The Covenant Preparatory School

Tax-deductible

Kingwood, TX501(c)(3)Since 1993EducationEIN 76-0367761Revenue $4.9M in FY2024

On file with the IRScovenantknights.org1711 Hamblen Rd, 77339-4024 · Kingwood, TXTax-exempt since Dec 1993School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The Covenant Preparatory School assists parents in developing individuals of strong intellect, spirit, body, and heart by providing a college Preparatory education to pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade students grounded in christian values and biblical principles.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 84 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 $1.0M a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$136K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.9M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$6.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.9M
FY2024▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2024$4.9M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2024$4.2M
Net assets
$6.6M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$607K
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.9M
FY2024$6.6M

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 Dec 1993.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $3.4M Management & general 18% · $750K Fundraising 2% · $70K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $136K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Head of Scho
$135,769Pt VII · Sec A
Project Mana
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Leadership /
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Technology
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lorraine Hill’s $136K as Head of Scho is at the 56th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lorraine Hill$135,769$141,186$123,000$135,157$121,500$135,000

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 students from pre-K through 12th grade with a Christian college preparatory curriculum.

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1 program · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Christian education and character development.

$3.2Mprogram 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$6K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$147K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$139K
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$750K
Fundraisingcol D$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.0M
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$139K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$75
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$147K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$4.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
SavingsLn 2$4.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$975K
Other assetsLn 15$455K
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$6.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 584
VolunteersI 650
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$5.4M$7.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$999K$975K
Total assetsLn 16$7.3M$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$5.9M$6.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.6M$2.5M$120K
Legal feesLn 11b$108K$108K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$31K$31K
OccupancyLn 16$458K$458K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$53K$53K
InsuranceLn 23$142K$142K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$723K$653K$70K
All other expensesLn 24e$78K$78K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$3.4M$750K$70K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $4.0M$3.5M$493K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.5M$3.7M$2.8M$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.8M$3.7M$53K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.0M$5.1M$1.9M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.7M$4.9M−$133K$607K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,890,261 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $189,902$139,443
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,804,050$4,593,017
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $64,417$146,524
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$68,709$11,277
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,989,660$4,890,261
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,476,368$2,570,856
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,020,292$1,625,517
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,496,660$4,196,373
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $493,000$693,888
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $4,890,261 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$75
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$139,368
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$139,443
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,593,017$4,593,017
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $146,524$146,524
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $16,800$16,800
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$5,523
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,739,541 · Excluded from tax $16,800$4,890,261
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,196,373 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,451,083 · Management $119,773$2,570,856
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $107,785$107,785
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,300$13,300
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,844$19,844
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $30,965$30,965
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $457,730$457,730
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $53,370$53,370
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $141,644$141,644
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $653,330 · Fundraising $69,995$723,325
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $77,554$77,554
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,376,266 · Management $750,112 · Fundraising $69,995$4,196,373
Part X · Balance sheet $8,434,702 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,735,764$2,243,216
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,662,955$4,746,540
X-4 Accounts receivable$15,554
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $998,667$974,801
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $874,051$454,591
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,271,437$8,434,702
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $116,416$200,073
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,166,749$1,383,496
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $97,102$266,075
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,380,267$1,849,644
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,891,170$6,585,058
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,891,170$6,585,058
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,271,437$8,434,702
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,585,058 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,890,261
XI-2 Total expenses$4,196,373
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$693,888
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,891,170
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,585,058

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

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