Lake Forest Academy: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 36-2216167)

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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
John Strudwick	—	—	—	$549,219	—	$479,370
Jose M De Jesus	—	—	$203,415	$547,109	$499,041	$228,420
Christopher O Tennyson	$354,780	$400,138	$314,235	$168,615	$139,752	$131,078
Michael J Reidy	$248,078	$239,418	$231,312	$221,450	$209,031	$200,397
Jotham Thomas Johnson	$223,410	$136,522	$127,132	$123,820	—	—
Robert J Buckla	—	—	$218,131	$207,294	$200,481	$196,772
Darrin Madeley	$203,991	$194,256	$181,453	$156,903	$131,688	$137,469
Garry Sloan	$203,250	$202,125	$150,925	$143,425	$128,631	$126,185

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Prepares students for college through an independent preparatory school program.

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1 program · $28.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Lake forest academy "lfa" was established in 1857 as the boys' preparatory department of lind university. The girls' preparatory department, ferry hall, was added 1869. In 1925, lfa and ferry hall legally separated from the university to become secondary educational institutions.

$28.6Mprogram 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 · FY2025

The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$15K

James L Garard JR Charitable TrustFY2025$5K

Karen & John M Krzynowck Chr TrFY2025$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$22K

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Grants paid · 6 grants · $188K · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$49,155

Unitemized GrantFY2023$30,918

Unitemized GrantFY2022$46,419

Unitemized GrantFY2021$40,924

Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,508

Unitemized GrantFY2019$12,217

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$48.6M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$30.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$10.2M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.7M

Money outPt IX

$39.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$28.6M

Managementcol C$8.6M

Fundraisingcol D$1.9M

Owns and owesPt X

$93.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.9M

Total assetsLn 16$145.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$52.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

44

listed · VII A

PaidVII A10

Voting boardVI 1a34

IndependentVI 1b33

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.7M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$826K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$431K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$30.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$10.2M

Other incomeLn 4–11$2.4M

Gains on assetsLn 7$8.7M

Total revenueLn 12$48.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$3.9M

SavingsLn 2$5.0M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.9M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$70.7M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56.6M

Other assetsLn 15$899K

Total assetsLn 16$145.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$52.1M

Net assetsLn 32$93.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5295

VolunteersI 6190

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$12.7M	$8.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$64.7M	$70.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$53.3M	$56.6M
Total assetsLn 16	$139.2M	$145.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$52.7M	$52.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$86.5M	$93.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$6.4M	$6.4M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$0	$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.6M		$1.3M	$268K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$12.1M	$9.3M	$2.0M	$792K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$1.2M	$886K	$179K	$86K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$2.3M	$1.7M	$435K	$160K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$874K	$717K	$100K	$57K
Management feesLn 11a	$108K		$108K
Legal feesLn 11b	$124K		$124K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$106K		$106K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$192K		$192K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$169K	$0	$169K	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$36K		$36K
Office expensesLn 13	$1.2M	$843K	$247K	$129K
OccupancyLn 16	$969K	$808K	$147K	$14K
TravelLn 17	$620K	$554K	$35K	$32K
InterestLn 20	$1.3M	$927K	$297K	$47K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$3.1M	$2.6M	$475K	$44K
InsuranceLn 23	$472K	$394K	$72K	$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$5.8M	$3.2M	$2.4M	$242K
All other expensesLn 24e	$458K	$192K	$230K	$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$39.2M	$28.6M	$8.6M	$1.9M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$48.6M	$39.2M	$9.4M	$93.1M	990 PDF
FY2024	$38.1M	$36.3M	$1.7M	$86.5M	990 PDF
FY2023	$36.4M	$34.7M	$1.7M	$80.5M	990 PDF
FY2022	$34.8M	$34.1M	$685K	$75.3M	990 PDF
FY2021	$32.9M	$33.0M	−$81K	$76.8M	990 PDF
FY2020	$32.4M	$31.5M	$881K	$63.4M	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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $48,593,311 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,752,119$5,662,566

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,655,394$30,303,646

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,433,319$10,241,715

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,233,139$2,385,384

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $38,073,971$48,593,311

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,310,131$6,383,800

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $15,905,088$18,070,093

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $14,120,752$14,697,342

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $36,335,971$39,151,235

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,738,000$9,442,076

Part VI · Governance 33 of 34 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body34

VI-1b Independent voting members33

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

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 $48,593,311 across 12 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $27,447 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$430,754

VIII-1e Government grants$1,146,748

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,089,825

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$825,890

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,662,566

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,303,646$30,303,646

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,581,783$1,581,783

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $36,947$36,947

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $8,659,932$8,659,932

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$96,823−$96,823

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $13,159 · Unrelated business $2,404,654$2,417,813

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $30,344,252 · Unrelated business $2,404,654 · Excluded from tax $10,181,839$48,593,311

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $39,151,235 across 21 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,383,800$6,383,800

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,313,871 · Fundraising $268,032$1,581,903

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,327,465 · Management $1,998,868 · Fundraising $792,146$12,118,479

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $886,193 · Management $179,164 · Fundraising $86,147$1,151,504

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,748,945 · Management $435,447 · Fundraising $159,638$2,344,030

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $717,276 · Management $99,867 · Fundraising $57,034$874,177

IX-11a Management feesManagement $108,000$108,000

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $123,506$123,506

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $106,424$106,424

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $192,482$192,482

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $169,322 · Fundraising $0$169,322

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $36,352$36,352

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $843,236 · Management $246,743 · Fundraising $129,124$1,219,103

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $808,107 · Management $147,283 · Fundraising $13,721$969,111

IX-17 TravelPrograms $553,506 · Management $35,243 · Fundraising $31,609$620,358

IX-20 InterestPrograms $926,872 · Management $296,813 · Fundraising $47,402$1,271,087

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,606,639 · Management $475,076 · Fundraising $44,259$3,125,974

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $393,623 · Management $71,740 · Fundraising $6,683$472,046

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,204,409 · Management $2,378,769 · Fundraising $242,105$5,825,283

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $191,857 · Management $229,916 · Fundraising $36,521$458,294

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $28,591,928 · Management $8,644,886 · Fundraising $1,914,421$39,151,235

Part X · Balance sheet $145,211,183 assets, 20 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,446,062$3,899,609

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,248,834$4,973,442

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,189,439$2,814,040

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,829,792$4,873,115

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $80,314$105,084

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $499,396$400,937

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $53,305,660$56,578,848

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $37,337,719$52,616,860

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $27,394,958$18,049,760

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $883,658$899,488

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $139,215,832$145,211,183

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,703,394$2,119,172

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $22,368,797$21,702,676

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $26,894,255$27,098,227

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $128,623$150,990

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $52,666,498$52,129,670

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $53,847,360$57,142,445

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $32,701,974$35,939,068

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $86,549,334$93,081,513

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $139,215,832$145,211,183

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $93,081,513 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$48,593,311

XI-2 Total expenses$39,151,235

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,442,076

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$86,549,334

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,909,897

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$93,081,513

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

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