Fellowship Educational Foundation INC FY2023 filing

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Trinity christian school of palm beach gardens provides christian education that shares christ's word in a loving, family-oriented environment and that nurtures academic excellence, enhances self-esteem, and builds social responsibility for the complete development of each child as a unique creation of god.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K 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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FY2023 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $131K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$726K
39% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 39% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.3M
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$6.0M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$6.3M
FY2023▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$555K
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$5.4M
FY2025$5.7M
Expenses
$6.0M
FY2023▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$233K
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$5.2M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$322K
FY2022$787K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$183K
FY2025$657K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Jun 2006.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $4.8M Management & general 19% · $1.1M

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

5 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$99,431Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman/Vice President/Secretary/Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janine Swearingin’s $127K as Head of School is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Janine Swearingin$126,982$10,000——
Vernita Martial$105,486$108,468$99,431$57,460

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 children in a loving, Christian environment, fostering academic excellence and social responsibility.

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1 program · $4.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Trinity Christian School of Palm Beach Gardens provides Christian education that shares Christ's word in a loving, family-oriented environment and that nurtures academic excellence, enhances self-esteem, and builds social responsibility for the complete development of each child as a unique creation of God.

$4.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 12 grants · $3.7M · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$329,319
Unitemized GrantFY2024$56,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$47,059
Unitemized GrantFY2023$257,992
Unitemized GrantFY2023$62,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$725,781
Unitemized GrantFY2022$533,819
Unitemized GrantFY2022$208,273
Unitemized GrantFY2022$58,750
Unitemized GrantFY2022$32,382
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,245,241
Unitemized GrantFY2021$191,132

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$331K
Other incomeLn 4–11$316K
Money outPt IX
$6.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.8M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$726K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$331K
Government grantsLn 1e$208K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$123K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$316K
Total revenueLn 12$6.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$132K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$726K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5103
VolunteersI 6249
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$167K$132K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$649K$726K
Net assetsLn 32$787K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.6M$1.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$144K$144K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.7M$319K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$216K$208K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$195K$156K$39K
Accounting feesLn 11c$57K$57K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$75K$60K$15K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$127K$127K
Office expensesLn 13$226K$172K$54K
Information technologyLn 14$176K$18K$159K
OccupancyLn 16$707K$566K$141K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$28K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$71K$71K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$393K$393K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.0M$4.8M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $5.7M$5.2M$474K$657K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 $5.4M$6.4M−$944K$183K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 31, 2025 $6.3M$6.0M$340K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $5.3M$4.8M$465K$787K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 13, 2023 $555K$233K$322K$322K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,312,115 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,190,757$330,607
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,974,570$5,665,229
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $116,257$316,279
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,281,584$6,312,115
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,436,373$1,559,005
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,177,482$2,547,136
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,202,435$1,866,160
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,816,290$5,972,301
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $465,294$339,814
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,312,115 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$123,000
VIII-1e Government grants$207,607
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$330,607
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,665,229$5,665,229
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $302,225$302,225
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $14,054$14,054
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,665,229 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $316,279$6,312,115
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,972,301 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,559,005$1,559,005
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $143,947$143,947
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,672,937 · Management $318,534$1,991,471
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $208,490 · Management $7,876$216,366
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $156,282 · Management $39,070$195,352
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $56,626$56,626
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $59,966 · Management $14,992 · Fundraising $0$74,958
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $127,458$127,458
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $172,226 · Management $53,541$225,767
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,547 · Management $158,591$176,138
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $565,941 · Management $141,485$707,426
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,640 · Management $6,910$34,550
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $70,638$70,638
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $392,599$392,599
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,832,633 · Management $1,139,668 · Fundraising $0$5,972,301
Part X · Balance sheet $1,852,559 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,269,154$1,693,588
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$26,767
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $166,754$132,204
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,435,908$1,852,559
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $309,450$386,193
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $339,275$339,369
X-22 Loans from officers and insiders$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $648,725$725,562
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $787,183$1,126,997
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $787,183$1,126,997
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,435,908$1,852,559
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,126,997 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,312,115
XI-2 Total expenses$5,972,301
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$339,814
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$787,183
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,126,997

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