Libertas Classical Association FY2020 filing

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Hudsonville, MI501(c)(3)EducationEIN 47-1807938Revenue $1.1M in FY2020

On file with the IRSlibertaschristianschool.org5181 64th Ave, 49426-9502 · Hudsonville, MITax-exempt since Jun 2015School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The mission of Libertas christian school is to partner with parents to educate and disciple children consistent with a biblical worldview, teaching them to be lifelong learners able to discern, articulate, and defend truth in a compelling, winsome christ-like manner.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$49K 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
$49K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $29K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$964K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$218K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$964K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$964K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$218K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$218K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$363K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$109K
FY2025$335K

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 Jun 2015.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $945K Management & general 2% · $18K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $49K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Member / Headmaster
$48,733Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carianne Robbins’s $82K as Principal is at the 20th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Carianne Robbins$81,792$59,646———
Robert Davis$67,062$63,565$61,239$52,853$48,733

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

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  • 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 and disciples children with parents, fostering biblical worldview and lifelong learning.

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1 program · $945K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Provide a bible-based pre-k through grade 12 education

$945Kprogram 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 2 funders$29K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$864K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Money outPt IX
$964K
Ln 25
Programscol B$945K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$218K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$202K
Total assetsLn 16$218K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$864K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$202K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$202K
Total assetsLn 16$218K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$218K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 555
VolunteersI 650
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$115K$202K
Total assetsLn 16$118K$218K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$118K$218K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$49K$49K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$671K$671K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$60K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$668$668
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$41K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$66K$289$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$964K$945K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.4M$226K$335K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.3M−$65K$109K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.4M−$189K$174K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M$17K$363K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.1M$127K$346K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$964K$102K$218K 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 $1,066,313 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $181,045$202,779
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $843,936$863,534
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,024,981$1,066,313
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 $829,026$810,517
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $296,075$153,314
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,125,101$963,831
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$100,120$102,482
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $1,066,313 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$202,779
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$202,779
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $863,534$863,534
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $863,534 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,066,313
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $963,831 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,755$48,755
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $671,055$671,055
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,475$30,475
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $60,232$60,232
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,917$4,917
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $668$668
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,880$1,880
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,500$12,500
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,806$7,806
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,054$41,054
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,040$7,040
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,684$10,684
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,476 · Management $289 · Fundraising $0$66,765
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $945,393 · Management $18,438 · Fundraising $0$963,831
Part X · Balance sheet $218,394 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,536$202,005
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,985$16,389
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $117,521$218,394
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $117,521$218,394
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $117,521$218,394
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $218,394 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,066,313
XI-2 Total expenses$963,831
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$102,482
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$117,521
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2,671
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,280
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$218,394

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

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