Holy Trinity Classical Christian School INC

Tax-deductible

Beaufort, SC501(c)(3)EducationEIN 45-2702539Revenue $4.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRShtccs.org302 Burroughs Ave, 29902-5310 · Beaufort, SCTax-exempt since Jun 2014School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To operate a School which is distinctly Classical and distinctively Christian in a partnership with parents to educate students, grades preschool-12th with a biblical worldview. We are committed to the pursuit of truth, wisdom, scholastic excellence, and the love of learning.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 80 volunteers and 73 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $779K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 85% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.8M
39% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 39% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.9M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$5.4M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$7.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.9M
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$9.7M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$4.9M
Expenses
$5.4M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$5.4M
Net assets
$7.6M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$8.2M
FY2023$8.1M
FY2024$8.1M
FY2025$7.6M

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 Jun 2014.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $5.0M Management & general 2% · $108K Fundraising 4% · $226K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $73K 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
Head of School
$72,881Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin Bolen’s $73K as Head of School is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rev Chad Lawrence———$115,682——
Rev Chad E Lawrence————$114,378$106,423
Rev Joseph Lawrence—$112,708$95,241$42,336——
Kevin Bolen$72,881—————

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

Educates preschool-12th grade students with a classical, Christian, biblical worldview.

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1 program · $5.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Thirteenth year of operations at a preschool through 12TH grade classical christian school. Our preschool consisted of 2 year old, 3 year old, and 4 year old classrooms. Our grammar school consisted of kindergarten through 6TH grade. Our upper school consisted of 7TH grade through 12TH grade.

$5.0Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K
Grants paid · 30 grants · $4.7M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$657,737
Unitemized GrantFY2024$164,300
Unitemized GrantFY2024$32,623
Good Shepherd Education Foundation USAFY2024$7,254
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,237
Unitemized GrantFY2023$784,720
Unitemized GrantFY2023$152,559
Unitemized GrantFY2023$44,340
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,935
Good Shepherd Education Foundation USAFY2023$8,975
Unitemized GrantFY2022$593,212
Unitemized GrantFY2022$104,475
Unitemized GrantFY2022$42,183
Good Shepherd Education Foundation USAFY2022$14,920
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,055
Unitemized GrantFY2021$541,946
Unitemized GrantFY2021$90,780
Unitemized GrantFY2021$36,966
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$980K
Investment incomeLn 3$234K
Money outPt IX
$5.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.0M
Managementcol C$108K
Fundraisingcol D$226K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$801K
Total assetsLn 16$12.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$980K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$365K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$234K
Other incomeLn 4–11$72K
Gains on assetsLn 7$171K
Total revenueLn 12$4.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$801K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$801K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.8M
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$12.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.8M
Net assetsLn 32$7.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 573
VolunteersI 680
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$824K$801K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.1M$9.8M
Total assetsLn 16$13.2M$12.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M$4.8M
Net assetsLn 32$8.1M$7.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K$7K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$863K$863K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.6M$2.4M$42K$158K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K$27K$603$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$337K$309K$7K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$194K$180K$3K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b−$29−$29
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$9K$80
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$136K$133K$121$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$4K$951$1K
Information technologyLn 14$85K$64K$11K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$146K$146K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$6K$537
InterestLn 20$219K$219K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$375K$367K$7K$261
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$230K$222K$5K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$113K$94K$3K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.4M$5.0M$108K$226K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.9M$5.4M−$489K$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.6M$5.7M−$57K$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.0M$5.1M−$46K$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.1M$5.0M$167K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.7M$4.6M$5.1M$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.4M$4.4M−$19K$3.1M 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 $4,894,495 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,197,968$980,458
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,198,442$3,608,427
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $126,074$233,923
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $86,347$71,687
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,608,831$4,894,495
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,003,529$870,049
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,198,917$3,168,267
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,463,545$1,345,224
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,665,991$5,383,540
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$57,160−$489,045
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $4,894,495 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,899 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$980,458
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$365,410
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$980,458
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,601,528$3,601,528
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $62,656$62,656
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $171,267$171,267
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $71,687$71,687
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,842,350 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $71,687$4,894,495
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,383,540 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,254$7,254
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $862,795$862,795
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,406,874 · Management $42,442 · Fundraising $158,206$2,607,522
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $27,061 · Management $603 · Fundraising $1,874$29,538
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $308,916 · Management $6,606 · Fundraising $21,251$336,773
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $179,744 · Management $3,139 · Fundraising $11,551$194,434
IX-11b Legal feesManagement −$29−$29
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,300$16,300
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $9,245 · Fundraising $80$9,325
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $132,577 · Management $121 · Fundraising $3,009$135,707
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,123 · Management $951 · Fundraising $1,269$6,343
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $64,486 · Management $11,129 · Fundraising $8,945$84,560
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $146,361$146,361
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,681 · Management $1,053$2,734
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,183 · Management $537$6,720
IX-20 InterestPrograms $218,861$218,861
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $367,471 · Management $7,456 · Fundraising $261$375,188
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $221,966 · Management $4,774 · Fundraising $3,588$230,328
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $93,627 · Management $3,232 · Fundraising $15,967$112,826
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,049,980 · Management $107,559 · Fundraising $226,001$5,383,540
Part X · Balance sheet $12,466,174 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $824,443$800,980
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $541,629$112,024
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,111$27,128
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $73,100$76,982
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,085$2,208
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,062,633$9,751,772
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,667,180$1,684,655
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,865$10,425
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,215,046$12,466,174
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $262,220$160,610
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $204,811$327,693
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,081,515$4,821,688
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,558,847$5,539,340
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,574,684$2,105,146
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,133,531$7,644,486
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,215,046$12,466,174
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,644,486 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,894,495
XI-2 Total expenses$5,383,540
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$489,045
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,133,531
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,644,486

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

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