Harmel Academy of the trades is a post-secondary institution in michigan where men become experts in skilled trade while growing in their catholic faith.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$131K 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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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
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 $135K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$131K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$637K
93% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 93% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$841K
-43% vs prior year
Spent
$898K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$45K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$841K
FY2024▼ -43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$610K
FY2022$930K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$841K
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$898K
FY2024▼ -36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$374K
FY2022$806K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$898K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$45K
FY2024▼ -56%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$272K
FY2022$396K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$45K
FY2025$333K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Jan 2018.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $576K Management & general 25% · $222K Fundraising 11% · $100K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $131K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$86,021Pt VII · Sec A
$45,232Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Michael Phelps’s $95K as President is at the 28th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
David Michael Phelps$95,020$86,021$86,021$71,500—
Brian Black—$45,232$45,232$86,600$86,600

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

Programs and updates

Trains men in skilled trades while fostering their Catholic faith.

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1 program · $576K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Harmel academy of the trades provides post-secondary technical training in skilled trades. This is a tuition-based academy that is a residential catholic trade school for men.

$576Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $111K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,400
Unitemized GrantFY2023$41,387
Unitemized GrantFY2022$37,519
Unitemized GrantFY2021$18,452

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$841K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$567K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$273K
Other incomeLn 4–11$482
Money outPt IX
$898K
Ln 25
Programscol B$576K
Managementcol C$222K
Fundraisingcol D$100K
Owns and owesPt X
$45K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$504K
Total assetsLn 16$682K
LiabilitiesLn 26$637K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$273K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$567K
Investment incomeLn 3$51
Other incomeLn 4–11$482
Total revenueLn 12$841K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$73K
SavingsLn 2$430K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$504K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K
Other assetsLn 15$89K
Total assetsLn 16$682K
LiabilitiesLn 26$637K
Net assetsLn 32$45K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 64
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$615K$504K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$64K$37K
Total assetsLn 16$711K$682K
LiabilitiesLn 26$609K$637K
Net assetsLn 32$102K$45K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$41K$41K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$116K$58K$29K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$275K$143K$91K$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$11K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$14K$8K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$180$180
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$41K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$2K$11K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$9K$5K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$111K$104K$5K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$930$561$314
InterestLn 20$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K$65$33
InsuranceLn 23$9K$5K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$176K$162K$5K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$5K$566$307
Total functional expensesLn 25$898K$576K$222K$100K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.0M$288K$333K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $841K$898K−$57K$45K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.4M$86K$102K 990 PDF
FY2022 $930K$806K$124K$396K 990 PDF
FY2021 $610K$374K$236K$272K 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 $840,854 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $870,572$272,972
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $492,292$567,349
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29$51
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $116,713$482
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,479,606$840,854
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $37,519$41,387
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $612,928$437,387
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $743,218$419,353
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,393,665$898,127
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $85,941−$57,273
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $840,854 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$272,972
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,376
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$272,972
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $567,349$567,349
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $51$51
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $482$482
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $567,831 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $51$840,854
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $898,127 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $41,387$41,387
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,187 · Management $29,095 · Fundraising $29,093$116,375
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $143,055 · Management $90,628 · Fundraising $40,874$274,557
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,678 · Management $7,499 · Fundraising $1,873$20,050
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,615 · Management $8,174 · Fundraising $4,616$26,405
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $180$180
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,741$40,741
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,984 · Management $11,004 · Fundraising $6,103$19,091
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,689$1,689
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,952 · Management $5,374 · Fundraising $3,033$17,359
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $103,893 · Management $4,795 · Fundraising $2,397$111,085
IX-17 TravelPrograms $930 · Management $561 · Fundraising $314$1,805
IX-20 InterestManagement $14,160$14,160
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,906 · Management $65 · Fundraising $33$22,004
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,661 · Management $2,798 · Fundraising $1,580$9,039
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $161,549 · Management $4,725 · Fundraising $9,902$176,176
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,151 · Management $566 · Fundraising $307$6,024
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $575,948 · Management $222,054 · Fundraising $100,125$898,127
Part X · Balance sheet $682,191 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $68,082$73,424
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $546,730$430,219
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,798$15,391
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,450$29,417
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $64,449$37,444
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $8,500$7,500
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$88,796
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $711,009$682,191
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,741$23,079
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,000$9,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$82,796
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $608,682$637,137
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$154,173−$175,794
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $256,500$220,848
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $102,327$45,054
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $711,009$682,191
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $45,054 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$840,854
XI-2 Total expenses$898,127
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57,273
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$102,327
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$45,054

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