The mission of Eagle Ridge Academy is to engage all students in a time-tested, classical liberal arts education that demands their best in academic achievement and honorable character while challenging them to attain their highest potential.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$884K 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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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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $689K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$884K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $63K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12.2M
99% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 99% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 8 voting members
Fine: 4 of 8 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$20.4M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$20.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$64K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$20.4M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$15.7M
FY2021$16.9M
FY2022$19.6M
FY2023$19.1M
FY2024$20.4M
FY2025$21.4M
Expenses
$20.0M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$14.8M
FY2021$16.2M
FY2022$17.9M
FY2023$18.5M
FY2024$20.0M
FY2025$21.5M
Net assets
$64K
FY2024▲ +112%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$3.1M
FY2021−$3.6M
FY2022−$2.0M
FY2023−$517K
FY2024$64K
FY2025$392K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Jul 2004.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $18.0M Management & general 10% · $2.1M

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

13 people listed on the 990; $884K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$196,901Pt VII · Sec A
Academic Director
$116,568Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Special Services
$111,676Pt VII · Sec A
Principal (k-4)
$110,830Pt VII · Sec A
Principal (9-12)
$110,568Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Teacher
$68,034Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair/Teacher
$68,013Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Teachher
$53,019Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Ulbrich’s $210K as Executive Director is at the 41st 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jason Ulbrich$210,215$196,901$168,111$146,087$137,834$132,146
Amber Dahlstrom$119,291$111,676————
Susan Bloomgren$107,152$116,568————
Janelle Mellgren$114,463$110,830$106,839$103,021$100,082$100,704
Erin Johnson$113,075$110,568————
Michael Pelofske$104,384—————
April Grabanski———$71,615$69,593$68,953
Clare Murray$70,215$68,013$54,879$62,839$56,108$50,718

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

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Provides a classical liberal arts education for students in grades K-12.

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1 program · $18.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Providing students with a traditional, classical, education that demands their best in academic achievement, behavior, and attitudes while challenging them to attain their highest potential. During the fiscal year ending june 30, 2024, eagle ridge academy served an estimated 1,520 students.

$18.0Mprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$20.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$539K
Investment incomeLn 3$200K
Money outPt IX
$20.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$18.0M
Managementcol C$2.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$64K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.1M
Total assetsLn 16$12.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$19.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$539K
Investment incomeLn 3$200K
Other incomeLn 4–11$135K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$23K
Total revenueLn 12$20.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$385K
SavingsLn 2$5.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$934K
Other assetsLn 15$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$12.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.2M
Net assetsLn 32$64K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5263
VolunteersI 6400
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.5M$6.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$919K$934K
Total assetsLn 16$13.1M$12.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.6M$12.2M
Net assetsLn 32−$517K$64K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$556K$304K$252K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.2M$8.2M$977K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$761K$680K$80K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$998K$180K
Payroll taxesLn 10$708K$615K$93K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$172K$172K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.8M$2.8M$37K
Office expensesLn 13$277K$198K$79K
Information technologyLn 14$555K$417K$137K
OccupancyLn 16$3.1M$3.1M
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$42K$39K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$206K$190K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$98K$98K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$449K$399K$51K
All other expensesLn 24e$305$305
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.0M$18.0M$2.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $21.4M$21.5M−$95K$392K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $20.4M$20.0M$304K$64K 990 PDF
FY2023 $19.1M$18.5M$636K−$517K 990 PDF
FY2022 $19.6M$17.9M$1.7M−$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $16.9M$16.2M$699K−$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $15.7M$14.8M$877K−$3.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $20,353,519 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,187,872$19,478,682
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $809,289$539,148
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $177$200,468
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,124,773$135,221
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $19,122,111$20,353,519
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,535,890$12,368,824
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,949,755$7,680,792
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,485,645$20,049,616
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $636,466$303,903
Part VI · Governance 4 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $20,353,519 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$13 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$19,455,589
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,093
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,478,682
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $539,148$539,148
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $223,125$223,125
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $47,743$47,743
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$22,657−$22,657
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $87,491$87,491
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $626,639 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $248,198$20,353,519
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,049,616 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $304,269 · Management $251,828$556,097
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,189,624 · Management $977,101$9,166,725
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $680,385 · Management $80,168$760,553
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $997,539 · Management $179,798$1,177,337
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $614,923 · Management $93,189$708,112
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,810$1,810
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $171,979$171,979
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,781,285 · Management $36,657$2,817,942
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $197,877 · Management $79,281$277,158
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $417,166 · Management $137,335$554,501
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,062,039$3,062,039
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $38,593 · Management $3,374$41,967
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $190,145 · Management $15,742$205,887
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $97,802$97,802
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $398,770 · Management $50,632$449,402
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $305$305
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,970,417 · Management $2,079,199 · Fundraising $0$20,049,616
Part X · Balance sheet $12,237,373 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $723,161$385,422
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,747,308$5,679,580
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,165,991$2,438,702
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $100,810$230,632
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $918,690$933,586
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,456,849$2,569,451
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,112,809$12,237,373
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,435,593$1,134,950
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $141,180$161,004
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,053,254$10,877,411
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,630,027$12,173,365
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$517,218$64,008
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,112,809$12,237,373
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $64,008 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$20,353,519
XI-2 Total expenses$20,049,616
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$303,903
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$517,218
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$277,323
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$64,008

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