Face to Face Academy

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Saint Paul, MN501(c)(3)Since 1998EducationEIN 73-1629590

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The Academy is a unique alternative high school, which provides youth with an opportunity to acquire an education, life skills, and emotional growth. The Academy is based on an integrated service system model, which combines academic instruction with independent living skills training, college and career exploration, other transitional support, on-site health care and counseling, self awareness and personal growth, community awareness, and the development of adult and peer support systems. The environment for learning and development addresses the whole person within an academic setting and structure.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 22 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $173K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$360K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 62% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
71% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 71% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$616K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2024$2.2M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2024▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2024$2.1M
Net assets
$616K
FY2024▲ +28%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$439K
FY2021−$192K
FY2022$13K
FY2023$458K
FY2024$483K
FY2024$616K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2003.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.6M Management & general 21% · $445K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $360K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Program Director
$108,680Pt VII · Sec A
Academic Director
$101,306Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$77,627Pt VII · Sec A
$72,833Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Darius Hussain’s $109K as Program Director is at the 38th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Darius Hussain$108,680$97,936$93,240———
Jennifer Plum$101,306$89,562$88,393$67,579$66,464—
Darius Husain———$77,605$77,768$71,777
Bryan Bakke$77,627$62,881$66,585$57,956$59,714$53,570
John Vasecka$72,833$62,099$66,479$55,182$57,360$51,072
Paul Roark—$60,022$63,657$53,153$55,672$49,898

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 and supports at-risk youth with life skills, career exploration, and emotional growth.

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1 program service account for $1.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Education Program

Provide education programs and services to students in grades 9-12. Average enrollment during the year ending June 30, 2025 was 94 students.

$1.6Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$445K
Owns and owesPt X
$616K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$810K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$810K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$810K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$477K
Other assetsLn 15$283K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$616K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$832K$810K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$606K$477K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$483K$616K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$459K$324K$135K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$602K$532K$71K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$96K$78K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$147K$110K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$80K$64K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$31K$31K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$58K$58K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$111K$111K
Office expensesLn 13$62K$33K$28K
Information technologyLn 14$55K$9K$46K
OccupancyLn 16$109K$109K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$171K$171K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$93K$93K$27$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.6M$445K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $2.0M$2.0M$25K$483K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$1.7M$445K$458K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.7M$205K$13K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.7M$246K−$192K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.6M−$56K−$439K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $2,226,682 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$2,148,695
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$46,908
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,195,603
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $31,079 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$31,079
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $31,079 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,226,682
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,093,291 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $324,468 · Management $134,876$459,344
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $531,694 · Management $70,542$602,236
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $78,381 · Management $17,383$95,764
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $109,841 · Management $37,341$147,182
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $63,887 · Management $15,948$79,835
IX-11a Management feesManagement $31,473$31,473
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,201$5,201
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $57,798$57,798
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $110,726$110,726
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,045 · Management $28,465$61,510
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,317 · Management $46,004$55,321
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $108,744$108,744
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,733$4,733
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $171,035$171,035
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,278$9,278
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $93,084 · Management $27 · Fundraising $0$93,111
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,648,233 · Management $445,058 · Fundraising $0$2,093,291
Part X · Balance sheet $2,121,684 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $831,837$810,477
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $344,896$355,021
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $81,902$190,702
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,482$5,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $605,794$477,380
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $320,086$283,104
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,185,997$2,121,684
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,198$15,039
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,669,711$1,490,166
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,702,909$1,505,205
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $483,088$616,479
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,185,997$2,121,684
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $616,479 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,226,682
XI-2 Total expenses$2,093,291
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$133,391
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$483,088
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$616,479

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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