Northside Education INC

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Atlanta, GA501(c)(3)Since 2012EducationEIN 45-4342063Revenue $22.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSatlantaclassical.org3260 Northside Dr Nw, 30305-1910 · Atlanta, GATax-exempt since Nov 2013School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To develop students in mind and character through a classical, content-rich curriculum that emphasizes the principles of virtuous living, traditional learning, and civic responsibility.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 98 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.7M a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$457K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 90% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $666K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15.1M
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% 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
$22.7M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$14.4M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$20.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$22.7M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.4M
FY2021$11.3M
FY2022$10.9M
FY2023$14.0M
FY2024$20.6M
FY2025$22.7M
Expenses
$14.4M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.7M
FY2021$10.0M
FY2022$10.9M
FY2023$13.4M
FY2024$14.6M
FY2025$14.4M
Net assets
$20.1M
FY2025▲ +71%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$11.7M
FY2025$20.1M

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 Nov 2013.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $11.4M Management & general 20% · $2.9M Fundraising 0% · $71K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $457K 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
$132,437Pt VII · Sec A
Upper School Principal
$117,146Pt VII · Sec A
Lower School Principal
$104,159Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head of School
$103,653Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joshua Andrew’s $132K as Head of School is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Matthew Kirby———$135,264——
Joshua Andrew$132,437$129,563$119,279———
Christopher Knowles————$121,800$121,800
Aaron Schepps$117,146$114,375$101,362———
Dan Han$104,159—————
David Rosenzweig$103,653—————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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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Educates students in virtuous living, traditional learning, and civic responsibility through a classical curriculum.

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1 program · $11.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The operation of a public charter school for k-12 students in the atlanta public school system.

$11.4Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$22.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$614K
Investment incomeLn 3$479K
Money outPt IX
$14.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.4M
Managementcol C$2.9M
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$20.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18.9M
Total assetsLn 16$35.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$15.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$477K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$137K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$614K
Investment incomeLn 3$479K
Total revenueLn 12$22.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6.9M
SavingsLn 2$12.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.8M
Other assetsLn 15$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$35.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.1M
Net assetsLn 32$20.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 598
VolunteersI 640
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$12.5M$18.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.8M$8.8M
Total assetsLn 16$27.9M$35.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.1M$15.1M
Net assetsLn 32$11.7M$20.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$228K$57K$114K$57K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.4M$6.0M$340K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.4M$1.3M$75K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$869K$810K$58K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$137K$89K$48K$838
Management feesLn 11a$1.5M$1.5M
Legal feesLn 11b$40K$40K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$96K$89K$7K$127
Advertising and promotionLn 12$48K$48K
Office expensesLn 13$67K$67K
Information technologyLn 14$127K$119K$9K$190
OccupancyLn 16$597K$538K$60K
TravelLn 17$47K$47K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$66K$66K
InterestLn 20$210K$189K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$683K$615K$68K
InsuranceLn 23$138K$135K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$1.0M
All other expensesLn 24e$693K$285K$408K
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.4M$11.4M$2.9M$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $22.7M$14.4M$8.3M$20.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $20.6M$14.6M$6.0M$11.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.0M$13.4M$658K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.9M$10.9M$26K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.3M$10.0M$1.4M$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.4M$9.7M−$327K$3.7M 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 $22,729,812 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,750,004$21,711,974
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $504,334$613,512
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $295,280$478,869
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,006−$74,543
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $20,570,624$22,729,812
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 $9,485,849$8,978,967
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,116,769$5,428,056
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,602,618$14,407,023
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,968,006$8,322,789
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $22,729,812 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$136,738
VIII-1e Government grants$15,728,315
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,846,921
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$477,112
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,711,974
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $613,512$613,512
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $478,869$478,869
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$111,161−$111,161
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $36,618$36,618
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $613,512 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $404,326$22,729,812
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,407,023 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,935 · Management $113,869 · Fundraising $56,935$227,739
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,003,335 · Management $340,184 · Fundraising $9,761$6,353,280
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,315,081 · Management $74,520 · Fundraising $2,137$1,391,738
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $809,606 · Management $58,129 · Fundraising $1,295$869,030
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $88,811 · Management $47,531 · Fundraising $838$137,180
IX-11a Management feesManagement $1,539,437$1,539,437
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $39,976$39,976
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,200$36,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $89,197 · Management $7,169 · Fundraising $127$96,493
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $47,546$47,546
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $66,597$66,597
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $118,779 · Management $8,530 · Fundraising $190$127,499
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $537,693 · Management $59,741$597,434
IX-17 TravelPrograms $47,456$47,456
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $66,001$66,001
IX-20 InterestPrograms $189,402 · Management $21,045$210,447
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $614,620 · Management $68,291$682,911
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $134,652 · Management $3,003$137,655
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,039,528$1,039,528
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $284,783 · Management $408,093$692,876
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,435,855 · Management $2,899,885 · Fundraising $71,283$14,407,023
Part X · Balance sheet $35,121,679 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,741,087$6,890,797
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $795,404$12,009,357
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,306,024$5,262,247
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,723$12,550
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,820,950$8,765,999
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,172,672$2,180,729
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,862,860$35,121,679
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $680,692$558,490
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,621,781$8,941,258
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,125,320$15,061,350
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,737,540$20,060,329
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,862,860$35,121,679
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,060,329 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$22,729,812
XI-2 Total expenses$14,407,023
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,322,789
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,737,540
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,060,329

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

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