Claritas Classical Academy FY2021 filing

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West Chester, PA501(c)(3)Since 2012EducationEIN 45-5191650Revenue $361K in FY2021

On file with the IRSclaritasclassicalacademy.com908 Monte Vista Dr, 19380-6030 · West Chester, PATax-exempt since Aug 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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We assist homeschooling families in achieving meaningful and lasting success in their home education program by using a Classical model of education in a Christian community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$30K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $29K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$47K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$361K
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$280K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$430K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$361K
FY2021▲ +38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$262K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$378K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$394K
FY2024$550K
Expenses
$280K
FY2021▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$280K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$354K
FY2024$454K
FY2024$408K
Net assets
$430K
FY2021▲ +36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$316K
FY2021$430K
FY2022$473K
FY2023$520K
FY2024$470K
FY2024$623K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $233K Management & general 17% · $48K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $30K 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
Executive Director
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Gaffga’s $31K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Holly Schrock—————$57,268
Jessica Gaffga$31,000$24,108————
Alison Valentine——$30,000$30,000$30,000$17,000
Amy Spaulding$850$1,528$1,484———

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

Programs and updates

Helps homeschooling families succeed using a Christian Classical education model.

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1 program · $233K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Twice weekly classes for 106 homeschooled students in grades K-12

$233Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$361K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$197K
Other incomeLn 4–11$142K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Money outPt IX
$280K
Ln 25
Programscol B$233K
Managementcol C$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$430K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$149K
Total assetsLn 16$476K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$197K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$142K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$361K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$149K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$149K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$328K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$476K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$430K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K$149K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$285K$328K
Total assetsLn 16$360K$476K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$316K$430K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$30K$0$30K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$165K$165K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$16K$2K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$10K$0$10K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$26K$26K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$24K$198$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$280K$233K$48K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $394K$454K−$60K$470K 990 PDF
FY2023 $393K$354K$39K$520K 990 PDF
FY2022 $378K$280K$98K$473K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $361K$280K$81K$430K 990 PDF
FY2020 $262K$273K−$11K$316K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $361,206 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $567$11,698
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $158,471$197,163
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,879$9,910
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $95,735$142,435
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $261,652$361,206
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 $216,019$213,194
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $56,559$67,253
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $272,578$280,447
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,926$80,759
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $361,206 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $142,435 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,698
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,698
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $197,163 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$197,163
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,910$9,910
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $339,598 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,910$361,206
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $280,447 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $30,000 · Fundraising $0$30,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $165,286 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$165,286
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,595 · Management $2,313 · Fundraising $0$17,908
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,791 · Fundraising $0$1,791
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,467 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,467
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $10,422 · Fundraising $0$10,422
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,807 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,807
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $3,075 · Fundraising $0$3,075
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,493 · Management $198 · Fundraising $0$24,691
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $232,648 · Management $47,799 · Fundraising $0$280,447
Part X · Balance sheet $476,373 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $74,680$148,759
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $285,095$327,614
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $359,775$476,373
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,692$7,186
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $36,738$39,472
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $43,430$46,658
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $316,345$429,715
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $316,345$429,715
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $359,775$476,373
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $429,715 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$361,206
XI-2 Total expenses$280,447
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,759
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$316,345
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$32,611
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$429,715

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