Math and Science Academy

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Woodbury, MN501(c)(3)Since 1998EducationEIN 41-1907844Revenue $9.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmnmsa.org8430 Woodbury Xing, 55125-9433 · Woodbury, MNTax-exempt since Mar 1999School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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We provide accelerated curricula in all subjects with an emphasis on Math and Science.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 137 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $198K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$657K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 50% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.5M
83% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 83% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.5M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$8.9M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$959K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.5M
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$8.0M
FY2025$9.5M
Expenses
$8.9M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$8.9M
Net assets
$959K
FY2025▲ +412%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$820K
FY2021−$1.0M
FY2022−$855K
FY2023−$65K
FY2024$187K
FY2025$959K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Mar 1999.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $7.7M Management & general 13% · $1.1M

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

13 people listed on the 990; $657K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$126,758Pt VII · Sec A
Special Services Director
$126,034Pt VII · Sec A
High School Principal
$119,655Pt VII · Sec A
Middle School Principal
$112,398Pt VII · Sec A
Member/Teacher
$50,223Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Teacher
$47,333Pt VII · Sec A
Member/Teacher
$46,824Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Teacher
$27,799Pt VII · Sec A

Kate Hinton’s $127K as Executive Director is at the 50th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kate Hinton$126,758$118,287$125,544———
Jillynne Raymond$126,034$111,031————
Lytou Lee$119,655$106,828————
John Gawarecki————$114,143$108,176
Steven Hoemann$112,398$110,615$109,671———
Randall Vetsch—$107,604————
Thomas Johnston———$52,531$80,028—
Maggie Burggraaff——$71,678$66,846$66,687$56,055

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

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Offers fast-paced math and science education, plus other subjects.

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1 program · $7.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Math & science academy (msa) serves students in grades 6 through 12. Msa places tremendous value on a school design that is curriculum based, standards driven, and collaboratively run. The curriculum places emphasis in the areas of math and science with a balance of humanities.

$7.7Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$234K
Other incomeLn 4–11$212K
Money outPt IX
$8.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.7M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$959K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$8.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$234K
Investment incomeLn 3$89K
Other incomeLn 4–11$212K
Total revenueLn 12$9.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$804
SavingsLn 2$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$634K
Other assetsLn 15$995K
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.5M
Net assetsLn 32$959K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5137
VolunteersI 615
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$700K$634K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M$4.5M
Net assetsLn 32$187K$959K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$468K$279K$189K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.8M$3.3M$476K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$332K$296K$37K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$615K$548K$67K
Payroll taxesLn 10$305K$258K$47K
Legal feesLn 11b$24K$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$100K$100K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$864K$794K$70K
Office expensesLn 13$169K$132K$37K
Information technologyLn 14$280K$224K$56K
OccupancyLn 16$1.3M$1.3M
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$98K$98K$559
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$93K$92K$604
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$395K$361K$34K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.9M$7.7M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $9.5M$8.9M$596K$959K 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.0M$7.4M$555K$187K 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.7M$6.7M$20K−$65K 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.8M$5.9M−$67K−$855K 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.8M$5.7M$106K−$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.8M$5.8M−$23K−$820K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $9,456,443 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,227,229$8,921,290
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $193,584$234,239
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $98,968$88,809
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $468,269$212,105
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,988,050$9,456,443
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 $4,762,923$5,492,870
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,670,469$3,367,612
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,433,392$8,860,482
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $554,658$595,961
Part VI · Governance 5 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $9,456,443 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,797 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$8,878,625
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$42,665
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,921,290
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $234,239$234,239
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $88,809$88,809
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $209,308$209,308
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $443,547 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $91,606$9,456,443
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,860,482 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $278,637 · Management $189,001$467,638
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,297,481 · Management $476,448$3,773,929
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $295,559 · Management $36,640$332,199
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $547,919 · Management $66,619$614,538
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $257,983 · Management $46,583$304,566
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $24,330$24,330
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $99,950$99,950
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $794,447 · Management $69,910$864,357
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $131,666 · Management $37,109$168,775
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $224,211 · Management $55,641$279,852
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,333,549$1,333,549
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $97,709 · Management $559$98,268
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $91,897 · Management $604$92,501
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $361,348 · Management $34,030$395,378
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,652$10,652
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,723,058 · Management $1,137,424 · Fundraising $0$8,860,482
Part X · Balance sheet $5,496,326 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $804$804
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,425,315$2,572,196
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $996,206$971,886
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $288,212$322,060
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $699,772$634,133
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,358,585$995,247
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,768,894$5,496,326
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $731,040$813,675
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,850,468$3,723,607
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,581,508$4,537,282
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $187,386$959,044
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,768,894$5,496,326
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $959,044 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,456,443
XI-2 Total expenses$8,860,482
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$595,961
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$187,386
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$175,697
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$959,044

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