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Bethany Community Middle School INC

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Summerfield, NC501(c)(3)Since 2000EducationEIN 56-2144157Revenue $7.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSbcms.com1288 Hudson Rd, 27358-8162 · Summerfield, NCTax-exempt since Oct 2000School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The guiding passion of Bethany Community Middle School is to prepare each of our students to be citizens of exceptional character through Community development, academic innovation and scholastic excellence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 69 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
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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $111K 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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 62% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15.8M
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.5M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$7.5M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$530K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.5M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$6.9M
FY2025$7.5M
Expenses
$7.5M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$7.2M
FY2024$7.0M
FY2025$7.5M
Net assets
$530K
FY2025▲ +216%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$364K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$359K
FY2023$202K
FY2024$167K
FY2025$530K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Oct 2000.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $6.5M Management & general 14% · $1.1M

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

7 people listed on the 990; $109K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Jeff Morris
Executive Director
$109,450Pt VII · Sec A
Darla Dunagan
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alan Farrar
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Megan Coleman
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill McMahon
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shawn Bowers
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jenna Daniels
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Morris’s $109K as Executive Director is at the 38th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeff Morris$109,450$101,979$97,790$43,611——
Vickey Bethel————$83,834$79,123

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 15aYes

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Develops exceptional student citizens through community, academic innovation, and scholastic excellence.

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2 programs · $6.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization provides a well-rounded education for middle school-aged children. The program uses a hands-on approach for teaching in all academic areas, serving approximately 638 students.

$6.4Mprogram expense
02

School food services and after-school care are provided to meet the demands of the student population and support the organization's mission.

$24Kprogram 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
Mightycause Charitable FoundationFY2023$9K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$124K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$118K
Money outPt IX
$7.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.5M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$530K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$16.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$118K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$124K
Total revenueLn 12$7.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1000K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$10.5M
Total assetsLn 16$16.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.8M
Net assetsLn 32$530K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 569
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M$3.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1000K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$785K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$14.7M$16.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.5M$15.8M
Net assetsLn 32$167K$530K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$109K$94K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.3M$2.8M$480K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.0M$880K$149K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$429K$367K$62K
Payroll taxesLn 10$270K$231K$39K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$9K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$552K$472K$80K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$239
Office expensesLn 13$55K$47K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$76K$65K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$191K$163K$28K
TravelLn 17$21K$18K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$21K$18K$3K
InterestLn 20$278K$237K$40K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$260K$223K$38K
InsuranceLn 23$419K$358K$61K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$470K$402K$68K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$25K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.5M$6.5M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $7.5M$7.5M−$11K$530K 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.9M$7.0M−$35K$167K 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.8M$7.2M−$406K$202K 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.6M$5.3M$333K$359K 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.7M$4.2M$511K$146K 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.3M$4.0M$272K−$364K 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
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Part I · Summary $7,530,330 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,610,656$7,280,021
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $131,016$117,556
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $147,901$9,020
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,706$123,733
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,922,279$7,530,330
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 $4,897,223$5,158,434
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,059,755$2,382,895
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,956,978$7,541,329
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$34,699−$10,999
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,530,330 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$7,257,168
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,853
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,280,021
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $117,556$117,556
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,020$9,020
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $123,733$123,733
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $241,289 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,020$7,530,330
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,541,329 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,617 · Management $15,833$109,450
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,840,418 · Management $480,403$3,320,821
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $880,022 · Management $148,839$1,028,861
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $366,846 · Management $62,045$428,891
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $231,292 · Management $39,119$270,411
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,553 · Management $1,447$10,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $472,012 · Management $79,832$551,844
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,413 · Management $239$1,652
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $46,665 · Management $7,892$54,557
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $65,072 · Management $11,006$76,078
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $163,242 · Management $27,609$190,851
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,908 · Management $3,029$20,937
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $17,950 · Management $3,036$20,986
IX-20 InterestPrograms $237,369 · Management $40,147$277,516
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $222,600 · Management $37,649$260,249
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $358,287 · Management $60,597$418,884
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $401,786 · Management $67,954$469,740
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,319 · Management $4,282$29,601
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,450,371 · Management $1,090,958 · Fundraising $0$7,541,329
Part X · Balance sheet $16,297,223 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,062,867$1,963,116
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,136,675$1,503,060
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $207,943$213,377
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,314$35,350
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $785,221$1,067,527
X-11 Publicly traded securities$999,791
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,486,965$10,515,002
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,703,985$16,297,223
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,963$422,594
X-19 Deferred revenue$40,099
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,488,678$15,305,011
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,536,641$15,767,704
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $167,344$479,076
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$50,443
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $167,344$529,519
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,703,985$16,297,223
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $529,519 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,530,330
XI-2 Total expenses$7,541,329
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,999
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$167,344
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$49,020
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$324,154
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$529,519

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

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