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
68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $80K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Compass Classical Academy executive salaries →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
Offers rigorous education to develop students' academic potential and personal character.
Questions for Compass Classical Academy
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Grades K-10
Compass classical academy provides a safe learning environment designed to install integrity, good citizenship, compassion and confidence in each child; 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, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-3217456) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $806K | $651K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $428K | $420K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $306K | $307K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.3M | $998K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $80K | $80K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $972K | $840K | $131K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $79K | $63K | $16K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $588 | $588 | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $80K | $80K | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $27 | $27 | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $7K | $7K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $25K | $25K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $173K | $66K | $107K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $97K | $51K | $34K | $12K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.5M | $1.0M | $474K | $12K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled 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 |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled 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
See the full FY2022 990
Part I · Summary $1,309,060 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,309,060 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,513,091 across 10 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,304,816 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $997,875 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2022 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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