The Academy is a private coeducational independent college preparatory school with pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $109K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $38K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.2M
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.4M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$4.9M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.4M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$4.7M
FY2025$5.4M
Expenses
$4.9M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2025$4.9M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +52%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$795K
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$939K
FY2025$1.4M

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 Nov 1976.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $3.7M Management & general 25% · $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

12 people listed on the 990; $79K 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
Head of School
$78,904Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carol Ann Richards’s $79K as Head of School is at the 18th 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
Dan Durbin——$65,705$100,500$95,833$100,000
Carol Ann Richards$78,904$75,096$67,804———

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II3 listed

Programs and updates

Educates students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in a college preparatory setting.

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1 program · $3.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Educational institution providing educational service to generalpublic for a fee, grades k-2 through 12 (approx. 339 students)including music, art, athletics & computers.

$3.7Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Weld FoundationFY2025$38K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$38K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $8.6M · 2019–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,478,519
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,477,299
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,073,121
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,466,505
Unitemized GrantFY2020$573,522
Unitemized GrantFY2020$44,418
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,218,443
Unitemized GrantFY2019$210,265
Unitemized GrantFY2019$26,483

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$635K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Money outPt IX
$4.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.7M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Government grantsLn 1e$86K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$635K
Total revenueLn 12$5.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$861K
SavingsLn 2$304K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$450K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$343K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 595
VolunteersI 60
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$685K$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$406K$450K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M$3.2M
Net assetsLn 32$939K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$668K$668K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$79K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.2M$1.7M$486K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$566K$424K$141K
Payroll taxesLn 10$163K$123K$41K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$27K
OccupancyLn 16$81K$73K$8K
InterestLn 20$72K$65K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$124K$112K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$133K$120K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$820K$437K$382K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.9M$3.7M$1.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.4M$4.9M$487K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.7M$4.8M−$115K$939K 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.0M$4.9M$40K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.4M$5.3M$55K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.8M$5.7M$1.1M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.9M$4.8M−$933K$795K 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 $5,425,190 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $289,138$200,729
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,069,806$4,572,336
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,245$16,673
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $287,500$635,452
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,661,689$5,425,190
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $755,876$668,386
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,638,581$2,958,295
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,382,679$1,311,522
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,777,136$4,938,203
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$115,447$486,987
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $5,425,190 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$86,056
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$114,673
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$200,729
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,572,336$4,572,336
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,673$16,673
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $4,335$4,335
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $106,685$106,685
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $524,432$524,432
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,101,103 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $123,358$5,425,190
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,938,203 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $668,386$668,386
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $78,904$78,904
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,664,354 · Management $485,723$2,150,077
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $424,427 · Management $141,476$565,903
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $122,558 · Management $40,853$163,411
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,605$25,605
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,239$3,239
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $26,774$26,774
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $73,042 · Management $8,116$81,158
IX-20 InterestPrograms $64,981 · Management $7,220$72,201
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $111,631 · Management $12,403$124,034
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $119,654 · Management $13,295$132,949
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $437,498 · Management $382,149$819,647
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,915$25,915
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,712,446 · Management $1,225,757 · Fundraising $0$4,938,203
Part X · Balance sheet $4,616,823 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $510,727$861,312
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $174,217$303,860
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year −$9,402−$9,724
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $263,288$40,226
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $15,173$15,173
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $45,590$63,479
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,628,574$2,542,245
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,151$1,253
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $404,608$448,548
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $7,320$7,320
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $322,235$343,131
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,363,481$4,616,823
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $112,159$118,244
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,653,339$1,391,242
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $145,868$132,501
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,424,574$3,190,929
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $534,299$977,346
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $404,608$448,548
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $938,907$1,425,894
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,363,481$4,616,823
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,425,894 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,425,190
XI-2 Total expenses$4,938,203
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$486,987
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$938,907
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,425,894

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

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