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Cedar Classical Academy

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Lansing, MI501(c)(3)Education EIN 82-3657833Revenue $917K in FY2025

On file with the IRScedarclassicalacademy.org7520 Westshire Dr, 48917-8982 · Lansing, MITax-exempt since Mar 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To assist parents in the Classical education of their children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 6 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $126K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $88K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$501K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% 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
$917K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$984K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$754K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$917K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$372K
FY2021$546K
FY2022$769K
FY2023$764K
FY2024$952K
FY2025$917K
Expenses
$984K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$207K
FY2021$312K
FY2022$448K
FY2023$719K
FY2024$896K
FY2025$984K
Net assets
$754K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$396K
FY2022$711K
FY2023$759K
FY2024$819K
FY2025$754K

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 Mar 2019.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $677K Management & general 31% · $306K

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; $64K 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
Jack Hummel
Head of School
$64,104Pt VII · Sec A
Ben Newman
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keith Sova
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sam Ryskamp
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matthew Foote
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Josh Hull
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jack Hummel’s $64K as Head of School is at the 56th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jack Hummel$64,104$55,625$52,049$50,170$51,065$22,385

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

Programs and updates

Helps parents teach their children using classical education methods.

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1 program · $677K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

We offer a rigorous course of study in the western liberal arts tradition, teaching students to discover goodness, truth, and beauty in every discipline as a reflection of god - the father, the son, and the holy spirit.

$677Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$50K
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$35K
Charles M Bauervic Foundation INCFY2024$4K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$88K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$917K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$678K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$984K
Ln 25
Programscol B$677K
Managementcol C$306K
Owns and owesPt X
$754K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$376K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$501K
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$235K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$33K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$678K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$917K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$202K
SavingsLn 2$174K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$376K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$37K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$837K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$501K
Net assetsLn 32$754K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$415K$376K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$33K$37K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$869K$837K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$498K$501K
Net assetsLn 32$819K$754K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$60K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$554K$388K$166K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$6K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$37K$26K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$35K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$11K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$456$319$137
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$797$341
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$640
Information technologyLn 14$6K$4K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$15K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$626
InterestLn 20$34K$34K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$48K$34K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105K$86K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$6K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$984K$677K$306K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $917K$984K−$67K$754K 990 PDF
FY2024 $952K$896K$56K$819K 990 PDF
FY2023 $764K$719K$45K$759K 990 PDF
FY2022 $769K$448K$321K$711K 990 PDF
FY2021 $546K$312K$234K$396K 990 PDF
FY2020 $372K$207K$165K$161K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $917,030 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $384,121$235,331
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $573,082$677,923
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $785$2,353
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,863$1,423
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $952,125$917,030
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 $592,159$734,870
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $304,079$248,736
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $896,238$983,606
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $55,887−$66,576
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $917,030 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$33,127
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$202,204
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$235,331
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $677,923$677,923
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,353$2,353
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $187$187
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,236$1,236
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $679,159 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,540$917,030
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $983,606 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,647 · Management $25,563$85,210
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $387,660 · Management $166,140$553,800
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,000 · Management $2,571$8,571
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,852 · Management $11,080$36,932
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,250 · Management $15,107$50,357
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,819 · Management $4,637$15,456
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $319 · Management $137$456
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $797 · Management $341$1,138
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,493 · Management $640$2,133
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,359 · Management $1,868$6,227
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,017 · Management $6,436$21,453
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,462 · Management $626$2,088
IX-20 InterestManagement $33,630$33,630
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,540 · Management $14,374$47,914
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,020 · Management $1,295$4,315
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,737 · Management $19,008$104,745
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,427 · Management $2,754$9,181
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $677,399 · Management $306,207 · Fundraising $0$983,606
Part X · Balance sheet $1,254,640 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $240,927$201,696
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $173,667$174,493
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $199$4,666
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $869,461$837,147
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $32,952$36,638
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,317,206$1,254,640
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,463$28,934
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,969$27,639
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $498,354$500,575
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $818,852$754,065
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $818,852$754,065
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,317,206$1,254,640
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $754,065 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$917,030
XI-2 Total expenses$983,606
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$66,576
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$818,852
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,789
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$754,065

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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