Sequitur Classical Academy exists to provide a classical Christian education for the purpose of teaching children to affirm the true, pursue the good, and enjoy the beautiful to the glory of Jesus Christ, by whom and for whom all things were created.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $193
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$557K
83% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 83% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$533K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$562K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$118K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$533K
FY2023▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$585K
FY2022$699K
FY2023$533K
FY2024$576K
FY2025$634K
Expenses
$562K
FY2023▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$506K
FY2022$549K
FY2023$562K
FY2024$581K
FY2025$614K
Net assets
$118K
FY2023▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$3K
FY2022$147K
FY2023$118K
FY2024$112K
FY2025$133K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending July 2023) · 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 May 2015.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $521K Management & general 7% · $41K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Achord’s $55K as Secretary is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Thomas Achord$55,000$51,563
Kevin Lindholm—$47,292
Julie Dreher—$37,829
Brian Daigle—$35,583

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

Teaches children a classical Christian education, focusing on truth, goodness, and beauty.

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1 program · $521K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Served 140 students with grammar, logic and rhetoric school courses

$521Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$193

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$533K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$525K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Money outPt IX
$562K
Ln 25
Programscol B$521K
Managementcol C$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$118K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$373K
Total assetsLn 16$675K
LiabilitiesLn 26$557K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$525K
Total revenueLn 12$533K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$373K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$373K
Total assetsLn 16$675K
LiabilitiesLn 26$557K
Net assetsLn 32$118K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$438K$373K
Total assetsLn 16$696K$675K
LiabilitiesLn 26$549K$557K
Net assetsLn 32$147K$118K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$424K$409K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$31K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$67$67
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$62K$62K$505
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$562K$521K$41K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $634K$614K$21K$133K 990 PDF
FY2024 $576K$581K−$5K$112K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $533K$562K−$30K$118K 990 PDF
FY2022 $699K$549K$151K$147K 990 PDF
FY2021 $585K$506K$79K−$3K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $532,643 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $114,903$8,100
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $584,481$524,543
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $699,384$532,643
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $453,231$456,095
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $95,298$106,368
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $548,529$562,463
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $150,855−$29,820
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $532,643 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,100
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,100
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $524,543$524,543
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $524,543 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$532,643
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $562,463 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $408,696 · Management $14,988$423,684
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,115 · Management $1,296$32,411
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,179$2,179
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $67$67
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,899$10,899
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,577$5,577
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $61,913 · Management $505$62,418
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,789$5,789
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,439$19,439
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $521,163 · Management $41,300 · Fundraising $0$562,463
Part X · Balance sheet $674,708 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $438,088$372,598
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $257,838$302,110
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $695,926$674,708
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $80$100
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $548,444$557,026
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $548,524$557,126
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $147,402$117,582
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $147,402$117,582
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $695,926$674,708
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $117,582 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$532,643
XI-2 Total expenses$562,463
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$29,820
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$147,402
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$117,582

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