Oakwell Academy

Tax-deductible

College Sta, TX501(c)(3)EducationEIN 61-1705925Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSoakwellacademy.org2201 Earl Rudder Fwy S, 77845-6029 · College Sta, TXTax-exempt since Sep 2014School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Oakwell Academy is a private Pre-K - 12th grade school offering a Classical, Christian education within a University Model structure, which utilizes the best of private schooling and homeschooling.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $66K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $111
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$567K
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$411K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$483K
FY2022$631K
FY2023$720K
FY2024$975K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$402K
FY2022$552K
FY2023$675K
FY2024$906K
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$411K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$173K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$297K
FY2024$366K
FY2025$411K

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 Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.0M Management & general 15% · $174K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $84K 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
Treasurer
$66,423Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$17,507Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauri Evans’s $66K as Treasurer is at the 12th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lauri Evans$66,423$47,782$45,350$22,160$15,306
Ashlee Hardy—$33,783$26,035$17,824$13,130
Alex Donaldson—$31,973$32,000$23,267$17,056
Ashless Hardy$17,507————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides a Classical, Christian education for Pre-K through 12th grade students.

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3 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Compensate teachers who train and teach students; compensate administors who carry out a variety of tasks. Each teacher creates lesson plans which are reviewed by the administors.

$919Kprogram expense
02

Provide a facility that is used as central classrooms where children attend 2-5 days per week depending on grade level. Expenses included building rental.

$70Kprogram expense
03

School curriculum and classroom expenses, including elective and physical education classes.

$15Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$111

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Other incomeLn 4–11$40
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$174K
Owns and owesPt X
$411K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$559K
Total assetsLn 16$978K
LiabilitiesLn 26$567K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$40
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$559K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$559K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$370K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$978K
LiabilitiesLn 26$567K
Net assetsLn 32$411K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 553
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$574K$559K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$152K$370K
Total assetsLn 16$827K$978K
LiabilitiesLn 26$461K$567K
Net assetsLn 32$366K$411K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$84K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$814K$664K$150K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$68K$68K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$464$0$464$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$0$10K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$97K$83K$14K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$502$502$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$70K$70K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$60$60$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$11K$11K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.0M$174K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.2M$53K$411K 990 PDF
FY2024 $975K$906K$70K$366K 990 PDF
FY2023 $720K$675K$45K$297K 990 PDF
FY2022 $631K$552K$79K$251K 990 PDF
FY2021 $483K$402K$81K$173K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,230,547 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $27,564$64,320
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $947,407$1,166,187
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $335$40
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $975,306$1,230,547
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $1,369$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $761,958$966,125
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $142,215$211,338
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $905,542$1,177,463
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $69,764$53,084
Part VI · Governance 9 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,230,547 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $40 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,502
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$60,818
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$64,320
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,166,187
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,166,227 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,230,547
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,177,463 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,930 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$83,930
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $664,327 · Management $149,606 · Fundraising $0$813,933
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $68,262 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$68,262
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $464 · Fundraising $0$464
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,435 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,435
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,191 · Fundraising $0$10,191
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $83,159 · Management $14,030 · Fundraising $0$97,189
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $502 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$502
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,354 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,354
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,435 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,435
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $69,841 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$69,841
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $60 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$60
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $11,362 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,362
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,505 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,505
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,003,172 · Management $174,291 · Fundraising $0$1,177,463
Part X · Balance sheet $977,960 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $574,393$559,084
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $29,480$41,286
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $152,181$370,500
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $70,462$7,090
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $826,516$977,960
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,600$1,600
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $458,750$554,190
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $407$11,013
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $460,757$566,803
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $306,142$351,540
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $59,617$59,617
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $365,759$411,157
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $826,516$977,960
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $411,157 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,230,547
XI-2 Total expenses$1,177,463
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$53,084
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$365,759
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$7,686
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$411,157

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

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