Constellation Schools Lorain Community Elementary FY2023 filing

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Parma, OH501(c)(3)Since 2000EducationEIN 34-1932959Revenue $2.7M in FY2023

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.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3.1M
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
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
$2.7M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2023▲ +8%
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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
$2.0M
FY2023▲ +12%
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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
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +108%
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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 FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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% · $1.5M Management & general 24% · $485K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt 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

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Primary education- served 138 students in kindergarten through fourth grade.

$1.5Mprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$485K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Other assetsLn 15$550K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$641K$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$809K$688K$121K
Management feesLn 11a$234K$234K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$442K$442K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$117K$112K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$185K$167K$19K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$27K$25K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$89K$80K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$156
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$2K$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.5M$485K$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 Viewing $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 $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 $2,693,396 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,393,751$2,561,988
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $100,650$100,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $44$29,770
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,091$1,638
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,496,536$2,693,396
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 $831,763$809,013
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $947,170$1,191,614
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,778,933$2,000,627
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $717,603$692,769
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 $2,693,396 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,561,988
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,561,988
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $100,000$100,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $29,770$29,770
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,638$1,638
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $101,638 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $29,770$2,693,396
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,000,627 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $687,662 · Management $121,351$809,013
IX-11a Management feesManagement $233,805$233,805
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,632$4,632
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,411$22,411
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $441,866$441,866
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $18,192$18,192
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $111,845 · Management $5,325$117,170
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $166,918 · Management $18,546$185,464
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,619$3,619
IX-20 InterestPrograms $24,591 · Management $2,732$27,323
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $79,873 · Management $8,875$88,748
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,399 · Management $156$1,555
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,891 · Management $44,938$46,829
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,516,045 · Management $484,582 · Fundraising $0$2,000,627
Part X · Balance sheet $4,432,622 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,288,501$1,902,769
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,416$41,874
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $331,139$349,418
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,561,509$1,588,874
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $647,407$549,687
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,829,972$4,432,622
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $85,166$207,019
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,322,595$854,315
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,248,531$1,532,477
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,189,273$3,099,154
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $640,699$1,333,468
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $640,699$1,333,468
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,829,972$4,432,622
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,333,468 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,693,396
XI-2 Total expenses$2,000,627
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$692,769
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$640,699
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,333,468

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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