Northstar Classical School INC: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 81-2108252)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$151K
FY2021	$266K
FY2022	−$3.2M
FY2023	$262K
FY2024	$390K
FY2025	$302K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$250K
FY2021	$315K
FY2022	$375K
FY2023	$364K
FY2024	$398K
FY2025	$424K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.8M
FY2021	$3.8M
FY2022	$179K
FY2023	$193K
FY2024	$133K
FY2025	$14K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2017.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

90%

Program services 90% · $328K Management & general 10% · $36K Fundraising 0% · $42

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

5 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII

Clay Davis

Vice President/Teacher

$29,565Pt VII · Sec A

Audrey Davis

Board Member

$13,000Pt VII · Sec A

McKenzie Brooks

Board Member

$13,000Pt VII · Sec A

Brad Purnhagen

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wes Brooks

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Clay Davis’s $30K as Vice President/Teacher is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Clay Davis	$29,565	—	—
Audrey Davis	$13,000	$13,000	$5,000
McKenzie Brooks	$13,000	$13,000	$5,000

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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates students to sharpen minds, foster love for God, and cultivate a passion for learning.

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1 program · $328K · in their own filed words · FY2022

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In partnership with parents, and guided by the gospel, we seek to educate students to the highest standards of the classical tradition, so that they may grow in knowledge, wisdom, and the love of our lord, and more ably use their gifts in the service of others, and for the glory of christ and his church.

$328Kprogram 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

Ohio Christian Education Network Scholarship Granting OrganizationFY2023$32K

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$177

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$32K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$262K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$214K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K

Other incomeLn 4–11$10K

Money outPt IX

$364K

Ln 25

Programscol B$328K

Managementcol C$36K

Fundraisingcol D$42

Owns and owesPt X

$193K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$419K

Total assetsLn 16$434K

LiabilitiesLn 26$242K

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A3

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$214K

Investment incomeLn 3$377

Other incomeLn 4–11$10K

Total revenueLn 12$262K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$55K

SavingsLn 2$365K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$419K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$12K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K

Total assetsLn 16$434K

LiabilitiesLn 26$242K

Net assetsLn 32$193K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 57

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderMay

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$414K	$419K
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$2K
Total assetsLn 16	$414K	$434K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$235K	$242K
Net assetsLn 32	$179K	$193K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$56K	$56K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$185K	$185K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$19K	$19K
Legal feesLn 11b	$1K		$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$5K		$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$10K	$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$85	$43		$42
Office expensesLn 13	$10K		$10K
OccupancyLn 16	$15K	$15K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$8K	$8K
InterestLn 20	$5K		$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$11K		$11K
InsuranceLn 23	$729		$729
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$34K	$34K	$660
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K	$1K	$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$364K	$328K	$36K	$42

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$302K	$424K	−$122K	$14K	990 PDF
FY2024	$390K	$398K	−$9K	$133K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$262K	$364K	−$102K	$193K	990 PDF
FY2022	−$3.2M	$375K	−$3.6M	$179K	990 PDF
FY2021	$266K	$315K	−$48K	$3.8M	990 PDF
FY2020	$151K	$250K	−$99K	$3.8M	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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $261,613 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $64,065$36,989

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $262,284$214,249

I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$3,561,555$377

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $29,194$9,998

I-12 Total revenuePrior year −$3,206,012$261,613

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 $212,936$260,013

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $162,038$103,711

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $374,974$363,724

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,580,986−$102,111

Part VI · Governance 2 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $261,613 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$36,989

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,308

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$36,989

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $214,249$214,249

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $377$377

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $9,640$9,640

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $358$358

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $214,607 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,017$261,613

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $363,724 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,565$55,565

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $185,498$185,498

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,950$18,950

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,079$1,079

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,247$5,247

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,000$10,000

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $43 · Fundraising $42$85

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,421$10,421

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,186$15,186

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,180$8,180

IX-20 InterestManagement $5,120$5,120

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $11,397$11,397

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $729$729

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,526 · Management $660$34,186

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,041 · Management $1,040$2,081

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $327,989 · Management $35,693 · Fundraising $42$363,724

Part X · Balance sheet $434,424 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,395$54,541

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $363,208$364,883

X-4 Accounts receivable$1,740

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$1,583

X-11 Publicly traded securities$11,677

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $413,603$434,424

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,142$2,144

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $48,398$54,972

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $184,500$184,500

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $235,040$241,616

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $178,563$174,560

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$18,248

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $178,563$192,808

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $413,603$434,424

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $192,808 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$261,613

XI-2 Total expenses$363,724

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$102,111

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$178,563

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,631

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$119,987

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$192,808

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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