Private Catholic school in Portsmouth, NH serving students in preschool through eighth grade.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 57 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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FY2025 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $862K a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$221K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.8M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$3.7M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$14.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$3.7M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$3.7M
Net assets
$14.6M
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.6M
FY2021$14.9M
FY2022$14.9M
FY2023$14.6M
FY2024$14.5M
FY2025$14.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Feb 2017.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $2.8M Management & general 23% · $847K

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; $221K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$202,257Pt VII · Sec A
President & Director
$19,110Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Melone’s $202K as Head of School is at the 83rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
James Melone$202,257$185,750$162,556$160,277$171,346$68,128
James P Broom$19,110$19,110$19,110$35,029$37,324—

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

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1 program · $2.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Saint Patrick Academy is a mission-driven school anchored on the truths of the Catholic Faith. The Academy aims to instill the values of spiritual growth and academic excellence while fostering a love for the good, the true, and the beautiful.

$2.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $781K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$106,334
Unitemized GrantFY2023$100,263
Unitemized GrantFY2022$109,697
Unitemized GrantFY2021$133,050
Unitemized GrantFY2021$19,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$155,700
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$123,410
Unitemized GrantFY2019$22,985

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$781K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Money outPt IX
$3.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.8M
Managementcol C$847K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$16.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$781K
Government grantsLn 1e$571K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$210K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$44K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$359K
SavingsLn 2$716K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$895K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.1M
Total assetsLn 16$16.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$14.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 557
VolunteersI 650
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$590K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$844K$895K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.5M$14.1M
Total assetsLn 16$16.0M$16.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$14.5M$14.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$106K$106K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$252K$165K$87K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.3M$522K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$5K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$88K$69K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$139K$106K$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c$106K$106K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$95K$93K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$94K$63K$31K
Information technologyLn 14$44K$44K
OccupancyLn 16$193K$193K
TravelLn 17$27K$27K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$26K$26K
InterestLn 20$591$591
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$472K$472K
InsuranceLn 23$44K$44K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$199K$199K
All other expensesLn 24e$299$299
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.7M$2.8M$847K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.8M$3.7M$91K$14.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.2M$3.5M−$202K$14.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.9M$3.2M−$302K$14.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$3.0M$22K$14.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.6M$2.3M$5.3M$14.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2M$2.0M$235K$9.6M 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 $3,773,409 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $358,985$781,250
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,811,661$2,855,850
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,143$44,057
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $51,001$92,252
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,249,790$3,773,409
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $103,481$109,142
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,014,327$2,271,349
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,334,275$1,302,336
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,452,083$3,682,827
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$202,293$90,582
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $3,773,409 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$210,229
VIII-1e Government grants$571,021
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$781,250
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,855,850$2,855,850
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $44,057$44,057
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $30,600$30,600
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $61,652$61,652
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,886,450 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $105,709$3,773,409
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,682,827 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,808$2,808
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $106,334$106,334
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $164,930 · Management $87,119$252,049
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,264,961 · Management $521,605$1,786,566
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,594 · Management $1,431$6,025
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $68,815 · Management $19,254$88,069
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $105,703 · Management $32,937$138,640
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $105,690$105,690
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $92,580 · Management $2,726$95,306
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $62,777 · Management $31,312$94,089
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $44,178$44,178
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $192,725$192,725
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,053$27,053
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,448$26,448
IX-20 InterestManagement $591$591
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $472,309$472,309
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $44,281$44,281
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $199,367$199,367
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $299$299
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,835,881 · Management $846,946 · Fundraising $0$3,682,827
Part X · Balance sheet $16,236,434 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $192,871$358,920
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $397,488$716,036
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $27,071$132,960
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,493$16,497
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $42,919$42,102
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,481,814$14,075,049
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $844,134$894,870
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,002,790$16,236,434
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $93,953$154,186
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $155,892$212,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,549,006$1,666,538
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,355,973$14,091,759
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $97,811$478,137
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,453,784$14,569,896
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,002,790$16,236,434
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,569,896 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,773,409
XI-2 Total expenses$3,682,827
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,582
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,453,784
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$25,530
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,569,896

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