The Atlanta Academy INC

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Roswell, GA501(c)(3)Since 2000EducationEIN 58-2574521Revenue $9.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSatlantaacademy.com2000 Holcomb Woods Pkwy, 30076-4712 · Roswell, GATax-exempt since Aug 2001School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Our mission is to give every student the individual attention they need to succeed. This is at the core of everything we DO. Atlanta Academy teaches children from pre-k through eighth grade.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 124 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $190K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$175K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.5M
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.5M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$8.8M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$7.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$9.5M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$7.3M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$8.2M
FY2025$9.5M
Expenses
$8.8M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$7.5M
FY2024$8.6M
FY2025$8.8M
Net assets
$7.4M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$7.3M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$7.2M
FY2024$6.8M
FY2025$7.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2001.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $7.3M Management & general 17% · $1.5M Fundraising 1% · $73K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $175K 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 Scho
$175,201Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair/Truste
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angela Naples’s $175K as Head of Scho is at the 76th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Angela Naples$175,201$158,000$79,609——
Shannon Dishman———$134,050$125,731

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

Provides individualized attention to Pre-K through 8th grade students to ensure their success.

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1 program · $7.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provided a structured, nurturing learning enviroment for students from pre-k through eighth grade.

$7.3Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$729K
Other incomeLn 4–11$291K
Money outPt IX
$8.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.3M
Managementcol C$1.5M
Fundraisingcol D$73K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$729K
Government grantsLn 1e$278K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$172K
Other incomeLn 4–11$291K
Gains on assetsLn 7$14K
Total revenueLn 12$9.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100K
SavingsLn 2$3.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$124K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.9M
Total assetsLn 16$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.5M
Net assetsLn 32$7.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5124
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M$3.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$145K$124K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.8M$8.9M
Total assetsLn 16$12.2M$12.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M$5.5M
Net assetsLn 32$6.8M$7.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.9M$3.9M$1.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$95K$80K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$346K$285K$61K
Payroll taxesLn 10$363K$288K$75K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$150K$150K
Information technologyLn 14$68K$58K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$175K$168K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$10K
InterestLn 20$65K$63K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$786K$758K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$72K$70K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$1.4M$26K
All other expensesLn 24e$309K$196K$40K$73K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.8M$7.3M$1.5M$73K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $9.5M$8.8M$623K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.2M$8.6M−$449K$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.4M$7.5M−$64K$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.9M$7.0M−$40K$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.3M$6.4M$880K$7.3M 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 $9,450,951 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $182,407$729,144
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,747,153$8,258,979
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $98,501$171,665
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $168,601$291,163
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,196,662$9,450,951
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,631,295$5,708,900
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,014,489$3,118,734
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,645,784$8,827,634
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$449,122$623,317
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $9,450,951 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$278,214
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$450,930
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$729,144
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,258,979$8,258,979
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $158,069$158,069
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $13,596$13,596
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $195,114$195,114
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $96,049$96,049
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,272,575 · Excluded from tax $449,232$9,450,951
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,827,634 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,868,526 · Management $1,036,434$4,904,960
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $80,125 · Management $14,790$94,915
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $284,982 · Management $60,963$345,945
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $288,054 · Management $75,026$363,080
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,526$6,526
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,839$19,839
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,236$18,236
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $149,853$149,853
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $58,126 · Management $10,257$68,383
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $168,468 · Management $6,302$174,770
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,443$10,443
IX-20 InterestPrograms $62,894 · Management $2,352$65,246
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $757,872 · Management $28,350$786,222
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $69,740 · Management $2,609$72,349
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,411,786 · Management $25,723$1,437,509
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $196,370 · Management $39,590 · Fundraising $73,398$309,358
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,275,622 · Management $1,478,614 · Fundraising $73,398$8,827,634
Part X · Balance sheet $12,908,838 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $96,171$100,292
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,838,833$3,389,896
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,358$168,660
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $303,237$228,236
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,776,926$8,897,624
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $144,649$124,130
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,167,174$12,908,838
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $216,961$167,923
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,837,394$4,271,816
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $39,656$29,499
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,417,041$5,534,021
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,605,484$7,250,687
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $144,649$124,130
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,750,133$7,374,817
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,167,174$12,908,838
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,374,817 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,450,951
XI-2 Total expenses$8,827,634
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$623,317
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,750,133
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,367
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,374,817

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

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