Clear Lake Classical is a private school committed to providing a Classical and biblically-based education to young people in primary and secondary grade levels.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 21 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $300K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff · 0.9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $76K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$986K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% 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
$1.7M
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$534K
FY2022$965K
FY2023$755K
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$395K
FY2022$632K
FY2023$717K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$230K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$601K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M

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 Mar 2015.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.3M Management & general 20% · $326K

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; $15K 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
Board Member
$15,250Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Admin Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Lund’s $15K as Board Member is at the 3rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022
Brian Lund$15,250$11,500$4,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates young people in primary and secondary grades with a classical, biblically-based curriculum.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To educate students with an emphasis on grammar, logic and rhetoric in all subjects.

$1.3Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$76K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K
Investment incomeLn 3$168K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$326K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$400K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$986K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$274K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$168K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Gains on assetsLn 7$153K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$400K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$400K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$986K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$601K$400K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$986K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$931K$744K$186K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$21K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$71K$57K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$12K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$94K$75K$19K
InterestLn 20$74K$74K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$84K$84K
InsuranceLn 23$30K$29K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$162K$162K
All other expensesLn 24e$98K$97K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.3M$326K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.6M$90K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.2M$1.3M$900K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $755K$717K$37K$601K 990 PDF
FY2022 $965K$632K$333K$564K 990 PDF
FY2021 $534K$395K$139K$230K 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 $1,697,046 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,131,922$273,981
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $981,446$1,221,826
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,880$168,481
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $65,793$32,758
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,195,041$1,697,046
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $817,253$1,027,997
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $477,489$579,254
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,294,742$1,607,251
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $900,299$89,795
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 $1,697,046 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$273,981
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$273,981
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,221,826$1,221,826
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,894$15,894
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $5,968$5,968
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $152,587$152,587
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $26,790$26,790
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,248,616 · Excluded from tax $174,449$1,697,046
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,607,251 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $744,441 · Management $186,110$930,551
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,007 · Management $5,252$26,259
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $56,950 · Management $14,237$71,187
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,305$10,305
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $10,964$10,964
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,223$1,223
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,162 · Management $3,302$15,464
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $75,104 · Management $18,776$93,880
IX-20 InterestManagement $73,523$73,523
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $83,800$83,800
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,718 · Management $1,277$29,995
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $161,912$161,912
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $96,750 · Management $1,438$98,188
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,280,844 · Management $326,407 · Fundraising $0$1,607,251
Part X · Balance sheet $2,576,735 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $600,788$400,378
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,102,958$2,176,357
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,703,746$2,576,735
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,453$10,647
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,202,453$985,647
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $957,446$1,583,801
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $543,847$7,287
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,501,293$1,591,088
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,703,746$2,576,735
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,591,088 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,697,046
XI-2 Total expenses$1,607,251
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$89,795
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,501,293
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,591,088

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