American Classical League FY2021 filing

Hamilton, OH · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$835K
-41% vs prior year
Spent
$733K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$835K
FY2021▼ -41%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$835K
FY2022$674K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$733K
FY2021▼ -62%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$733K
FY2022$747K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2021▲ +22%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending April 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CAmerican Classical League
EINHdr · item D31-0555960
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1966
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CHamilton, OH
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A73A)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.59 Management & general $0.41
Program services59%$430K
Management & general41%$303K
Total functional expensesLn 25$733K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
59%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
32.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+12%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$2.2M
FY2021▲ +11%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M
Total liabilities
$150K
FY2021▼ -49%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$296K
FY2021$150K
FY2022$259K
FY2023$287K
FY2024$463K
FY2025$579K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$101K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B59%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$423K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$150K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed6.9

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$369K · 44%
Contributions & grants$301K · 36%
Investment income$96K · 12%
Other revenue$68K · 8%
Program service revenue44%$369K
Contributions & grants36%$301K
Investment income12%$96K
Other revenue8%$68K
— government grantsLn 1e$95K
Total revenueLn 12$835K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.0M · Operating expenses/yr $733K
32.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $430K · Total expenses $733K
59%
Management & General
Management & general $303K · Total expenses $733K
41%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $733K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $128K
$0.01 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $301K · Total revenue $835K
36%
Government reliance
Government grants $95K · Total revenue $835K
11%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $369K · Total revenue $835K
44%
Investment reliance
Investment income $96K · Total revenue $835K
+12%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $369K · Total expenses $733K
50%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $835K · Prior year $1.4M
-41%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $835K · Expenses $733K
+12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.2M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.1M · Total assets $2.2M
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.6M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.2M
72%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sherwin Little · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $92K · Total expenses $733K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $335K · Total expenses $733K
46%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 59%——
Overhead ratio 41%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -41%——
Legal fee ratio 0.01%——
Accounting fee ratio 6%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$91,739Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Editor Co
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Placement Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sherwin Little’s $86K as Executive Di is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sherwin Little$86,373$93,289$92,239$96,278$91,739$93,768

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 13Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 13Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Promotes teaching and learning of Greek, Latin, and classical cultures.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $397K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Conventions the organization holds two annual conferences at locations across the united states - one for american classical league members and another for national junior classical league members.

$157Kprogram expense
02

Other program service other program services include the excellence through classics program, which promotes the classics by providing teaching packets and study materials for students wishing to compete in annual exams in topics such as mythology, exploratory latin and greek.

$139Kprogram expense
03

MEMBERSHIP/PUBLICATIONS american classical league provides teaching materials, conventions and other resources for teachers and students of the classics across the nation. The organization and its members motivate students to study classical literature and languages by providing teachers with innovative classroom tools and teaching aids…

$102Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$58K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $310K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$51,139
Unitemized GrantFY2023$49,779
Unitemized GrantFY2022$47,031
Unitemized GrantFY2021$29,103
Unitemized GrantFY2020$33,238
Unitemized GrantFY2019$100,122

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.8M+25% 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.7M+14% 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.4M+77% 990 PDF
FY2022 $674K$747K-19% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $835K$733K-41% 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$2.0M 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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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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