Moravian Academy nurtures the joyful spirit of each learner and empowers inclusive global citizens to think critically, communicate effectively, lead with integrity, and strive for excellence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$902K 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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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $705K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$902K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $25.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
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 · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.9M
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$23.8M
Spent
$23.4M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$38.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$23.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$23.8M
FY2021$34.2M
FY2022$25.2M
FY2023$33.1M
FY2024$32.2M
FY2025$33.2M
Expenses
$23.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$23.4M
FY2021$22.6M
FY2022$24.3M
FY2023$35.8M
FY2024$35.4M
FY2025$36.0M
Net assets
$38.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$38.3M
FY2021$43.6M
FY2022$39.6M
FY2023$41.9M
FY2024$41.8M
FY2025$41.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1957.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $19.5M Management & general 10% · $2.4M Fundraising 6% · $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

30 people listed on the 990; $902K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Headmaster
$199,092Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Institutional
$175,030Pt VII · Sec A
Director of the Downtown Campus
$161,676Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Business and F
$160,080Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Annual Giving and Special Campaigns
$103,406Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Upper School
$102,753Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Adrianne Finley Odell$408,844$367,969————
Jeffrey Zemsky——$270,858$251,145——
Jeff Zemsky————$228,315$199,092
Armistead Webster—$205,593————
Robert Zaiser$194,885$182,348$185,287$180,315$177,030$175,030
Lara Diefenderfer Wulff$188,969—————
Adrianne N Finley Odell——$178,852———
Dianne Hurley———$177,625$109,064—

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 15aYes

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2 programs · $19.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The education of 675 students in grades pre-kindergarten through 12 in the moravian tradition. The moravian academy experience provides a strong academic foundation in preparation for college, develops self-respect, dignity and concern for others, develops creativity, and an appreciation of aesthetic values, develops physical skill,and…

$19.1Mprogram expense
02

Summer Programming

Lehigh valley summerbridge assists middle school students with academic potential and limited resources to enter and succeed in college preparatory programs. At lehigh valley summerbridge, high school and college students teach and mentor middle school students.

$378Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $11.5M · 2019–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,848,349
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,984,314
Unitemized GrantFY2019$3,646,065

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$23.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$818K
Money outPt IX
$23.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.5M
Managementcol C$2.4M
Fundraisingcol D$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$38.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$43.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$70K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$58K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$818K
Other incomeLn 4–11$247K
Gains on assetsLn 7$197K
Total revenueLn 12$23.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$613
SavingsLn 2$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.4M
Total assetsLn 16$43.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9M
Net assetsLn 32$38.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5370
VolunteersI 6295
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$480K$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$26.2M$25.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15.4M$14.4M
Total assetsLn 16$42.7M$43.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M$4.9M
Net assetsLn 32$37.6M$38.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3.6M$3.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.0M$452K$357K$202K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.3M$8.0M$767K$443K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$665K$544K$77K$44K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M$1.1M$156K$89K
Payroll taxesLn 10$720K$589K$83K$47K
Legal feesLn 11b$36K$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c$48K$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$58K$44K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$243K$100$16K$227K
Office expensesLn 13$234K$46K$88K$100K
Information technologyLn 14$404K$230K$67K$107K
OccupancyLn 16$401K$341K$40K$20K
TravelLn 17$69K$45K$16K$7K
InterestLn 20$77K$77K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.9M$1.6M$188K$94K
InsuranceLn 23$107K$25K$83K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.2M$2.8M$275K$101K
Total functional expensesLn 25$23.4M$19.5M$2.4M$1.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $33.2M$36.0M−$2.8M$41.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $32.2M$35.4M−$3.2M$41.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $33.1M$35.8M−$2.7M$41.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $25.2M$24.3M$904K$39.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $34.2M$22.6M$11.6M$43.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $23.8M$23.4M$395K$38.3M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $23,794,719 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $996,624$3,604,021
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,618,740$19,125,823
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $652,396$817,855
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $111,661$247,020
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $21,379,421$23,794,719
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,290,452$3,646,065
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,250,508$12,998,316
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,427,952$6,755,269
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $23,968,912$23,399,650
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,589,491$395,069
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $23,794,719 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$58,500
VIII-1e Government grants$2,006,240
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,539,281
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$69,858
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,604,021
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,125,823$19,125,823
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $620,655$620,655
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $47,762$47,762
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $197,200$197,200
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $103,086$103,086
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $96,172$96,172
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,323,023 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $867,675$23,794,719
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $23,399,650 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,646,065$3,646,065
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $452,255 · Management $357,384 · Fundraising $201,790$1,011,429
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,046,253 · Management $767,428 · Fundraising $442,516$9,256,197
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $544,425 · Management $77,038 · Fundraising $43,769$665,232
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,101,036 · Management $155,800 · Fundraising $88,517$1,345,353
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $589,335 · Management $83,392 · Fundraising $47,378$720,105
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $36,161$36,161
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $48,200$48,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $44,083 · Fundraising $14,123$58,206
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $100 · Management $16,207 · Fundraising $226,930$243,237
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $46,155 · Management $87,981 · Fundraising $99,625$233,761
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $230,078 · Management $66,928 · Fundraising $106,939$403,945
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $340,704 · Management $40,083 · Fundraising $20,041$400,828
IX-17 TravelPrograms $45,440 · Management $16,392 · Fundraising $7,006$68,838
IX-20 InterestManagement $76,943$76,943
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,594,673 · Management $187,609 · Fundraising $93,804$1,876,086
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,544 · Management $82,678$107,222
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,825,284 · Management $275,282 · Fundraising $101,276$3,201,842
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,486,347 · Management $2,419,589 · Fundraising $1,493,714$23,399,650
Part X · Balance sheet $43,172,957 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $613$613
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $479,515$2,385,109
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $104,938$156,782
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $291,375$296,894
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $193,176$127,235
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,440,563$14,359,621
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $25,956,915$25,585,960
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $242,450$260,743
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,709,545$43,172,957
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,683,337$1,523,264
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $56,311$442,994
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $850,674$724,679
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,069,213$4,914,495
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $18,410,106$18,478,308
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $19,230,226$19,780,154
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $37,640,332$38,258,462
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,709,545$43,172,957
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,258,462 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$23,794,719
XI-2 Total expenses$23,399,650
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$395,069
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$37,640,332
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$223,061
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$38,258,462

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