Agamim Classical Academy FY2020 filing

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Edina, MN501(c)(3)Since 2010EducationEIN 27-2779526Revenue $4.6M in FY2020

On file with the IRSagamim.org5300 France Ave S, 55410-2020 · Edina, MNTax-exempt since Nov 2013School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Cultivating wise, grateful, and virtuous students dedicated to the pursuit of truth, beauty, and goodness for themselves and for our country.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$176K 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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $108K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$176K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $49K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.6M
133% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 133% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.6M
Spent
$5.0M
To programs
87%
Net assets
−$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$5.4M
FY2025$5.2M
Expenses
$5.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$5.4M
FY2025$5.5M
Net assets
−$1.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$1.1M
FY2021−$723K
FY2022−$1.2M
FY2023−$606K
FY2024−$609K
FY2025−$860K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2013.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $4.4M Management & general 12% · $601K Fundraising 1% · $39K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $176K 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
Executive Director
$87,384Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$45,100Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$43,610Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Miranda Morton’s $121K as Executive Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Miranda Morton$120,547$115,376$110,822$89,680$87,153$87,384
Sarah Carlson———$73,660$55,866—
Lucas Menzies$64,614$55,267$52,657$48,589——
David McCarthy$59,133$52,944$49,287———
Paige Schneider———$31,830$45,045$45,100
Jessica Ensminger————$26,275$43,610

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Fosters wise, grateful, and virtuous students through character education.

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1 program · $4.4M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Agamim classical academy provides students with a classical liberal arts, challenging and inspiring education. Classical education methods have been used across the world for over a thousand years and students at agamim inherit this tradition of scholarship and commitment to living with virtue.

$4.4Mprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$229K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$72K
Money outPt IX
$5.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.4M
Managementcol C$601K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
−$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$316K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$72K
Investment incomeLn 3$461
Other incomeLn 4–11$229K
Total revenueLn 12$4.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$255K
SavingsLn 2$60K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$316K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$381K
Other assetsLn 15$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M
Net assetsLn 32−$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 562
VolunteersI 665
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$110K$316K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$146K$381K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M$4.6M
Net assetsLn 32−$204K−$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$192K$97K$96K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.6M$179K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$141K$127K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$174K$153K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$163K$133K$30K
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$71K$71K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$39K$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$865K$847K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$67K$38K$29K
Information technologyLn 14$61K$28K$33K
OccupancyLn 16$721K$693K$28K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$9K
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$37K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$587K$561K$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$21K$511
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.0M$4.4M$601K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.2M$5.5M−$262K−$860K 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.4M$5.4M−$3K−$609K 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.3M$4.8M$528K−$606K 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.6M$4.7M−$159K−$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.6M$4.6M$951K−$723K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.6M$5.0M−$406K−$1.1M 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
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Part I · Summary $4,634,368 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,039,767$4,333,183
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $87,288$72,197
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$461
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,169$228,527
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,122,886$4,634,368
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 $2,205,490$2,495,386
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $13,204$38,612
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,936,055$2,505,915
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,154,749$5,039,913
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$31,863−$405,545
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $4,634,368 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$2,393 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$4,137,993
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$195,190
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,333,183
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $72,197$72,197
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $461$461
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $5,520$5,520
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $225,400$225,400
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $297,597 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,588$4,634,368
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,039,913 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $96,809 · Management $95,672$192,481
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,646,070 · Management $179,048$1,825,118
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $127,394 · Management $13,226$140,620
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $152,642 · Management $21,235$173,877
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $132,977 · Management $30,313$163,290
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $19,213$19,213
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $70,796$70,796
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $38,612$38,612
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $847,312 · Management $17,968$865,280
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $20,980$20,980
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $38,001 · Management $28,625$66,626
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $28,482 · Management $32,547$61,029
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $692,610 · Management $28,426$721,036
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,544$8,544
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,123$11,123
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,538 · Management $8,783$45,321
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,269$7,269
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $560,753 · Management $26,378$587,131
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,056 · Management $511$21,567
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,400,311 · Management $600,990 · Fundraising $38,612$5,039,913
Part X · Balance sheet $3,453,517 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,624$255,108
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$60,461
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $654,842$367,109
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $75,376$50,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $145,764$380,878
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,295,200$2,339,961
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,280,806$3,453,517
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $332,853$372,123
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $50,000$744,450
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,901,415$3,476,584
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,484,493$4,593,157
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$203,687−$1,139,640
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,280,806$3,453,517
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$1,139,640 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,634,368
XI-2 Total expenses$5,039,913
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$405,545
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$203,687
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$530,408
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$1,139,640

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