Trinity Classical Christian Academy is a Christian homeschool cooperative which exists to provide students (k-12) with a Classical Christian education, a biblical Christian worldview, a love for learning, and character reflecting that of our lord, jesus christ. Since 2016, Trinity Classical Christian Academy has endeavored to provide students with the tools of learning and to instill in them a life-long desire to increase in knowledge and wisdom. Trinity Classical Christian Academy immerses students in the history, language, and art of western culture in a manner that enables them to understand our present age and equips them to wisely build the future.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$85K
Spent
$74K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$17K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$85K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$85K
FY2022$81K
FY2023$152K
FY2024$117K
FY2025$152K
Expenses
$74K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$74K
FY2022$78K
FY2023$144K
FY2024$131K
FY2025$147K
Net assets
$17K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$17K
FY2022$21K
FY2023$29K
FY2024$15K
FY2025$19K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2022.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $70K Management & general 5% · $3K Fundraising 1% · $693

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Director
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Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Troy Schneringer’s $29K as Director is at the 21st 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Troy Schneringer$28,606$31,847$42,084
Mariana Su$25,848$31,089$22,989
Jonathan Burt$25,885$17,064$20,764

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

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  • 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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1 program · $70K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Tcca has accomplished its mission in 2020/21 by providing primary and secondary education to 26 students. This was accomplished using the services of 7 independent contractors as teachers, 20 volunteers and their families, and the services of 5 volunteer board members.

$70Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$85K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$236
Money outPt IX
$74K
Ln 25
Programscol B$70K
Managementcol C$3K
Fundraisingcol D$693
Owns and owesPt X
$17K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$17K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Other incomeLn 4–11$236
Total revenueLn 12$85K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$17K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$17K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$8K$17K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$8K$17K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$64K$64K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$172
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$901$878$466
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$304$55
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K$285
TravelLn 17$300$300
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$225$180$45
InsuranceLn 23$612$490$122
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$506$506
Total functional expensesLn 25$74K$70K$3K$693

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $152K$147K$5K$19K 990 PDF
FY2024 $117K$131K−$14K$15K 990 PDF
FY2023 $152K$144K$8K$29K 990 PDF
FY2022 $81K$78K$3K$21K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $85K$74K$11K$17K 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 $85,321 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$2,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,316$83,085
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$236
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $55,316$85,321
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $48,224$63,914
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,403$10,247
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $56,627$74,161
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,311$11,160
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $85,321 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $83,085$83,085
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $236$236
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $83,321$85,321
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $74,161 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $63,914$63,914
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,544 · Fundraising $172$1,716
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $901 · Management $878 · Fundraising $466$2,245
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,434 · Management $304 · Fundraising $55$1,793
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,565 · Management $285$2,850
IX-17 TravelManagement $300$300
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $180 · Management $45$225
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $490 · Management $122$612
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $506$506
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $69,990 · Management $3,478 · Fundraising $693$74,161
Part X · Balance sheet $17,257 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,111$16,255
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$1,002
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,111$17,257
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,111$17,257
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,111$17,257
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,111$17,257
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,257 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$85,321
XI-2 Total expenses$74,161
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,160
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,111
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,014
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,257

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