Marburn Academy INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 31-1011901)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$10.3M
FY2021	$10.6M
FY2022	$9.8M
FY2023	$9.2M
FY2024	$10.0M
FY2025	$8.3M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$10.1M
FY2021	$10.2M
FY2022	$10.0M
FY2023	$9.8M
FY2024	$9.1M
FY2025	$8.8M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.9M
FY2021	$7.0M
FY2022	$7.3M
FY2023	$7.1M
FY2024	$8.2M
FY2025	$7.5M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1982.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

83%

13%

Program services 83% · $7.3M Management & general 13% · $1.2M Fundraising 4% · $374K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $817K 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

Eldrich a Carr III

Head of School

$259,499Pt VII · Sec A

Heather Sefner

Chief Financial Officer

$129,053Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Schmidt Brady

Chief Human Resources Officer

$108,111Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Barr

Chief Advancement Officer

$97,172Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Royal

Co-Associate Head of School

$91,011Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Martin-Gledhill

Associate Head of School

$70,456Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Burton

Co-Associate Head of School

$62,183Pt VII · Sec A

Kyle Kane

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eldrich a Carr III’s $259K as Head of School is at the 92nd 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Eldrich Carr	—	$251,223	$259,729	—	—	—
Eldrich a Carr III	$259,499	—	—	—	—	—
Carr Eldrich	—	—	—	$253,326	$120,300	—
Heather Sefner	$129,053	$126,348	$47,237	—	—	—
Jamie Williamson	—	—	—	—	—	$126,931
Burton Scott	—	—	—	—	$124,816	$124,506
Jennifer Martin-Gledhill	$70,456	$122,608	$119,335	—	—	—
Martin-Gledhill Jennifer	—	—	—	—	$121,878	$105,310

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 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates bright children with learning differences in a private K-12 setting.

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1 program · $7.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Marburn academy is the only independent day school in central ohio devoted to serving the educational needs of students with learning differences such as dyslexia, executive function difficulties and attention issues.

$7.3Mprogram expense

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 · FY2025

Ingram-White Castle FoundationFY2025$15K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

Grants paid · 6 grants · $6.5M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$754,894

Unitemized GrantFY2023$882,314

Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,119,079

Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,280,665

Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,314,914

Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,126,616

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$8.3M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.2M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$814K

Investment incomeLn 3$148K

Money outPt IX

$8.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$7.3M

Managementcol C$1.2M

Fundraisingcol D$374K

Owns and owesPt X

$7.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M

Total assetsLn 16$15.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$7.6M

PeoplePt VI, VII

28

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a21

IndependentVI 1b21

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$814K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$52K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$260K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.2M

Investment incomeLn 3$148K

Other incomeLn 4–11$109K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$101

Total revenueLn 12$8.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$196K

SavingsLn 2$1.5M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.4M

Other assetsLn 15$553K

Total assetsLn 16$15.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$7.6M

Net assetsLn 32$7.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5112

VolunteersI 644

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 FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.1M	$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$3.1M	$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$9.7M	$9.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$15.8M	$15.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$7.6M	$7.6M
Net assetsLn 32	$8.2M	$7.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$755K	$755K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$909K	$768K	$99K	$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$4.0M	$3.4M	$451K	$199K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$131K	$118K	$11K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$655K	$591K	$53K	$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$322K	$273K	$34K	$15K
Legal feesLn 11b	$26K	$22K	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$30K		$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$179K	$95K	$75K	$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$116K	$93K		$23K
Office expensesLn 13	$80K	$54K	$24K	$1K
Information technologyLn 14	$113K	$108K	$5K
OccupancyLn 16	$375K	$356K	$19K
TravelLn 17	$5K	$3K	$1K	$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$34K	$26K	$7K	$1K
InterestLn 20	$319K		$319K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$362K	$354K	$5K	$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$40K	$27K	$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$305K	$241K	$3K	$61K
All other expensesLn 24e	$53K	$43K	$4K	$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$8.8M	$7.3M	$1.2M	$374K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$8.3M	$8.8M	−$543K	$7.5M	990 PDF
FY2024	$10.0M	$9.1M	$944K	$8.2M	990 PDF
FY2023	$9.2M	$9.8M	−$539K	$7.1M	990 PDF
FY2022	$9.8M	$10.0M	−$220K	$7.3M	990 PDF
FY2021	$10.6M	$10.2M	$397K	$7.0M	990 PDF
FY2020	$10.3M	$10.1M	$230K	$5.9M	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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $8,293,557 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,017,469$814,165

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,607,575$7,222,774

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $300,861$148,076

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $88,823$108,542

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,014,728$8,293,557

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $882,314$754,894

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,097,132$6,045,169

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,090,853$2,036,921

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,070,299$8,836,984

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $944,429−$543,427

Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21

VI-1b Independent voting members21

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,293,557 across 11 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$259,898

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$554,267

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$52,195

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$814,165

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,222,774$7,222,774

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $148,177$148,177

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $38,663$38,663

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$101−$101

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,450$6,450

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $63,429$63,429

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,222,774 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $256,618$8,293,557

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,836,984 across 20 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $754,894$754,894

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $768,140 · Management $98,915 · Fundraising $41,856$908,911

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,378,066 · Management $450,688 · Fundraising $198,839$4,027,593

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $118,422 · Management $10,678 · Fundraising $2,149$131,249

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $591,135 · Management $53,304 · Fundraising $10,728$655,167

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $272,759 · Management $34,196 · Fundraising $15,294$322,249

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $21,571 · Management $4,105$25,676

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,500$30,500

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $95,372 · Management $75,409 · Fundraising $8,584$179,365

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $92,564 · Fundraising $23,040$115,604

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $53,915 · Management $24,427 · Fundraising $1,190$79,532

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $107,806 · Management $4,913$112,719

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $356,343 · Management $18,628$374,971

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,213 · Management $1,013 · Fundraising $1,010$5,236

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $25,581 · Management $7,171 · Fundraising $1,293$34,045

IX-20 InterestManagement $318,580$318,580

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $354,053 · Management $5,073 · Fundraising $3,262$362,388

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,895 · Management $12,937$39,832

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $241,379 · Management $3,010 · Fundraising $60,766$305,155

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $42,592 · Management $4,312 · Fundraising $6,414$53,318

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,304,700 · Management $1,157,859 · Fundraising $374,425$8,836,984

Part X · Balance sheet $15,128,677 assets, 17 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $3,314; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $367,036$196,138

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,762,385$1,467,617

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$43,143

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $100,700$83,125

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $72,929$61,275

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,742,960$9,407,780

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,058,962$3,313,303

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $683,208$552,982

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,794,744$15,128,677

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $425,697$479,199

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $399,470$437,326

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $48,461$185,000

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,594,708$7,586,525

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,892,066$7,197,398

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $307,970$344,754

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,200,036$7,542,152

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,794,744$15,128,677

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,542,152 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$8,293,557

XI-2 Total expenses$8,836,984

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$543,427

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,200,036

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$152,502

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$266,959

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,542,152

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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