Brevard Academy FY2020 filing

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Pisgah Forest, NC501(c)(3)Since 1997EducationEIN 56-2049981Revenue $4.4M in FY2020

On file with the IRSbrevardacademy.org1110 Hendersonville Hwy, 28768-9238 · Pisgah Forest, NCTax-exempt since May 1998School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Operation of a NC public charter school

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K 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
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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $79K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $25K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13.4M
141% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 141% of assets; over 80%.
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
$4.4M
Spent
$4.6M
To programs
74%
Net assets
−$3.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$5.4M
FY2025$6.1M
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$5.9M
Net assets
−$3.9M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$3.9M
FY2021−$4.0M
FY2022−$3.6M
FY2023−$3.3M
FY2024−$3.5M
FY2025−$3.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 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 May 1998.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $3.4M Management & general 26% · $1.2M

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; $84K 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
Director of
$83,874Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Duncan’s $94K as Director of is at the 27th 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Duncan$93,675$47,465$83,548$83,874

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates a North Carolina public charter school.

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1 program · $3.4M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Provided education to approximately 441 students in brevard, NC for the fiscal year ended 6/30/20.

$3.4Mprogram 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 2 funders$25K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$163K
Other incomeLn 4–11$82K
Money outPt IX
$4.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
−$3.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$726K
Total assetsLn 16$9.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.4M
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$163K
Government grantsLn 1e$138K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$838
Other incomeLn 4–11$82K
Gains on assetsLn 7$563
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$626K
SavingsLn 2$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$726K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$984K
Other assetsLn 15$7.7M
Total assetsLn 16$9.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.4M
Net assetsLn 32−$3.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 598
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$826K$726K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$288K$984K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$9.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.6M$13.4M
Net assetsLn 32−$3.8M−$3.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$93K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.8M$352K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$376K$300K$75K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$330K$264K$66K
Payroll taxesLn 10$165K$134K$32K
Legal feesLn 11b$37K$37K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$299K$124K$175K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$76K$18K$58K
Information technologyLn 14$84K$57K$27K
OccupancyLn 16$628K$515K$113K
TravelLn 17$11K$469$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$18K$369
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$29K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$49K$1K$48K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$144K$121K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$61K$34K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.6M$3.4M$1.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.1M$5.9M$181K−$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.4M$5.6M−$188K−$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.7M$5.3M$333K−$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.3M$4.9M$386K−$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.7M$4.8M−$130K−$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.4M$4.6M−$105K−$3.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,447,678 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $207,881$163,105
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,816,732$4,201,495
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,750$838
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $48,442$82,240
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,074,805$4,447,678
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,020,940$3,087,547
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,341,508$1,465,533
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,362,448$4,553,080
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$287,643−$105,402
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $4,447,678 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,917 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$138,087
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,018
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$163,105
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,201,495$4,201,495
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $275$275
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $563$563
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $79,323$79,323
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,284,298 · Excluded from tax $275$4,447,678
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,553,080 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $93,348$93,348
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,770,830 · Management $352,114$2,122,944
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $300,406 · Management $75,101$375,507
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $264,244 · Management $66,061$330,305
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $133,544 · Management $31,899$165,443
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $37,029$37,029
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,100$9,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $124,041 · Management $175,002$299,043
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $10,462$10,462
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,387 · Management $57,866$76,253
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $57,240 · Management $26,779$84,019
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $515,123 · Management $112,589$627,712
IX-17 TravelPrograms $469 · Management $10,216$10,685
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $17,536 · Management $369$17,905
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,281 · Management $9,760$39,041
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,291 · Management $47,890$49,181
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $120,837 · Management $23,580$144,417
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $34,214 · Management $26,472$60,686
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,387,443 · Management $1,165,637 · Fundraising $0$4,553,080
Part X · Balance sheet $9,507,742 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $776,201$626,362
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,000$99,690
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,869$7,506
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,916$57,336
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $287,685$984,395
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,697,117$7,732,453
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,832,788$9,507,742
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,105
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,604,469$6,383,720
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,604,469$13,384,825
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$3,825,505−$3,877,083
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$3,771,681−$3,877,083
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,832,788$9,507,742
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$3,877,083 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,447,678
XI-2 Total expenses$4,553,080
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$105,402
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$3,771,681
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$3,877,083

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