Richland Academy

Tax-deductible

Johnstown, PA501(c)(3)Since 1983EducationEIN 25-1442401

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Operating a preschool.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 30 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% 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
$636K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$613K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$151K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$636K
FY2024▲ +13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$513K
FY2022$601K
FY2023$566K
FY2024$562K
FY2024$636K
Expenses
$613K
FY2024▲ +18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$407K
FY2021$431K
FY2022$468K
FY2023$678K
FY2024$519K
FY2024$613K
Net assets
$151K
FY2024▲ +18%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$19K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$196K
FY2023$84K
FY2024$127K
FY2024$151K

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 1984.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $569K Management & general 7% · $44K

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
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Elisa Ellenberger’s $3K as Treasurer is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Vicki Hershberger——$34,132
Elisa Ellenberger$2,596$2,822$1,000

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

Provides preschool, kindergarten, and daycare for children, meeting their needs and authority requirements.

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2 program services account for $569K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The programs at richland academy are committed to providing an individualized education, which combines the montessori method of early childhood education with current research about developmentally appropriate practices.

$449Kprogram expense
02

Richland academy provides child care services which also share common views of the child, the classroom environment and the teacher.

$120Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$636K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$617K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Money outPt IX
$613K
Ln 25
Programscol B$569K
Managementcol C$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$151K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$158K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Government grantsLn 1e$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$617K
Investment incomeLn 3$88
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$636K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$27K
SavingsLn 2$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$128K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$158K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$151K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 530
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$98K$128K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K$27K
Total assetsLn 16$130K$158K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$127K$151K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$397K$397K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$37K$294
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$442$442
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$93K$93K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$25K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$8K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$613K$569K$44K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $562K$519K$43K$127K 990 PDF
FY2023 $566K$678K−$111K$84K 990 PDF
FY2022 $601K$468K$133K$196K 990 PDF
FY2021 $513K$431K$82K$63K 990 PDF
FY2020 $355K$407K−$52K−$19K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $636,153 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$861
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,861
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $616,946$616,946
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $88$88
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$16,072
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,186$1,186
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $618,132 · Excluded from tax $88$636,153
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $613,025 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $3,198$3,198
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $397,140$397,140
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,573$6,573
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,735 · Management $294$37,029
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,928$4,928
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $442$442
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,993$3,993
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $92,526$92,526
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,642$2,642
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,191$8,191
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,905 · Management $19,226$44,131
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,178 · Management $4,054$12,232
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $568,699 · Management $44,326 · Fundraising $0$613,025
Part X · Balance sheet $157,716 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,383$27,159
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $65,413$100,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,899$27,257
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,800$2,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $130,495$157,716
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,023$222
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,002$6,896
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,025$7,118
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $127,470$150,598
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $127,470$150,598
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $130,495$157,716
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $150,598 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$636,153
XI-2 Total expenses$613,025
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,128
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$127,470
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$150,598

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

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