Legion Collegiate Academy will serve high school students in a safe, small setting who seek the opportunity and challenge of a rigorous curriculum, high academic standards, outstanding athletics while earning up to two years of college credit while in high school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 48 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
3 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $184K a year · 4% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$146K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5.2M
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15.1M
92% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 92% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.1M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$6.5M
To programs
51%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$8.1M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$267K
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$7.1M
FY2025$8.1M
Expenses
$6.5M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$448K
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$6.5M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +442%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019−$181K
FY2020−$939K
FY2021−$1.3M
FY2022−$1.5M
FY2023−$1.2M
FY2024−$370K
FY2025$1.3M

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 May 2018.

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

Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $3.3M Management & general 49% · $3.2M

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

10 people listed on the 990; $146K 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
$145,900Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Marshall’s $146K as Principal is at the 62nd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lionel T Kennedy——$150,200$127,800
Lionel Kennedy—$148,000——
Julie Marshall$145,900———

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 15aNo

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Provides rigorous high school education with college credit, athletics, and a safe, small learning environment.

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1 program · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Legion collegiate academy will serve high school students in a safe, small setting who seek the opportunity and challenge of a rigorous curriculum, high academic standards, outstanding athletics while earning up to two years of college credit while in high school.

$3.3Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5.2M

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$372K
Investment incomeLn 3$206K
Money outPt IX
$6.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$3.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$16.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$372K
Investment incomeLn 3$206K
Total revenueLn 12$8.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.5M
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.3M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$16.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15.1M
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 548
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$3.6M$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.1M$12.3M
Total assetsLn 16$15.6M$16.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.0M$15.1M
Net assetsLn 32−$370K$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.4M$1.8M$538K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$4K$739
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$34K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$182K$141K$41K
Legal feesLn 11b$69K$69K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$19K$1.1M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$22K
OccupancyLn 16$262K$262K
TravelLn 17$16K$16K
InterestLn 20$1.1M$1.1M
InsuranceLn 23$48K$48K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$912K$138K
All other expensesLn 24e$167K$35K$132K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.5M$3.3M$3.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $8.1M$6.5M$1.6M$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.1M$6.3M$832K−$370K 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.2M$5.9M$346K−$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.1M$5.4M−$260K−$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.4M$4.7M−$330K−$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.4M$4.2M−$758K−$939K 990 PDF
FY2019 $267K$448K−$181K−$181K 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 $8,098,016 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,818,664$7,519,425
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$372,250
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $40,884$206,341
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $275,963$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,135,511$8,098,016
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 $2,234,913$2,605,398
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,068,842$3,856,487
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,303,755$6,461,885
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $831,756$1,636,131
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,098,016 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,942,890
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$576,535
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,519,425
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $372,250$372,250
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $206,341$206,341
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $372,250 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $206,341$8,098,016
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,461,885 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,838,815 · Management $537,596$2,376,411
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,817 · Management $739$4,556
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,188 · Management $8,181$42,369
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $141,003 · Management $41,059$182,062
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $68,696$68,696
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,000$20,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,030 · Management $1,116,158$1,135,188
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,880$4,880
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,721$21,721
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $261,695$261,695
IX-17 TravelManagement $16,424$16,424
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,062,879$1,062,879
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $47,756$47,756
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $911,789 · Management $138,246$1,050,035
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $35,307 · Management $131,906$167,213
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,267,365 · Management $3,194,520 · Fundraising $0$6,461,885
Part X · Balance sheet $16,385,020 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,462,420$2,479,679
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $163,186$1,019,271
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $25,714$619,653
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,460$4,919
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,130,911$12,261,498
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $797,620$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,585,311$16,385,020
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $494,639$269,063
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $13,030,000$13,030,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year −$135,371−$169,705
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,955,663$15,119,240
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$370,352$1,265,780
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,585,311$16,385,020
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,265,780 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,098,016
XI-2 Total expenses$6,461,885
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,636,131
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$370,352
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,265,780

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