Wheaton Academy EIN 36-2388793 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Operates an accredited high school. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $25.3M in revenue, $19.2M in expenses, and $32.5M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1958
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
West Chicago, IL
Website
www.wheatonacademy.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$25.3MFY2022
Expenses
$19.2M
Net assets
$32.5M
People
21
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  36-2388793 Public charity (501(c)(3)) West Chicago, IL Founded 1958
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Operates an accredited high school.
Leadership
Steven Bult · Head of School / Trustee · $200K
Money in and out
$25.3M revenue, $19.2M expenses
Bottom line
62% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$25.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$19.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$32.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $6.1M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.35 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
62%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
15.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+24%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$25.3M
FY2022▲ +33%
Expenses
$19.2M
FY2022▲ +6%
Total assets
$48.3M
FY2022▲ +17%
Total liabilities
$15.8M
FY2022▲ +7%
Total revenue
$25.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$19.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$32.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$6.1M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$48.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B62%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $11.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Operation of accredited high school with an enrollment of approximately 584 students.

$11.8Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWheaton Academy
EINHdr · item D36-2388793
Principal addressHdr · item CWest Chicago, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wheatonacademy.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1958
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B25Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1960

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a17
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School / Trustee
$200,026Pt VII · Sec A
$162,384Pt VII · Sec A
Principal
$127,517Pt VII · Sec A
Educational Tech Director
$107,044Pt VII · Sec A
Digital Communications Coordinator
$106,962Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Director of Wai
$95,474Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Director of Waf
$72,409Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven Bult’s $252K as Head of School / Trustee is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3682 $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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Steven Bult$251,730
Steven Bult$218,052$218,529$200,026$186,279$181,085
Steve Karlson$186,442
Dr Eugene Frost$68,832$71,808$72,409$137,239$185,143
Steve Karlson$175,194$167,554$162,384$153,725$154,209
Phil Strzalka$162,192
Phil Strzalka$153,803$149,285$95,474
Kori Hockett$152,330

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$15.0M · 60%
Contributions & grants$9.3M · 37%
Other revenue$824K · 3%
Program service revenue60%$15.0M
Contributions & grants37%$9.3M
Other revenue3%$824K
Investment income$47K
Total revenueLn 12$25.3M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.35 Fundraising $0.03
Program services62%$11.8M
Management & general35%$6.8M
Fundraising3%$582K
Total functional expensesLn 25$19.2M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$24.8M
Total assetsLn 16$48.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$15.8M
Total net assetsLn 32$32.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed15.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $24.8M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $19.2M · Less non-cash grants $136K · Cash operating expenses/yr $19.1M
15.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $11.8M · Total expenses $19.2M
62%
Management & General
Management & general $6.8M · Total expenses $19.2M
35%
Fundraising
Fundraising $582K · Total expenses $19.2M
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $564K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $5.2M
$0.11 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $9.3M · Total revenue $25.3M
37%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $25.3M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $15.0M · Total revenue $25.3M
60%
Investment reliance
Investment income $47K · Total revenue $25.3M
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $15.0M · Total expenses $19.2M
78%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $25.3M · Prior year $19.0M
+33%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $32.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $25.3M · Expenses $19.2M
+24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $48.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $32.5M · Total assets $48.3M
67%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $48.3M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Steven Bult · Reported title Head of School / Trustee · Highest reported compensation $200K · Total expenses $19.2M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $8.9M · Total expenses $19.2M
47%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 62%
Overhead ratio 35%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth 33%
Legal fee ratio 0.2%
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$45K
Grants paid · 20 grants · $20.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,829,879
Unitemized GrantFY2024$518,105
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,893,698
Unitemized GrantFY2023$453,828
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,649,921
Unitemized GrantFY2022$420,278
Wheaton Academy InstituteIL · FY2022$73,815
Wheaton Academy FoundationIL · FY2022$59,443
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,609,556
Unitemized GrantFY2021$571,980
Wheaton Academy InstituteIL · FY2021$125,130
Wheaton Academy FoundationIL · FY2021$61,933
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,359,016
Unitemized GrantFY2020$685,900
Wheaton Academy InstituteIL · FY2020$353,115
Wheaton Academy FoundationIL · FY2020$18,017
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,349,307
Unitemized GrantFY2019$718,200
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$26.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$21.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$25.3M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$19.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$19.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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