Samuel Fuller School INC

Tax-deductible

Middleboro, MA501(c)(3)Since 2007EducationEIN 26-0582591

To provide a classical Christian education rooted in the word of God.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 15 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
Download 990
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 $16K a year · 3% 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$601K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$631K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$318K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$601K
FY2024▲ +4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$469K
FY2021$499K
FY2022$632K
FY2023$779K
FY2024$576K
FY2024$601K
Expenses
$631K
FY2024-0.09%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$464K
FY2021$502K
FY2022$588K
FY2023$691K
FY2024$631K
FY2024$631K
Net assets
$318K
FY2024▼ -9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$222K
FY2021$271K
FY2022$315K
FY2023$403K
FY2024$348K
FY2024$318K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2012-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2014.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $631K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Headmaster
$53,950Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alia Rivers’s $54K as Headmaster is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alia Rivers$53,950$49,214$46,389$45,038$49,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides classical Christian education to help parents raise faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.

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1 program service account for $631K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Revenues received for tuition.

$631Kprogram 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 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$601K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$518K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$46K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Money outPt IX
$631K
Ln 25
Programscol B$631K
Owns and owesPt X
$318K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$284K
Total assetsLn 16$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$46K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$518K
Investment incomeLn 3$26
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Total revenueLn 12$601K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$284K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$284K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K
Total assetsLn 16$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$318K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$310K$284K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$348K$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$348K$318K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$54K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$390K$390K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$67K$67K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$42K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$631K$631K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $576K$631K−$56K$348K 990 PDF
FY2023 $779K$691K$88K$403K 990 PDF
FY2022 $632K$588K$44K$315K 990 PDF
FY2021 $499K$502K−$3K$271K 990 PDF
FY2020 $469K$464K$5K$222K 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 $600,658 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$46,289
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$46,289
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $518,187$518,187
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26$26
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $36,128$36,128
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $28$28
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $518,215 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $36,154$600,658
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $630,644 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,950$53,950
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $390,160$390,160
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,950$9,950
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,216$39,216
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,374$1,374
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,446$2,446
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,276$5,276
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $67,089$67,089
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,071$4,071
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,621$7,621
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,790$41,790
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,701$7,701
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $630,644 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$630,644
Part X · Balance sheet $317,915 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $309,698$283,782
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $38,204$34,133
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $347,902$317,915
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $347,902$317,915
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $347,902$317,915
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $347,902$317,915
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $317,915 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$600,658
XI-2 Total expenses$630,644
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$29,986
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$347,902
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$317,915

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

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