Pace Academy INC FY2023 filing

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Atlanta, GA501(c)(3)Since 1958EducationEIN 58-0706812Revenue $44.6M in FY2023

On file with the IRSpaceacademy.org966 W Paces Ferry Rd Nw, 30327-2648 · Atlanta, GATax-exempt since Jul 1960School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Our mission is to create prepared, confident citizens of the world who honor the values of Pace Academy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.0M 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6.6M a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$2.0M
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
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36.7M
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
32
of 32 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$44.6M
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$45.7M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$166.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$44.6M
FY2023▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$48.0M
FY2021$44.7M
FY2022$52.7M
FY2023$44.6M
FY2024$52.8M
FY2024$55.1M
Expenses
$45.7M
FY2023▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$35.9M
FY2021$37.0M
FY2022$41.8M
FY2023$45.7M
FY2024$49.4M
FY2024$52.0M
Net assets
$166.3M
FY2023▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$144.5M
FY2021$162.7M
FY2022$163.0M
FY2023$166.3M
FY2024$174.6M
FY2024$182.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1960.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $39.1M Management & general 11% · $4.8M Fundraising 4% · $1.7M

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

39 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$725,949Pt VII · Sec A
$280,220Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advancement
$241,772Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Upper School
$213,391Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Lower School
$188,318Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Middle School
$167,126Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Admissions
$156,009Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Fred G Assaf’s $839K as Head of School is at the 98th 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Fred G Assaf$839,442$805,036————
Frederick G Assaf——$725,949$712,603$636,667$693,439
Syreeta Moseley———$357,644$162,235$152,238
Aj Lashley$338,108$311,360$280,220$246,970$239,686$212,891
Michael Gannon$245,622$233,222$213,391$192,327$195,986$186,124
Heather L White——$241,772$222,623$197,100$180,291
Dorothy Hutcheson$234,195$228,196————
Heather White$232,957$222,759————

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

Educates students from pre-first through 12th grade in Atlanta.

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3 programs · $37.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Instruction

Pace academy was established in 1958 as an independent college preparatory co-educational day school. The enrollment is 1,150 students in pre-first through 12TH grades. Pace strives to create an innovative learning environment through collaboration, challenging curriculum, outstanding teaching and co-curricular offerings.

$30.7Mprogram expense
02

Student Activities

Pace academy offers a variety of student activities including arts, debate and athletics. Over 30 years the pace debate program has grown into a nationally recognized program with a long-standing history of excellence.

$5.1Mprogram expense
03

Isdell Center for Global Leadership

In 2014, pace academy launched the isdell center for global leadership (icgl), a collaborative, cross-divisional program that supports a well-rounded global education for every pace student.

$1.6Mprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250
Grants paid · 1 grant · $19K · 2019–2019

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$44.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$45.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$39.1M
Managementcol C$4.8M
Fundraisingcol D$1.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$166.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39.2M
Total assetsLn 16$203.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$36.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
39
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a32
IndependentVI 1b32
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$639K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$377K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$245K
Total revenueLn 12$44.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$500
SavingsLn 2$39.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$39.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$55.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$91.0M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$203.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$36.7M
Net assetsLn 32$166.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5503
VolunteersI 61,115
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38.1M$39.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$50.1M$55.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$94.4M$91.0M
Total assetsLn 16$205.8M$203.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42.9M$36.7M
Net assetsLn 32$163.0M$166.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3.1M$3.1M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$194K$720K$194K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19.3M$16.9M$1.5M$951K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.1M$793K$251K$48K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.7M$2.5M$43K$144K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.4M$1.1M$275K$53K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$397K$397K
Accounting feesLn 11c$62K$62K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$151K$151K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$124K$124K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$111K$98K$9K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$878K$587K$226K$66K
Information technologyLn 14$97K$75K$18K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$2.8M$2.5M$285K$9K
TravelLn 17$1.5M$1.5M
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$265K$227K$30K$7K
InterestLn 20$494K$461K$32K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4.4M$4.1M$291K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$569K$530K$36K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.5M$4.2M$196K$167K
All other expensesLn 24e$648K$367K$235K$46K
Total functional expensesLn 25$45.7M$39.1M$4.8M$1.7M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $52.8M$49.4M$3.4M$174.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $44.6M$45.7M−$1.1M$166.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $52.7M$41.8M$10.9M$163.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $44.7M$37.0M$7.7M$162.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $48.0M$35.9M$12.1M$144.5M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $44,552,991 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,537,236$2,949,636
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,121,177$40,867,940
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,208,035$1,113,511
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$132,008−$378,096
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $52,734,440$44,552,991
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,813,600$3,123,649
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $23,746,314$25,611,315
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $15,259,358$16,959,155
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $41,819,272$45,694,119
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,915,168−$1,141,128
Part VI · Governance 32 of 32 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body32
VI-1b Independent voting members32
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 $44,552,991 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $76,395 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$376,669
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,572,967
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$639,374
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,949,636
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $40,867,940$40,867,940
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,358,918$1,358,918
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $44,382 · Excluded from tax −$381,162−$336,780
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$4,608 · Excluded from tax −$240,799−$245,407
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$117,711−$117,711
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $40,863,332 · Unrelated business $44,382 · Excluded from tax $695,641$44,552,991
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $45,694,119 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,123,649$3,123,649
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $194,048 · Management $720,424 · Fundraising $194,048$1,108,520
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,916,234 · Management $1,459,872 · Fundraising $950,745$19,326,851
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $793,095 · Management $251,434 · Fundraising $47,971$1,092,500
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,504,938 · Management $43,052 · Fundraising $144,106$2,692,096
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,062,792 · Management $275,403 · Fundraising $53,153$1,391,348
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $397,228$397,228
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $62,000$62,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $150,952$150,952
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $123,814$123,814
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $97,681 · Management $8,844 · Fundraising $4,913$111,438
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $586,550 · Management $225,765 · Fundraising $65,725$878,040
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $74,646 · Management $18,210 · Fundraising $3,992$96,848
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,471,485 · Management $284,763 · Fundraising $8,837$2,765,085
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,497,451$1,497,451
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $227,365 · Management $30,345 · Fundraising $7,203$264,913
IX-20 InterestPrograms $460,880 · Management $31,823 · Fundraising $1,522$494,225
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,079,897 · Management $290,645 · Fundraising $13,903$4,384,445
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $530,455 · Management $36,282 · Fundraising $1,770$568,507
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,153,452 · Management $195,800 · Fundraising $167,063$4,516,315
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $366,937 · Management $235,064 · Fundraising $45,893$647,894
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $39,141,555 · Management $4,841,720 · Fundraising $1,710,844$45,694,119
Part X · Balance sheet $203,015,729 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $504$500
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $38,067,787$39,219,227
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $14,261,660$8,062,665
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,627,525$6,227,229
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $41,352$78,007
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,326,477$2,721,656
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $94,418,162$91,021,133
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $34,795,211$40,320,768
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $15,289,969$15,364,544
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $205,828,647$203,015,729
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,343,321$2,358,987
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,959,230$27,886,394
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $13,305,853$6,179,577
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $263,044$286,967
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,871,448$36,711,925
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $136,145,959$144,578,205
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $26,811,240$21,725,599
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $162,957,199$166,303,804
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $205,828,647$203,015,729
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $166,303,804 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$44,552,991
XI-2 Total expenses$45,694,119
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,141,128
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$162,957,199
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,578,714
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$90,981
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$166,303,804

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