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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2009.
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Where the money goes
53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
5 people listed on the 990.
Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$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
Educates students with a rigorous, content-rich curriculum fostering wisdom, character, and lifelong learning.
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1 program · $4.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Education of Preschool -8 students.
$4.1Mprogram 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
Cigna FoundationFY2024$270
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$270
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$748K
Other incomeLn 4–11$280K
Money outPt IX
$7.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.1M
Managementcol C$3.6M
Owns and owesPt X
−$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.8M
Total assetsLn 16$23.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$748K
Government grantsLn 1e$708K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$280K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$8.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.0M
SavingsLn 2$847K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15.3M
Other assetsLn 15$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$23.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26.7M
Net assetsLn 32−$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 590
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $4.7M | $5.8M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $0 | $0 |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $15.4M | $15.3M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $21.4M | $23.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $26.1M | $26.7M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | −$4.7M | −$3.7M |
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $3.5M | $2.7M | $847K | $0 |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $1.3M | $1.0M | $305K | $0 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $3K | $0 | $3K | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $7K | $0 | $7K | $0 |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $0 | $0 | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $27K | $0 | $27K | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $77K | $0 | $77K | $0 |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| InterestLn 20 | $785K | $0 | $785K | $0 |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $585K | $0 | $585K | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $88K | $0 | $88K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.1M | $409K | $688K | $0 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $205K | $0 | $205K | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $7.7M | $4.1M | $3.6M | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $10.8M | $9.3M | $1.5M | −$1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $9.6M | $8.9M | $707K | −$3.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 Viewing | $8.7M | $7.7M | $1.0M | −$3.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $9.6M | $7.7M | $1.9M | −$4.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $8.3M | $6.2M | $2.1M | −$6.6M | 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $8,734,997 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,250,645$747,895
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,949,735$7,707,248
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,405,577$279,854
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,605,957$8,734,997
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 $3,203,821$4,840,078
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,494,074$2,873,548
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,697,895$7,713,626
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,908,062$1,021,371
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,734,997 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$707,909
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$39,986
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$747,895
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,707,248 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,707,248
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $279,854 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$279,854
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,987,102 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,734,997
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,713,626 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,655,093 · Management $847,138 · Fundraising $0$3,502,231
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,033,054 · Management $304,793 · Fundraising $0$1,337,847
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,544 · Fundraising $0$2,544
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,975 · Fundraising $0$6,975
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $27,058 · Fundraising $0$27,058
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $76,563 · Fundraising $0$76,563
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $785,173 · Fundraising $0$785,173
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $584,682 · Fundraising $0$584,682
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $87,939 · Fundraising $0$87,939
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $409,255 · Management $688,370 · Fundraising $0$1,097,625
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $204,989 · Fundraising $0$204,989
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,097,402 · Management $3,616,224 · Fundraising $0$7,713,626
Part X · Balance sheet $22,967,225 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,114,383$4,964,492
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $617,409$846,633
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $56,233$12,627
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,519$33,405
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,374,389$15,303,901
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,238,198$1,806,167
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,419,131$22,967,225
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,815$40,176
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $55,756$104,714
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $17,695,000$17,695,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,377,050$8,821,454
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,134,621$26,661,344
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$4,715,490−$3,694,119
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,419,131$22,967,225
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$3,694,119 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,734,997
XI-2 Total expenses$7,713,626
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,021,371
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$4,715,490
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$3,694,119
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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