St Augustine School

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Ridgeland, MS501(c)(3)EducationEIN 46-3215081Revenue $1.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSaugustinems.com1202 Highland Colony Pkwy, 39157-8783 · Ridgeland, MSTax-exempt since Oct 2014School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Christian School using a unveristy model.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 59 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $146K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$165K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$428K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% 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
$1.9M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$895K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$874K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +71%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$376K
FY2022$431K
FY2023$484K
FY2024$613K
FY2025$1.0M

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 Oct 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% · $1.5M Management & general 1% · $19K Fundraising 0% · $5K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $165K 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
$89,571Pt VII · Sec A
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Officer/Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ann Lowery Forster’s $90K as Head of School is at the 24th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ann Lowery Forster$89,571$89,500$88,250$64,000$64,667$34,375
David Herndon——$88,250$87,935$84,375$82,723
Patrick Norman$75,000$78,125————

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 using a university model grounded in Christian principles.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The school provided educational services to an estimated 323 students for about 156 different families and has part-time and full-time teachers and adminstrators for instruction of the students.

$1.5Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$60K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$177K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$19K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$961K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$428K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$177K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$698K
SavingsLn 2$263K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$961K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$83K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$428K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 559
VolunteersI 620
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$581K$961K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63K$83K
Total assetsLn 16$678K$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K$428K
Net assetsLn 32$613K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$165K$165K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$769K$769K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$80K$80K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$5K$12K$0
Office expensesLn 13$22K$22K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$18K$18K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$114K$114K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$290K$284K$6K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$9K$718$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.5M$19K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.5M$433K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.5M$129K$613K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.6M$53K$484K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.4M$55K$431K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.3M$187K$376K 990 PDF
FY2020 $895K$874K$22K$189K 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 $1,945,507 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $119,524$177,451
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,532,895$1,750,600
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,010$17,456
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,661,429$1,945,507
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,136,416$1,013,044
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $396,050$499,401
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,532,466$1,512,445
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $128,963$433,062
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 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-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,945,507 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$177,451
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$177,451
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,750,600
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,456$17,456
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,750,600 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,456$1,945,507
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,512,445 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $164,571 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$164,571
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $768,682 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$768,682
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $79,791 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$79,791
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,999 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,999
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,152 · Management $12,018 · Fundraising $0$17,170
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,640 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,640
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,413 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,413
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $114,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$114,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,647 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,647
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,467 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,467
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $284,330 · Management $5,981 · Fundraising $0$290,311
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,061 · Management $718 · Fundraising $4,975$14,754
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,488,753 · Management $18,717 · Fundraising $4,975$1,512,445
Part X · Balance sheet $1,473,836 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $331,020$697,978
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $250,000$263,299
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,513$297,336
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,968$132,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $62,502$83,223
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $678,003$1,473,836
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,942$14,893
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $57,100$412,920
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $65,042$427,813
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $612,961$1,046,023
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $678,003$1,473,836
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,046,023 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,945,507
XI-2 Total expenses$1,512,445
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$433,062
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$612,961
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,046,023

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

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