Operation of educational facilities whose goals are that the rational potentialities of students which include the intellectual, moral and aesthetic dimensions of human expression and experiences and to be fully developed in the light of christ. This goal is realized through instruction in the three basic elements of all education; ordered basic knowledge, basic skills of learning and the habitual vision of greatness. Second, the students appropriate the lessons of christian truth in their own lives. This goal is realized through the educational philosophy of the school through the quality of lives of its faculty and through the general climate of the school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$223K 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $42K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$223K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $54K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.7M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$12.4M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$6.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$12.7M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.5M
FY2021$12.7M
FY2022$13.7M
FY2023$13.6M
FY2024$14.0M
Expenses
$12.4M
FY2021▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.0M
FY2021$12.4M
FY2022$13.7M
FY2023$14.1M
FY2024$14.1M
Net assets
$6.7M
FY2021▲ +43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$6.7M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$5.7M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1981.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $9.6M Management & general 19% · $2.4M Fundraising 3% · $389K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $223K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$129,317Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$79,710Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$9,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$5,031Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jon Balsbaugh’s $179K as President is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jon Balsbaugh$178,934$106,752$103,984$129,317$102,848
John Lee$112,252$104,506———
Robert Brickweg$43,805$101,714———
Michael Zusi———$79,710$58,540
Eric Yost$60,179$50,369$44,127——
Mike Zusi$40,022$46,453$44,348——
Anne Linczer—$42,233———
Beth Bulger———$5,031$17,826

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

Programs and updates

Educates students to develop their full potential intellectually, morally, and aesthetically in light of Christian truth.

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1 program · $9.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Operation of educational facilities whose goals are that the rational potentialities of students which include the intellectual, moral and aesthetic dimensions of human expression and experiences and to be fully developed in the light of christ.

$9.6Mprogram expense

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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 5 funders$54K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $13.2M · 2019–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,743,554
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,688,954
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,799,688
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,648,944
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,269,625

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$436K
Money outPt IX
$12.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.6M
Managementcol C$2.4M
Fundraisingcol D$389K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$8.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$436K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$283K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7$189K
Total revenueLn 12$12.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$150K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$923K
Total assetsLn 16$8.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5149
VolunteersI 6495
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M$5.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$948K$923K
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M$8.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M$6.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.6M$2.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$179K$5K$174K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$129K$129K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.1M$3.5M$1.3M$322K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$957K$736K$211K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$391K$248K$119K$25K
Management feesLn 11a$8K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$106K$106K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Investment management feesLn 11f$43K$43K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$184K$144K$9K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$79K$70K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$17K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$1.3M$1.2M$151K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$39K$39K
InterestLn 20$3K$2K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$60K$60K
InsuranceLn 23$46K$41K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$981K$950K$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.4M$9.6M$2.4M$389K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $14.0M$14.1M−$165K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.6M$14.1M−$447K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.7M$13.7M$44K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $12.7M$12.4M$367K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $12.5M$12.0M$410K$4.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $12,746,338 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,012,686$435,954
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,045,501$10,995,409
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $178,706$283,040
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $222,713$1,031,935
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,459,606$12,746,338
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,269,625$2,648,944
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,820,065$6,773,797
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,959,739$2,956,343
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,049,429$12,379,084
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $410,177$367,254
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,746,338 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$313,607
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$122,347
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$435,954
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,995,409$10,995,409
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $94,285$94,285
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $188,755$188,755
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $535,595$535,595
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $496,340$496,340
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,680,504 · Excluded from tax $629,880$12,746,338
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,379,084 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,648,944$2,648,944
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $5,031 · Management $173,990$179,021
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsManagement $129,317$129,317
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,480,274 · Management $1,314,409 · Fundraising $322,343$5,117,026
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $735,635 · Management $210,713 · Fundraising $10,752$957,100
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $247,841 · Management $118,833 · Fundraising $24,659$391,333
IX-11a Management feesManagement $7,957$7,957
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $105,817$105,817
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,275$19,275
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $43,085$43,085
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $143,625 · Management $8,891 · Fundraising $31,402$183,918
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $69,937 · Management $9,373$79,310
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,632 · Management $2,994$19,626
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,195,189 · Management $150,523$1,345,712
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,699$4,699
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $38,995$38,995
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,889 · Management $1,185$3,074
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $60,434$60,434
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $41,463 · Management $4,448$45,911
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $950,045 · Management $31,399$981,444
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,086$17,086
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,614,025 · Management $2,375,903 · Fundraising $389,156$12,379,084
Part X · Balance sheet $8,263,445 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,368,267$1,108,777
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $44,655$150,379
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $280,262$203,700
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $78,399$130,972
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $947,696$922,819
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,515,095$5,746,798
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,234,374$8,263,445
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $79,152$125,046
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $379,884$722,037
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,083,439$722,301
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,542,475$1,569,384
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$134,377$3,339,456
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,826,276$3,354,605
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,691,899$6,694,061
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,234,374$8,263,445
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,694,061 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,746,338
XI-2 Total expenses$12,379,084
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$367,254
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,691,899
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$951,822
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$683,086
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,694,061

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