Community School Association: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 43-0653286)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$8.1M
FY2021	$7.9M
FY2022	$13.8M
FY2023	$12.8M
FY2024	$12.2M
FY2025	$11.5M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$9.5M
FY2021	$9.5M
FY2022	$10.6M
FY2023	$11.4M
FY2024	$12.3M
FY2025	$12.9M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$25.7M
FY2021	$26.2M
FY2022	$30.0M
FY2023	$33.7M
FY2024	$36.1M
FY2025	$37.1M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1937.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

78%

18%

Program services 78% · $7.4M Management & general 18% · $1.7M Fundraising 4% · $392K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $702K 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

Robert Cooke

Head of School

$256,153Pt VII · Sec A

Christine Ficker

Dir. Finance/Operations (thru 2/21)

$129,247Pt VII · Sec A

Kathy Fitzgerald

Asst. Head of School

$110,155Pt VII · Sec A

Lynn Christopher

Upper Division Director (thru 6/21)

$104,403Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Kelly

Director of Advancement

$102,500Pt VII · Sec A

Mayo Amos

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Burgess

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Cameron

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Robert Cooke	$509,744	$309,000	$313,600	$318,784	$256,153	$256,153
Donna Scott	$150,711	$154,250	$127,463	$120,713	—	—
Christine Ficker	—	—	—	—	$129,247	$129,247
Kathy Fitzgerald	—	$129,082	$120,509	$122,772	$110,155	$110,155
Kathleen Kelly	—	—	$116,953	$125,032	$102,500	$102,500
Abigail Samel	$116,350	$100,069	—	—	—	—
Dana Saulisberry	$115,700	—	—	—	—	—
Jessica Hendricks	$104,563	—	—	—	—	—

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

Provides elementary school education to approximately 350 children from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade.

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1 program · $7.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020

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The school provides eductional services to approximately 340 children from pre-kingergarten through sixth grade.

$7.4Mprogram expense

Funders

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

Community School Scholarship FundFY2025$227K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$227K

Grants paid · 6 grants · $4.9M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,070,943

Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,001,040

Unitemized GrantFY2022$875,124

Unitemized GrantFY2021$754,615

Unitemized GrantFY2020$498,801

Unitemized GrantFY2019$675,233

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$7.9M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.7M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M

Investment incomeLn 3$7K

Money outPt IX

$9.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$7.4M

Managementcol C$1.7M

Fundraisingcol D$392K

Owns and owesPt X

$26.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.4M

Total assetsLn 16$35.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$9.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

27

listed · VII A

PaidVII A5

Voting boardVI 1a21

IndependentVI 1b21

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$88K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.7M

Investment incomeLn 3$7K

Total revenueLn 12$7.9M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$5.4M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.4M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.3M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.5M

Total assetsLn 16$35.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$9.1M

Net assetsLn 32$26.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5156

VolunteersI 6150

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 FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$4.5M	$5.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$14.8M	$15.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$11.3M	$11.5M
Total assetsLn 16	$33.1M	$35.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$7.4M	$9.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$25.7M	$26.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$499K	$499K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$408K	$265K	$142K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$5.0M	$3.9M	$852K	$243K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$445K	$343K	$82K	$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$642K	$496K	$118K	$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$382K	$295K	$70K	$17K
Legal feesLn 11b	$9K		$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$11K		$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$159K		$102K	$57K
Office expensesLn 13	$341K	$310K	$32K
Information technologyLn 14	$101K	$43K	$59K
OccupancyLn 16	$394K	$380K	$10K	$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$22K	$22K
InterestLn 20	$27K		$27K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$367K	$355K	$10K	$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$99K		$99K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$538K	$488K	$50K
All other expensesLn 24e	$79K		$58K	$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$9.5M	$7.4M	$1.7M	$392K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$11.5M	$12.9M	−$1.4M	$37.1M	990 PDF
FY2024	$12.2M	$12.3M	−$149K	$36.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	$12.8M	$11.4M	$1.4M	$33.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$13.8M	$10.6M	$3.2M	$30.0M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$7.9M	$9.5M	−$1.7M	$26.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$8.1M	$9.5M	−$1.3M	$25.7M	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 $7,869,470 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $876,564$2,161,872

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,011,841$5,703,362

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,328$6,537

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $200,699−$2,301

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,100,432$7,869,470

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $675,233$498,801

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,180,859$6,888,864

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,594,069$2,147,509

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,450,161$9,535,174

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,349,729−$1,665,704

Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21

VI-1b Independent voting members21

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 $7,869,470 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $13,031 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$88,257

VIII-1e Government grants$1,074,200

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$999,415

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,161,872

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,703,362$5,703,362

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,537$6,537

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$27,122−$27,122

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,790$11,790

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,728,183 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$20,585$7,869,470

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,535,174 across 18 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $498,801$498,801

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $265,384 · Management $142,249$407,633

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,917,636 · Management $851,836 · Fundraising $243,201$5,012,673

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $343,138 · Management $81,546 · Fundraising $19,950$444,634

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $495,514 · Management $117,758 · Fundraising $28,809$642,081

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $294,680 · Management $70,030 · Fundraising $17,133$381,843

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,798$8,798

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

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $102,393 · Fundraising $56,710$159,103

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $309,650 · Management $31,605$341,255

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $42,631 · Management $58,794$101,425

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $380,362 · Management $10,425 · Fundraising $2,721$393,508

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $22,217$22,217

IX-20 InterestManagement $27,147$27,147

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $354,555 · Management $9,717 · Fundraising $2,537$366,809

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $98,689$98,689

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $488,305 · Management $49,891$538,196

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $58,177 · Fundraising $20,761$78,938

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,412,873 · Management $1,730,479 · Fundraising $391,822$9,535,174

Part X · Balance sheet $35,306,826 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,500,394$5,402,295

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $85,244$92,112

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,795,509$1,869,321

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $665,099$1,131,360

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,280,000$11,501,839

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $14,777,600$15,309,899

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,103,846$35,306,826

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $762,835$1,263,055

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,752,859$7,124,039

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,076,148$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,366,866$9,118,644

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,102,929$16,704,650

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,634,051$9,483,532

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $25,736,980$26,188,182

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,103,846$35,306,826

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $26,188,182 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$7,869,470

XI-2 Total expenses$9,535,174

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,665,704

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$25,736,980

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,033,598

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$83,308

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$26,188,182

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Community School Association FY2021 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

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

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Community School Association

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV