Compass Classical Academy

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To provide students from all socio-economic backgrounds with a rigorous, content rich, educational program that develops academic potential and personal character.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-3217456) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers and 60 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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $216K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
82% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$19K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
5.6 mo
of spending, in cash
5.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.2M
51% of total assets
Liabilities are 51% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.4M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2025▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$995K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$998K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2017.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.6M Management & general 18% · $347K 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

8 people listed on the 990; $19K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$18,935Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Corina Alexander’s $19K as Director 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Judy Tilton—$90,000$80,000$70,000$75,192
Peter Fogg————$43,914
Corina Alexander$18,935————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers rigorous education to develop students' academic potential and personal character.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Grades K-12

Compass Classical Academy provides a safe learning environment designed to instill integrity, good citizenship, compassion and confidence in each student; to promote a caring community of students, highly trained educators and administrators, along with involved parents; and provides a high quality education that is thought provoking…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-3217456) · Dispute this line
$1.6Mprogram 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$18

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$168K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$347K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$923K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$168K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$923K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$923K
Accounts receivableLn 4$192K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 560
VolunteersI 614
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$285K$923K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.1M$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$4K$0$4K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$975K$805K$166K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$75K$62K$13K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$66K$0$66K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$117K$43K$74K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$657$0$657$0
Office expensesLn 13$35K$35K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$71K$71K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$106K$106K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K$0$0
InterestLn 20$121K$121K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$173K$173K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$61K$53K$8K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$135K$135K$399$0
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$13K$16K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.6M$347K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 27, 2025 $2.4M$2.0M$421K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 27, 2025 $2.6M$1.9M$629K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $1.9M$1.8M$70K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 19, 2023 $1.3M$1.5M−$204K$998K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $1.7M$1.3M$346K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 20, 2021 $1.3M$1.3M$33K$995K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $2,399,778 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,480,157$2,231,500
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $49,037$168,278
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,737$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,551,931$2,399,778
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,228,684$1,053,755
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $694,521$925,515
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,923,205$1,979,270
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $628,726$420,508
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,399,778 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,206,039
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,461
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,231,500
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$168,278
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $168,278 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,399,778
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,979,270 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $0 · Management $3,846 · Fundraising $0$3,846
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $804,742 · Management $165,852 · Fundraising $4,800$975,394
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $61,525 · Management $12,990 · Fundraising $0$74,515
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $66,020 · Fundraising $0$66,020
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $42,978 · Management $73,677 · Fundraising $0$116,655
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $657 · Fundraising $0$657
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,800 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$34,800
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $71,471 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$71,471
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $106,371 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$106,371
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,212 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,212
IX-20 InterestPrograms $120,926 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$120,926
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $173,104 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$173,104
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $52,722 · Management $7,793 · Fundraising $0$60,515
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $135,069 · Management $399 · Fundraising $0$135,468
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,751 · Management $15,565 · Fundraising $0$28,316
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,627,671 · Management $346,799 · Fundraising $4,800$1,979,270
Part X · Balance sheet $4,285,350 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $285,336$923,200
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $397,241$191,759
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$10,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,072,687$3,159,891
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,953,590$4,285,350
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $58,874$55,715
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $2,236,721$2,151,132
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,295,595$2,206,847
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,657,995$2,078,503
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,657,995$2,078,503
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,953,590$4,285,350
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,078,503 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,399,778
XI-2 Total expenses$1,979,270
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$420,508
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,657,995
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,078,503

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

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