The organization is an accredited school which provides books, lesson plans, tests, counseling, grading and report cards so that parents of approximately twenty thousand enrolled students can teach their children at home for grades pre-K thru 12. Seton provides a Catholic home education program.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$460K 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.5M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$460K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $6.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $125
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$294K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.6M
Spent
$11.4M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$16.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$14.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.6M
FY2021$14.6M
FY2022$13.6M
FY2023$14.3M
FY2024$14.1M
FY2025$14.2M
Expenses
$11.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.4M
FY2021$12.6M
FY2022$12.7M
FY2023$13.2M
FY2024$13.7M
FY2025$12.9M
Net assets
$16.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16.6M
FY2021$18.6M
FY2022$19.0M
FY2023$20.2M
FY2024$20.8M
FY2025$22.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending October 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 Nov 1990.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $10.8M Management & general 5% · $603K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $460K 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
$128,018Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Technology
$122,108Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$100,744Pt VII · Sec A
Director Human Resources
$96,360Pt VII · Sec A
$13,266Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kenneth B Clark’s $163K as Executive Director and CFO is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kenneth B Clark$163,333$156,065$152,831$148,661$144,485$128,018
Kevin E Clark$156,524$147,661$144,547$141,315$137,313$122,108
Thomas H Sayre$124,716$120,266$112,549$112,022$109,107$96,360
Carl M Schmitt$115,512$108,184$105,814$104,603——
Dr Mary Kay Clark$50,552$79,544$72,261$75,162$112,108—
Christopher Nyman$101,115—————
Dr Mary K Clark—————$100,744
Joseph Sparks$100,567—————

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

Programs and updates

Provides Catholic home-schooling curriculum and support for pre-K through 12th grade students.

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1 program · $10.8M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The organization is an accredited school which provides books, lesson plans, tests, counseling, grading and report cards so that parents of approximately twenty thousand enrolled students can teach their children at home for grades pre-k thru 12.

$10.8Mprogram 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 1 funder$125

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$126K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$119K
Money outPt IX
$11.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.8M
Managementcol C$603K
Owns and owesPt X
$16.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.5M
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$294K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$119K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$126K
Total revenueLn 12$14.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$536K
SavingsLn 2$5.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$976K
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$294K
Net assetsLn 32$16.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5184
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.8M$5.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.8M$6.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$976K
Total assetsLn 16$13.4M$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K$294K
Net assetsLn 32$13.3M$16.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$510K$401K$109K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.6M$4.4M$252K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$99K$92K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$853K$793K$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10$387K$360K$27K
Management feesLn 11a$114K$114K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$147K$147K
Office expensesLn 13$266K$239K$27K
Information technologyLn 14$128K$128K
OccupancyLn 16$167K$139K$29K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$67K$54K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$36K$36K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.9M$3.9M
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.4M$10.8M$603K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $14.2M$12.9M$1.3M$22.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.1M$13.7M$373K$20.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.3M$13.2M$1.2M$20.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.6M$12.7M$903K$19.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $14.6M$12.6M$2.0M$18.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $14.6M$11.4M$3.2M$16.6M 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 $14,607,675 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $94,776$119,077
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,077,825$14,363,082
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $283,088$125,516
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,455,689$14,607,675
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 $6,036,274$6,472,132
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,787,551$4,905,413
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,823,825$11,377,545
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $631,864$3,230,130
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,607,675 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$119,077
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$119,077
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,363,082$14,363,082
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $125,516$125,516
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,363,082 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $125,516$14,607,675
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,377,545 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $401,355 · Management $109,107$510,462
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,371,334 · Management $251,955$4,623,289
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $91,771 · Management $6,907$98,678
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $792,836 · Management $59,668$852,504
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $360,099 · Management $27,100$387,199
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $114,382$114,382
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,645$3,645
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,546$32,546
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $146,747$146,747
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $239,158 · Management $26,704$265,862
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $128,087$128,087
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $138,578 · Management $28,612$167,190
IX-17 TravelManagement $5,683$5,683
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,687$1,687
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $53,898 · Management $13,475$67,373
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $35,672$35,672
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,912,928$3,912,928
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,611$23,611
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,774,784 · Management $602,761 · Fundraising $0$11,377,545
Part X · Balance sheet $16,877,158 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $311,417$535,878
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,464,531$4,961,027
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $806,981$1,743,459
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,974,167$2,707,063
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,030,781$976,408
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,811,887$5,953,323
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,399,964$16,877,158
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $65,236$293,507
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $65,236$293,507
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,334,728$16,583,651
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,334,728$16,583,651
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,399,964$16,877,158
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,583,651 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,607,675
XI-2 Total expenses$11,377,545
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,230,130
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,334,728
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$18,793
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,583,651

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