The Covenant Preparatory School FY2020 filing

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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.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 76-0367761) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$135K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $974K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
80% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$135K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.7 mo
of spending, in cash
1.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.3M
91% of total assets
Liabilities are 91% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
5 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$4.7M
Spent
$4.9M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$607K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.9M
Expenses
$4.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$4.2M
Net assets
$607K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$607K
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.9M
FY2025$6.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending July 2020) · 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 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% · $3.9M Management & general 20% · $948K Fundraising 1% · $25K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $135K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of Scho
$135,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Christian education and character development.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 76-0367761) · Dispute this line
$3.9Mprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$307K
Investment incomeLn 3$882
Money outPt IX
$4.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.9M
Managementcol C$948K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$607K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$675K
Total assetsLn 16$6.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$307K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$134K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$882
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$674K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$675K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$267K
Accounts receivableLn 4$69K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.3M
Intangible assetsLn 14$26K
Other assetsLn 15$578K
Total assetsLn 16$6.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M
Net assetsLn 32$607K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 584
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$369K$675K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.3M$5.3M
Total assetsLn 16$6.7M$6.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.9M$6.3M
Net assetsLn 32$740K$607K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.2M$3.0M$191K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$254K$254K
InterestLn 20$254K$254K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$122K$122K
InsuranceLn 23$48K$48K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1000K$803K$181K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.9M$3.9M$948K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 12, 2026 $4.9M$4.2M$694K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 16, 2025 $4.0M$3.5M$493K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 13, 2024 $6.5M$3.7M$2.8M$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 13, 2023 $3.8M$3.7M$53K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 18, 2021 $7.0M$5.1M$1.9M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 15, 2021 $4.7M$4.9M−$133K$607K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $4,728,800 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $267,928$306,803
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,507,558$4,447,581
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $729$882
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$29,127−$26,466
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,747,088$4,728,800
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,260,789$3,162,878
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,631,204$1,699,012
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,891,993$4,861,890
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$144,905−$133,090
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $4,728,800 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$134,271
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$172,532
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$306,803
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,447,581$4,447,581
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $882$882
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$26,466
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,448,463$4,728,800
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,861,890 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,962,841 · Management $190,727 · Fundraising $9,310$3,162,878
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $21,080$21,080
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $254,357$254,357
IX-20 InterestManagement $253,786$253,786
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $122,336$122,336
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $47,783$47,783
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $803,456 · Management $180,533 · Fundraising $15,681$999,670
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,888,633 · Management $948,266 · Fundraising $24,991$4,861,890
Part X · Balance sheet $6,887,945 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $264,849$674,172
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $104,440$1,050
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $272,986$267,070
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $156,954$68,735
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,298,099$5,272,806
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $27,813$25,927
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $561,986$578,185
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,687,127$6,887,945
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,758$38,609
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,325,186$1,098,234
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $75,000$73,689
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $4,533,188$4,410,932
X-25 Other liabilities$659,576
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,947,132$6,281,040
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$961,313−$907,832
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,701,308$1,514,737
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $739,995$606,905
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,687,127$6,887,945
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $606,905 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,728,800
XI-2 Total expenses$4,861,890
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$133,090
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$739,995
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$606,905

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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