Lagrange Academy Incorporated FY2024 filing

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Lagrange, GA501(c)(3)EIN 58-1087459Revenue $7.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSlagrangeacademy.org1501 Vernon Rd, 30240-4146 · Lagrange, GATax-exempt since Aug 1970School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Lagrange Academy is committed to providing a superior education in a caring, cooperative, and stimulating environment, emphasizing strong moral and ethical values, while instilling a life-long love of learning.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$126K 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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FY2024 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.8M
+77% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$9.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.8M
FY2024▲ +77%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$7.8M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.1M
Net assets
$9.8M
FY2024▲ +93%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2025$10.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Aug 1970.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $2.3M Management & general 22% · $667K Fundraising 0% · $6K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former Headm
$78,168Pt VII · Sec A
Headmaster
$47,463Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brian Dolinger—$78,168$145,270$140,570$129,514$128,162
John Mehaffey$133,044$47,463————

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 with strong values in a caring, stimulating environment.

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1 program · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Private School Facility Providing Services to the Following

Pre k - 4 year olds kindergarten - 5 year olds elementary - grades 1-7 secondary - grades 8-12 to date, 100% of lagrange academy graduates have been accepted into the college of their choice.

$2.3Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$142,938
Unitemized GrantFY2023$110,952
Unitemized GrantFY2022$171,790
Unitemized GrantFY2021$289,870
Unitemized GrantFY2020$365,834
Unitemized GrantFY2019$254,870

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$667K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$556K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$498K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$325K
Total revenueLn 12$7.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$160K
SavingsLn 2$894K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.8M
Other assetsLn 15$81K
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$9.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 559
VolunteersI 620
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$379K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M$7.8M
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$493K$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$5.0M$9.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$111K$111K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.4M$363K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$40K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$128K$104K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$25K$25K
OccupancyLn 16$213K$130K$83K
TravelLn 17$10K$3K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$120K$120K
InsuranceLn 23$41K$23K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$277K$245K$32K
All other expensesLn 24e$158K$74K$79K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.3M$667K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.8M$3.1M$719K$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $7.8M$3.0M$4.8M$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$3.2M$1.3M$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$3.2M$175K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.4M$3.1M$334K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.7M$2.8M−$72K$3.0M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,823,653 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,596,696$3,365,386
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,783,706$2,811,414
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $44,885$497,801
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,688$1,149,052
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,429,975$7,823,653
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $171,790$110,952
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,130,327$1,986,242
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $864,093$895,794
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,166,210$2,992,988
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,263,765$4,830,665
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $7,823,653 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,365,386
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$556,263
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,365,386
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,811,414$2,811,414
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $172,406$172,406
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $325,395$325,395
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$3,885
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,145,167$1,145,167
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,454,382$7,823,653
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,992,988 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $110,952$110,952
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,446,625 · Management $363,294$1,809,919
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,760 · Management $8,998$48,758
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $103,920 · Management $23,645$127,565
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,472$4,472
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,828$30,828
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $9,438$9,438
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,832$5,832
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $24,710$24,710
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $130,252 · Management $82,636$212,888
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,505 · Management $7,892$10,397
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,304$1,304
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $119,886$119,886
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,068 · Management $18,214$41,282
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $244,635 · Management $31,900$276,535
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $73,783 · Management $78,858 · Fundraising $5,581$158,222
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,320,096 · Management $667,311 · Fundraising $5,581$2,992,988
Part X · Balance sheet $11,312,929 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $154,145$160,223
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $225,230$894,007
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$6,100
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $62,004$113,194
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,715$5,425
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,951$33,945
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,159,013$7,791,513
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,820,021$2,228,005
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $91,469$80,517
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,539,548$11,312,929
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $148,603$1,195,821
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $249,140$273,119
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $94,761$84,924
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $492,504$1,553,864
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,003,854$8,068,173
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,043,190$1,690,892
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,047,044$9,759,065
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,539,548$11,312,929
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,759,065 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,823,653
XI-2 Total expenses$2,992,988
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,830,665
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,047,044
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$111,667
XI-7 Investment expenses−$14,727
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$7,750
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,759,065

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