Constellation Schools Lorain Community Elementary FY2020 filing

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Parma, OH501(c)(3)Since 2000EducationEIN 34-1932959Revenue $2.9M in FY2020

On file with the IRSconstellationschools.com5730 Broadview Rd, 44134-1602 · Parma, OHTax-exempt since Sep 2001School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary creates and provides diverse superior educational opportunities for a Community of learners, built on a foundation of character education in a safe environment, ensuring the success of all children in our advancing ....technological society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$28K 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $494K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$28K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
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
Liabilities
$3.7M
126% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 126% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
76%
Net assets
−$752K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
−$752K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$752K
FY2021−$77K
FY2022$641K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M

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 Sep 2001.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.9M Management & general 24% · $595K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $28K 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
$11,574Pt VII · Sec A
Legal Council
$8,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$6,572Pt VII · Sec A
CFO Til 06/19
$506Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$344Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$313Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$313Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$281Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Keeney’s $15K as Executive Director is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $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

NameFY2021FY2020
Rebecca Keeney$15,206$11,574
Rick Lukich$8,639$8,000
Caroline Zito$7,388$6,572
Thomas Babb—$506
Jerome Bednar$375$313
John Noga$375$344
Bert Butts$344$219
Mary Wideman$344$313

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

Programs and updates

Helps students with learning difficulties through individual attention and enrichment activities.

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Primary education- served 181 students in kindergarten through fourth grade.

$1.9Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$454K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$595K
Owns and owesPt X
−$752K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$681K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$454K
Investment incomeLn 3$38
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$681K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$681K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Other assetsLn 15$575K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32−$752K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 66
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$232K$681K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32−$1.1M−$752K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$33K$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$889K$149K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$147K$124K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$161K$147K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$18K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$202K$202K
Legal feesLn 11b$743$743
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$320K$320K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$93K$76K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$52K$47K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$151K$136K$15K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$147
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$41K$37K$4K
InterestLn 20$28K$25K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$57K$52K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69K$308$68K
All other expensesLn 24e$278$278
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$1.9M$595K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.5M$234K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.2M$2.0M$260K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.0M$693K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$1.8M$718K$641K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$2.4M$675K−$77K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.9M$2.5M$382K−$752K 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 $2,857,786 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,059,349$2,396,994
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $219,528$454,300
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $86$38
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,668$6,454
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,285,631$2,857,786
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 $1,325,533$1,399,542
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,067,153$1,075,883
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,392,686$2,475,425
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$107,055$382,361
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $2,857,786 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,396,994
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,396,994
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $454,300$454,300
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38$38
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,454$6,454
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $460,754 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38$2,857,786
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,475,425 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $33,362$33,362
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $889,142 · Management $148,887$1,038,029
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $124,352 · Management $22,845$147,197
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $147,075 · Management $13,520$160,595
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,853 · Management $2,506$20,359
IX-11a Management feesManagement $201,752$201,752
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $743$743
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $46,376$46,376
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $319,749$319,749
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,979$4,979
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $75,982 · Management $17,186$93,168
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $46,903 · Management $5,211$52,114
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $136,223 · Management $15,136$151,359
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,790 · Management $147$2,937
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $37,278 · Management $4,142$41,420
IX-20 InterestPrograms $25,317 · Management $2,813$28,130
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $51,606 · Management $5,734$57,340
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,441 · Management $1,413$6,854
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $308 · Management $68,376$68,684
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $278$278
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,880,019 · Management $595,406 · Fundraising $0$2,475,425
Part X · Balance sheet $2,901,113 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $232,017$680,650
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,316$9,632
X-4 Accounts receivable$6,445
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $632,856$25,990
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,438,363$1,603,307
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $156,775$575,089
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,548,783$2,901,113
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $123,451$196,451
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $7,873$27,840
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $534,984$558,701
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,357,863$2,280,024
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,651,536$3,653,378
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$1,102,753−$752,265
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$1,102,753−$752,265
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,548,783$2,901,113
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$752,265 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,857,786
XI-2 Total expenses$2,475,425
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$382,361
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$1,102,753
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$31,873
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$752,265

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