The mission of Brainerd Baptist School is to provide a high quality comprehensive academic program

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 540 volunteers and 121 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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FY2025 · 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $116K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$181K
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $56K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.2M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$5.2M
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$5.1M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$999K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · 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 Dec 2012.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $4.8M Management & general 4% · $183K Fundraising 2% · $114K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $181K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$181,232Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sean Corcoran’s $181K as Head of School is at the 77th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sean Corcoran$181,232$175,859$159,468$147,075$144,388

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

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Educates students with a high-quality, comprehensive academic program.

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1 program · $4.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

As an elementary school, all programs are offered to benefit the student, which include the following: after school clubs (soccer shots, karate, ballet, gymnastics, tennis, piano, voice, chorus, shakespeare on playground), community service (food drive, coat drive, ronald mcdonald house, ST.

$4.8Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$56K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.8M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$418,135
Unitemized GrantFY2023$404,365
Unitemized GrantFY2022$343,819
Unitemized GrantFY2021$305,030
Unitemized GrantFY2020$311,660

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$654K
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.8M
Managementcol C$183K
Fundraisingcol D$114K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$654K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$297K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.8M
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$55
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5121
VolunteersI 6540
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K$37K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$418K$418K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$181K$169K$7K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.5M$105K$79K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$99K$87K$7K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$225K$217K$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$205K$190K$8K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$120K$116K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$62K$62K
OccupancyLn 16$112K$112K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$990K$941K$34K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M$4.8M$183K$114K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.2M$5.1M$83K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.0M$4.9M$51K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.5M$4.6M−$65K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.2M$3.9M$304K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.8M$3.6M$205K$999K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,208,183 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $675,518$653,568
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,507,889$4,823,072
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$219,396−$268,457
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,964,011$5,208,183
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $404,365$418,135
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,129,498$3,372,369
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,379,065$1,334,857
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,912,928$5,125,361
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,083$82,822
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $5,208,183 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $81,679 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$297,070
VIII-1d Related organizations$20,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$336,498
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$653,568
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,741,393$4,741,393
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$268,457−$268,457
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,823,072 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$268,457$5,208,183
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,125,361 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $418,135$418,135
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $168,668 · Management $7,179 · Fundraising $5,385$181,232
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,477,674 · Management $105,464 · Fundraising $79,097$2,662,235
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $87,226 · Management $6,938 · Fundraising $4,956$99,120
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $216,556 · Management $4,341 · Fundraising $4,341$225,238
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $190,226 · Management $8,182 · Fundraising $6,136$204,544
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,770$12,770
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,734$22,734
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $116,151 · Management $3,799$119,950
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $62,364$62,364
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $111,759$111,759
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,760$1,760
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,917$13,917
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $941,254 · Management $33,982 · Fundraising $14,367$989,603
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,828,424 · Management $182,655 · Fundraising $114,282$5,125,361
Part X · Balance sheet $1,409,505 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,052,699$199,865
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $297,834$1,208,951
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $634$634
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $55$55
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,351,222$1,409,505
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $62,015$37,476
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $62,015$37,476
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,233,971$1,342,212
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $55,236$29,817
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,289,207$1,372,029
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,351,222$1,409,505
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,372,029 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,208,183
XI-2 Total expenses$5,125,361
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$82,822
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,289,207
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,372,029

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