The Academy strives to provide a real world education in order to equip students with the skills necessary to become critical thinkers, life-long learners, and productive members of society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$712K 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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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
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 $1.7M a year · 17% 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
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
$712K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $6.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$677K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% 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
$9.2M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$7.0M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$13.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.2M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.1M
FY2021$9.2M
FY2022$9.0M
FY2023$11.1M
FY2024$11.8M
FY2025$12.2M
Expenses
$7.0M
FY2021▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.1M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$9.1M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2025$10.0M
Net assets
$13.7M
FY2021▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.5M
FY2021$13.7M
FY2022$14.7M
FY2023$16.6M
FY2024$18.6M
FY2025$20.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Apr 2015.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $5.5M Management & general 21% · $1.5M Fundraising 0% · $31

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

13 people listed on the 990; $712K 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
Chief Executive Officer
$143,790Pt VII · Sec A
Director Student Services
$128,445Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Principal
$127,929Pt VII · Sec A
$106,637Pt VII · Sec A
$104,274Pt VII · Sec A
$101,397Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Armando Mena’s $157K as Executive Director is at the 18th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Armando Mena$156,657$157,594$150,073$146,250$143,790$141,956
Veronica Jimenez$152,800$143,314$134,769$130,307$128,445$128,360
Mario Villanueva$148,706$138,757$133,142$133,110$127,929$126,269
Paolo Baca$111,753$139,349————
Cynthia Lomeli$136,166$124,642$114,702$110,285$106,637$105,497
Aurora Vasquez Lopez$124,011—————
Alejandra Garcia—$116,288$107,967$106,386$104,274$103,772
Liliana Mendez——$107,233—$101,397$102,092

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

Educates students in math, science, and technology through a specialized charter school.

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1 program · $5.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Lennox academy provides a supportive and challenging program that strives to equip students with the skills necessary to adapt to changing conditions and be successful contributors in our global society.

$5.5Mprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$13K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $95K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$34,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,700
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$14,600
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,600
Unitemized GrantFY2019$15,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Money outPt IX
$7.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.5M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$31
Owns and owesPt X
$13.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$14.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$677K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$8.9M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$251
Total revenueLn 12$9.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$498K
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$14.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$677K
Net assetsLn 32$13.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 584
VolunteersI 610
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$8.0M$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$12.1M$14.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$615K$677K
Net assetsLn 32$11.5M$13.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$11K$11K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$146K$146K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.8M$3.4M$436K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$978K$812K$166K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$441K$376K$65K
Payroll taxesLn 10$166K$142K$25K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$137K$137K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$191K$140K$51K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$12K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$426
OccupancyLn 16$365K$67K$299K
TravelLn 17$370$370
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$57K$57K
InsuranceLn 23$87K$74K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$560K$443K$118K$31
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.0M$5.5M$1.5M$31

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $12.2M$10.0M$2.2M$20.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 5, 2025 $11.8M$9.8M$1.9M$18.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 8, 2024 $11.1M$9.1M$2.0M$16.6M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 5, 2023 $9.0M$7.9M$1.1M$14.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2022 $9.2M$7.0M$2.2M$13.7M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $8.1M$7.1M$1.0M$11.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $9,188,417 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,064,997$9,131,254
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $42,195$15,258
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,771$41,654
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,296$251
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,132,259$9,188,417
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $15,000$10,600
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,662,603$5,521,852
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,450,130$1,427,034
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,127,733$6,959,486
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,004,526$2,228,931
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $9,188,417 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$12,811
VIII-1e Government grants$8,860,049
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$258,394
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,131,254
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,258$15,258
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41,654$41,654
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $251$251
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,509 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $41,654$9,188,417
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,959,486 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,600$10,600
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $146,500$146,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,354,599 · Management $435,558$3,790,157
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $811,952 · Management $165,755$977,707
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $375,886 · Management $65,220$441,106
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $141,781 · Management $24,601$166,382
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,394$1,394
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $136,572$136,572
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $140,247 · Management $50,561$190,808
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,845 · Management $13,355$25,200
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,456 · Management $426$2,882
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $66,899 · Management $298,522$365,421
IX-17 TravelManagement $370$370
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $57,430$57,430
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $73,868 · Management $12,817$86,685
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $442,583 · Management $117,658 · Fundraising $31$560,272
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,490,146 · Management $1,469,309 · Fundraising $31$6,959,486
Part X · Balance sheet $14,371,280 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $289,434$497,954
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,728,568$2,297,344
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,306,909$2,844,838
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $830,872$610,817
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,920,873$2,076,000
X-11 Publicly traded securities$6,044,327
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,076,656$14,371,280
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $614,889$294,847
X-19 Deferred revenue$381,865
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $614,889$676,712
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,458,459$13,692,169
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,308$2,399
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,461,767$13,694,568
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,076,656$14,371,280
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,694,568 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,188,417
XI-2 Total expenses$6,959,486
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,228,931
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,461,767
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,870
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,694,568

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