Columbus Classical Christian

Tax-deductible

Dublin, OH501(c)(3)EducationEIN 31-1551580

To provide a Classical and Christian Education for primary and secondary students

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 21 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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 16% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 59% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $27
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$219K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$214K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$165K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$219K
FY2025▼ -11%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$117K
FY2023$154K
FY2024$245K
FY2025$219K
Expenses
$214K
FY2025▲ +21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$176K
FY2025$214K
Net assets
$165K
FY2025▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$62K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$160K
FY2025$165K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 2002.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $214K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $82K 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
Board Member & Headmaster & Teacher
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member & Board Secretary & Teacher
$32,000Pt VII · Sec A
President of Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Mulligan’s $50K as Board Member & Headmaster & Teacher is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
David Mulligan$50,000$8,333——
Laura Kanzeg—$34,548$23,400$23,400
Rebecca Christianson$32,000$12,053——
David Milroy—$3,940——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates primary and secondary students with a Classical and Christian approach.

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3 program services account for $214K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

A classical Christian education to 53 students. This education included grammar, literature, English, Latin, math, art, science, history. The payroll & other personnel expense to employ teachers and administrative staff totaled $193,043; Occupancy and rent totaled $10,963, Curriculum and Supplies and office expense totaled $8,824; School…

$214Kprogram expense
02

All program expenses are included in the educational program service accomplishments listed above.

Pt IX · col B
03

All program expenses are included in the educational program service accomplishments listed above.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$27

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$219K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$215K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K
Money outPt IX
$214K
Ln 25
Programscol B$214K
Owns and owesPt X
$165K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$215K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$219K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$111K
SavingsLn 2$54K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$165K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$165K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$160K$165K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$160K$165K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$160K$165K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
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$82K$82K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$65K$65K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$37K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$214K$214K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $219K$214K$5K$165K 990 PDF
FY2024 $245K$176K$69K$160K 990 PDF
FY2023 $154K$92K 990 PDF
FY2022 $117K$62K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $218,626 across 12 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$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,396
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,396
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $214,507 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$214,507
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,723 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,723
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $217,230 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$218,626
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $213,510 across 29 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 $82,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$82,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $65,466 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$65,466
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,391 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,391
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,380 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$37,380
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,807 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,807
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $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 $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,213 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,213
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,186 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,186
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 $1,568 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,568
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,777 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,777
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,722 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,722
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $213,510 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$213,510
Part X · Balance sheet $165,371 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $108,745$111,139
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $51,510$54,232
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
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 $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $160,255$165,371
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $160,255$165,371
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $160,255$165,371
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $165,371 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$218,626
XI-2 Total expenses$213,510
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,116
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$160,255
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$165,371

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