Wesleyan School INC FY2020 filing

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Wesleyan's mission is to be a christian School of academic excellence by providing each student a diverse college preparatory education guided by christian principles and beliefs; by challenging and nurturing the mind, body and spirit; and by developing responsible stewardship in our changing world.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 58-2147411) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.6M 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.3M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
90% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.6M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
7.9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $26.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
7.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $27K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35.7M
27% of total assets
Liabilities are 27% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
20 of 20 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$33.1M
Spent
$33.9M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$95.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$33.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$33.1M
FY2021$38.2M
FY2022$41.7M
FY2023$52.4M
FY2024$43.5M
FY2025$45.0M
Expenses
$33.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$33.9M
FY2021$34.0M
FY2022$36.8M
FY2023$39.0M
FY2024$41.5M
FY2025$42.7M
Net assets
$95.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$95.2M
FY2021$106.3M
FY2022$106.0M
FY2023$120.7M
FY2024$125.9M
FY2025$130.5M

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 Oct 1995.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $30.6M Management & general 8% · $2.8M Fundraising 1% · $472K

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

29 people listed on the 990; $1.6M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$336,335Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$250,165Pt VII · Sec A
Former Asst Athletic Director -
$178,287Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$176,572Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Head of School
$152,194Pt VII · Sec A
Former Assistant Head of School F
$147,217Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Head of School for Adv., Athletic Director
$138,963Pt VII · Sec A
High School Principal
$132,599Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher B Cleveland’s $671K as Head of School is at the 95th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher B Cleveland$671,219$558,445$422,697$404,209$439,761$336,335
William J Coxhead$304,313$286,417$291,414$272,840$262,182$250,165
Brian Morgan$236,127$226,847$217,528$203,579$190,421$176,572
Ramona Blankenship$218,911$202,917$186,958$176,334$171,919$152,194
Joseph Koch$178,724$168,674$200,157$153,301$149,371$132,599
Marc Khedouri$189,038$178,986$167,800$161,883$155,183—
Jan Azar—————$178,287
Chad McDaniel$169,367$159,821$159,433$144,054$133,963—

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

Programs and updates

Educates students with a Christian approach to academic excellence.

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1 program · $30.6M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Education

Wesleyan is an independent k-12 school with a college preparatory curriculum. There is a lower, middle and high school located on 85+ acres with 6 main buildings, 10 faculty houses, 3 chapels, 2 libraries and 2 dining halls. All middle and high school students are given a school issued computer tablet for use in their studies.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 58-2147411) · Dispute this line
$30.6Mprogram 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$27K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $19.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,332,429
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,251,095
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,021,058
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,233,232
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,200,917
Unitemized GrantFY2019$3,107,608

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$33.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$722K
Money outPt IX
$33.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$30.6M
Managementcol C$2.8M
Fundraisingcol D$472K
Owns and owesPt X
$95.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22.4M
Total assetsLn 16$130.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$722K
Other incomeLn 4–11$373K
Gains on assetsLn 7$244K
Total revenueLn 12$33.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22.4M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$7.9M
Accounts receivableLn 4$6.8M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$610K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$26.2M
Other assetsLn 15$8.4M
Total assetsLn 16$130.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35.7M
Net assetsLn 32$95.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5550
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY20FY19FY18FY17FY16
End of yearLn 1g$26.0M$27.1M$26.0M$19.6M$6.6M
AddedLn 1b$0$704K$5.6M$11.9M$148K
SpentLn 1d–1f$909K$722K$579K$612K$222K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18.6M$22.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27.1M$26.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59.6M$58.5M
Total assetsLn 16$125.0M$130.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28.6M$35.7M
Net assetsLn 32$96.4M$95.2M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3.1M$3.1M
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$1.1M$972K$139K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14.4M$12.6M$1.6M$277K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$853K$699K$136K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.0M$1.6M$381K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M$994K$163K$26K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$51K$51K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$28K$5K$734
Advertising and promotionLn 12$185K$185K
Office expensesLn 13$573K$407K$76K$91K
Information technologyLn 14$494K$463K$25K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$3.2M$3.2M$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$67K$36K$31K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4.4M$4.4M
InsuranceLn 23$285K$228K$54K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$1.9M$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$33.9M$30.6M$2.8M$472K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $45.0M$42.7M$2.3M$130.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 $43.5M$41.5M$1.9M$125.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 7, 2024 $52.4M$39.0M$13.3M$120.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 24, 2023 $41.7M$36.8M$4.8M$106.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 15, 2022 $38.2M$34.0M$4.2M$106.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 16, 2021 $33.1M$33.9M−$793K$95.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $33,080,367 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,153,331$3,194,145
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,008,941$28,791,577
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $474,450$721,757
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $377,625$372,888
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $39,014,347$33,080,367
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,285,768$3,107,608
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $18,830,404$19,586,311
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,483,722$11,179,590
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $32,599,894$33,873,509
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,414,453−$793,142
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $33,080,367 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $272,636 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,194,145
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,194,145
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $28,791,577$28,791,577
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $478,253$478,253
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $100,252$100,252
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $243,504$243,504
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,064,213 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $822,009$33,080,367
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $33,873,509 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,107,608$3,107,608
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $971,702 · Management $138,832 · Fundraising $19,974$1,130,508
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,601,813 · Management $1,560,254 · Fundraising $276,889$14,438,956
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $699,328 · Management $136,454 · Fundraising $17,057$852,839
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,578,557 · Management $381,039 · Fundraising $20,897$1,980,493
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $994,153 · Management $163,325 · Fundraising $26,037$1,183,515
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,431$4,431
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $50,803$50,803
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,025 · Management $4,604 · Fundraising $734$33,363
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $184,811$184,811
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $406,885 · Management $75,592 · Fundraising $90,859$573,336
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $462,713 · Management $24,685 · Fundraising $6,289$493,687
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,158,941 · Management $1,249$3,160,190
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $35,978 · Management $31,260$67,238
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,410,865$4,410,865
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $228,328 · Management $54,228 · Fundraising $2,854$285,410
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,894,960 · Management $10,384 · Fundraising $10,112$1,915,456
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $30,579,856 · Management $2,821,951 · Fundraising $471,702$33,873,509
Part X · Balance sheet $130,877,238 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,594,635$22,436,028
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,618$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,659,453$7,863,624
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,431,333$6,827,069
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $565,841$609,603
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $59,584,194$58,481,086
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $27,135,783$26,211,842
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,017,371$8,447,986
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $125,000,228$130,877,238
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,964,572$4,823,569
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $24,555,727$25,904,896
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$4,118,903
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,031,946$803,702
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,552,245$35,651,070
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $62,598,043$63,913,065
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $33,849,940$31,313,103
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $96,447,983$95,226,168
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $125,000,228$130,877,238
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $95,226,168 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$33,080,367
XI-2 Total expenses$33,873,509
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$793,142
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$96,447,983
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$182,896
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$245,777
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$95,226,168

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