Austin Classical School FY2020 filing

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Austin Classical School exists to glorify Jesus Christ by co-laboring with families to cultivate wise, virtuous, and humble students through an excellent classical, Christian education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$136K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $64K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
98% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$136K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
11.5 mo
of spending, in cash
11.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $353K
5 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$375K
26% of total assets
Liabilities are 26% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
6 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.3M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.3M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 2014.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $1.0M Management & general 2% · $24K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $136K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$68,650Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head
$46,125Pt VII · Sec A
$21,000Pt VII · Sec A

Teresa Cici Scott’s $104K as Executive Director is at the 34th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Teresa Cici Scott$103,500$103,500$94,500———
Teresa Scott———$95,500$53,520—
William Andrew Brummett—$90,000$67,083———
Dave Sikkema—————$68,650
D'Lane Moore$60,000—————
Joe Rispoli—$59,671————
Kathryn Foshea$57,300$56,875$55,825$55,000$29,000—
Stephanie Lucke$51,250$51,575$50,975$48,800$26,000—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates students in a classical, Christian, hybrid model from pre-K through 10th grade.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Austin classical school is a classical, christian, hybrid educational schedule school currently serving grades pre-kindergarten through 9TH grade. Austin classical school plans to continue adding a grade or grades each year until the school has grades pre-k through 12TH.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $494K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$191,410
Unitemized GrantFY2023$183,581
Unitemized GrantFY2022$119,428

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$997K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$86K
Investment incomeLn 3$718
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$375K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$86K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$997K
Investment incomeLn 3$718
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$479K
SavingsLn 2$538K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$180
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$399K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$375K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 599
VolunteersI 690
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$399K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$316K$375K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$136K$136K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$440K$440K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$45K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$117K$117K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$8K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$255K$238K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$49K$48K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.0M$24K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $3.3M$3.3M−$4K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 7, 2025 $2.8M$2.8M−$9K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $2.2M$2.2M$55K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $1.9M$1.6M$319K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 20, 2022 $1.3M$1.3M$2K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 15, 2021 $1.1M$1.1M$23K$1.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,083,691 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $738,014$86,082
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $782,123$996,891
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $166$718
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,520,303$1,083,691
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 $522,340$620,578
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $218,152$440,201
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $740,492$1,060,779
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $779,811$22,912
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,083,691 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$86,082
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$86,082
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $996,891$996,891
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $718$718
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $996,891 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $718$1,083,691
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,060,779 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $135,775$135,775
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $439,641$439,641
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,162$45,162
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,297$1,297
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,518$2,518
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,459$5,459
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $116,550$116,550
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,996 · Management $2,270$10,266
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $237,891 · Management $17,341$255,232
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $47,857 · Management $1,022$48,879
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,036,331 · Management $24,448 · Fundraising $0$1,060,779
Part X · Balance sheet $1,416,472 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $506,773$478,523
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $793,178$538,381
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $29,340$180
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,995$399,388
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,334,287$1,416,472
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $315,492$369,945
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $249$5,084
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $315,761$375,029
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,018,526$1,041,443
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,018,526$1,041,443
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,334,287$1,416,472
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,041,443 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,083,691
XI-2 Total expenses$1,060,779
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,912
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,018,526
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,041,443

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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