Unity Christian School FY2023 filing

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Energy, IL501(c)(3)EducationEIN 37-1219226Revenue $1.4M in FY2023

On file with the IRS100 E College St, 62933-3569 · Energy, ILTax-exempt since May 1991School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Education of children for k thru 8

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$425K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$859K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$859K
FY2023▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$788K
FY2022$849K
FY2023$859K
FY2024$949K
FY2025$939K

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 May 1991.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.3M Management & general 10% · $138K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$54,997Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joyce Williams’s $56K as Principal is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Joyce Williams$55,952$62,608$54,997——
William McSparin———$36,776$35,101

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates children from kindergarten through eighth grade.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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All funds and expenses were used for the education of students

$1.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$138K
Owns and owesPt X
$859K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$133K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$425K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$319
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$133K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$425K
Net assetsLn 32$859K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 570
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$252K$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$529K$425K
Net assetsLn 32$849K$859K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$55K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$822K$788K$34K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$14K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$66K$59K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$625$625
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$96K$91K$5K
InterestLn 20$17K$16K$834
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$48K$48K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$23K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$139K$139K
All other expensesLn 24e$86K$66K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.3M$138K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.3M−$10K$939K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.3M$91K$949K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.4M$1.4M$9K$859K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.3M$61K$849K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.1M$139K$788K 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 $1,415,113 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $139,599$110,288
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,215,908$1,285,654
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $446$319
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $23,284$18,852
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,379,237$1,415,113
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $903,432$973,992
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $414,527$432,011
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,317,959$1,406,003
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $61,278$9,110
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,415,113 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$110,288
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$110,288
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,285,654$1,285,654
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $319$319
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $9,857$9,857
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,995$8,995
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,294,968 · Unrelated business $9,857 · Excluded from tax $0$1,415,113
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,406,003 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $54,997$54,997
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $787,602 · Management $34,000$821,602
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,900$15,900
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,392 · Management $1,599$15,991
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $58,952 · Management $6,550$65,502
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $625$625
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,812$5,812
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,100$1,100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,909 · Management $6,909$13,818
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $90,880 · Management $4,783$95,663
IX-20 InterestPrograms $15,840 · Management $834$16,674
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $48,259$48,259
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,877 · Management $2,542$25,419
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $138,993$138,993
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $66,051 · Management $19,597$85,648
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,267,755 · Management $138,248 · Fundraising $0$1,406,003
Part X · Balance sheet $1,283,312 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $251,745$132,706
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $51,340$53,385
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,075,816$1,097,221
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,378,901$1,283,312
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $558$1,733
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $142,295$78,367
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $529,447$424,748
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $849,454$858,564
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $849,454$858,564
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,378,901$1,283,312
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $858,564 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,415,113
XI-2 Total expenses$1,406,003
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,110
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$849,454
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$858,564

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