Columbia Academy School: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 62-0488045)

James Thomas’s $152K as President is at the 16th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
James Thomas	$151,754	$143,588	$137,161	$130,104	$133,330	$120,053

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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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 in skills, knowledge, and character, fostering Christ-like attitudes.

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1 program · $9.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Grades Pre-K-12

Provide primary and secondary education.

$9.4Mprogram 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

Greater Nashville FundingFY2025$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

Grants paid · 10 grants · $4.3M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$778,596

Unitemized GrantFY2024$164,325

Unitemized GrantFY2023$982,216

Unitemized GrantFY2023$126,098

Unitemized GrantFY2022$948,519

Unitemized GrantFY2022$124,750

Unitemized GrantFY2021$829,992

Unitemized GrantFY2021$127,118

Unitemized GrantFY2020$103,049

Unitemized GrantFY2019$124,726

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$12.0M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.4M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$432K

Money outPt IX

$10.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$9.4M

Managementcol C$998K

Fundraisingcol D$76K

Owns and owesPt X

$9.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M

Total assetsLn 16$16.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$6.9M

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.4M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$159K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.4M

Investment incomeLn 3$432K

Gains on assetsLn 7$331K

Total revenueLn 12$12.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.2M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.8M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.7M

Total assetsLn 16$16.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$6.9M

Net assetsLn 32$9.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5228

VolunteersI 675

Fiscal year endsHeaderMay

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.9M	$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$3.2M	$3.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$10.8M	$10.7M
Total assetsLn 16	$16.1M	$16.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$8.9M	$6.9M
Net assetsLn 32	$7.2M	$9.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$103K	$103K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$5.3M	$4.7M	$574K	$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$131K	$120K	$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$709K	$657K	$52K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$382K	$324K	$57K	$489
Legal feesLn 11b	$11K		$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$35K		$35K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$29K		$29K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$3K		$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$48K	$48K
Information technologyLn 14	$145K	$145K
OccupancyLn 16	$12K	$12K
TravelLn 17	$154K	$154K
InterestLn 20	$282K	$251K	$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$688K	$677K	$11K
InsuranceLn 23	$92K	$74K	$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.6M	$1.6M	$40K	$4K
All other expensesLn 24e	$650K	$458K	$127K	$65K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$10.4M	$9.4M	$998K	$76K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$16.5M	$14.3M	$2.2M	$17.3M	990 PDF
FY2024	$17.0M	$14.0M	$3.0M	$15.2M	990 PDF
FY2023	$14.1M	$12.7M	$1.4M	$12.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$13.3M	$11.2M	$2.1M	$10.9M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$12.0M	$10.4M	$1.5M	$9.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$8.9M	$8.8M	$103K	$7.2M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $11,964,141 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $716,912$2,091,716

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,088,133$9,439,955

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $93,541$432,470

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,898,586$11,964,141

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $129,125$103,049

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,822,865$6,552,105

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,843,530$3,785,095

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,795,520$10,440,249

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $103,066$1,523,892

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

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 $11,964,141 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$1,403,608

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$688,108

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$158,930

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,091,716

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,439,955$9,439,955

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $101,150$101,150

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $331,320$331,320

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,439,955 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $432,470$11,964,141

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,440,249 across 18 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $103,049$103,049

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,749,551 · Management $574,454 · Fundraising $6,400$5,330,405

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $120,134 · Management $11,100$131,234

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $656,688 · Management $52,076$708,764

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $324,377 · Management $56,836 · Fundraising $489$381,702

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,110$11,110

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $34,643$34,643

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $28,872$28,872

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,571$2,571

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $47,721$47,721

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $145,331$145,331

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,550$11,550

IX-17 TravelPrograms $154,114$154,114

IX-20 InterestPrograms $251,473 · Management $30,181$281,654

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $677,254 · Management $10,890$688,144

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $73,762 · Management $18,602$92,364

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,593,536 · Management $40,187 · Fundraising $3,558$1,637,281

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $457,741 · Management $126,857 · Fundraising $65,142$649,740

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,366,281 · Management $998,379 · Fundraising $75,589$10,440,249

Part X · Balance sheet $16,123,971 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,936,812$1,239,069

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$272,008

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $45,649$152,572

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $12,253$8,762

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $85,860$11,917

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,847,430$10,668,824

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,161,989$3,770,819

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,089,993$16,123,971

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,014,604$1,430,280

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $221,693$487,726

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $475,710$323,398

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,870,288$6,923,529

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,911,026$6,218,276

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,308,679$2,982,166

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,219,705$9,200,442

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,089,993$16,123,971

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,200,442 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$11,964,141

XI-2 Total expenses$10,440,249

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,523,892

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,219,705

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$319,805

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$15,072

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$152,112

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,200,442

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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