,672$36,126$31,109$11,893
Lauren Fraser$6,000$6,000$6,000$6,000$24,130
Jonathan Lee$18,803$7,597$6,853$5,110

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$832K · 90%
Contributions & grants$64K · 7%
Investment income$25K · 3%
Program service revenue90%$832K
Contributions & grants7%$64K
Investment income3%$25K
Other revenue$99
Total revenueLn 12$921K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.01
Program services79%$795K
Management & general20%$198K
Fundraising1%$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$135K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$926K
Total net assetsLn 32$710K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $215K · Operating expenses/yr $1.0M
2.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $795K · Total expenses $1.0M
79%
Management & General
Management & general $198K · Total expenses $1.0M
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $14K · Total expenses $1.0M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $14K · Solicited contributions $64K
$0.21 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $64K · Total revenue $921K
7%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $921K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $832K · Total revenue $921K
90%
Investment reliance
Investment income $25K · Total revenue $921K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $832K · Total expenses $1.0M
83%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $921K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $710K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $921K · Expenses $1.0M
-9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $710K · Total assets $1.6M
43%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $80K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.6M
5%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lauren Fraser · Reported title CHAIRMAN · Highest reported compensation $24K · Total expenses $1.0M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $561K · Total expenses $1.0M
56%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 21%
Investment management fee ratio 0.4%
Legal fee ratio 0.03%
Accounting fee ratio 0.7%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $600 · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$600

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$8.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$11.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$921K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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