Thrive Academy is a private faith based school located in an impoverished neighborhood in Atlanta GA offering innovative instructional strategies to at risk youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $271K a year · 32% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $263K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$135K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$921K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$627K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$688K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$921K
FY2024▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$799K
FY2024$921K
Expenses
$627K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$550K
FY2024$627K
Net assets
$688K
FY2024▲ +75%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$394K
FY2024$688K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2023-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2024.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $554K Management & general 8% · $50K Fundraising 3% · $17K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$98,250Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stacy Hammond McEver’s $98K as President is at the 82nd 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Stacy Hammond McEver$98,250$78,666

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates at-risk youth in an impoverished neighborhood with innovative teaching.

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2 programs · $556K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Educational Service Program Expenses

These expenses include the following Salaries and Wages - The Director is paid a salary and outside contractors are brought in each day to teach classes during the week. Rent/Utility/Occupancy - monthly rent paid for the use of the school property and utilities cost Food expense-Thrive Academy contracts with a food service that feeds the…

$399Kprogram expense
02

Student Housing Rent, Utilities, Pay, FoodThrive Academy funded two separate student houses. Thrive Academy paid for rent and utilities for each house and contracted with a boys house leader and a girls house leader for the student housing.

$158Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$921K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$921K
Money outPt IX
$627K
Ln 25
Programscol B$554K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$688K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K
Total assetsLn 16$823K
LiabilitiesLn 26$135K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$921K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$921K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$84K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$632K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$823K
LiabilitiesLn 26$135K
Net assetsLn 32$688K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$70K$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$322K$632K
Total assetsLn 16$394K$823K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$135K
Net assetsLn 32$394K$688K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$98K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$230K$230K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$84K$84K
TravelLn 17$37K$37K
InterestLn 20$5K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$102K$104K
Total functional expensesLn 25$627K$554K$50K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $921K$627K$294K$688K 990 PDF
FY2023 $799K$550K$249K$394K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $921,198 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $799,210$921,198
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $799,210$921,198
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $351,463$342,676
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $198,759$284,523
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $550,222$627,199
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $248,988$293,999
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $921,198 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$921,198
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$921,198
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$921,198
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $627,199 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $98,250$98,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $229,972$229,972
IX-9 Other employee benefits$3,422
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $11,032$11,032
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,147$9,147
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $16,838$16,838
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $19,372$19,372
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $83,737$83,737
IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,427$37,427
IX-20 Interest$5,321
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,665$10,665
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $104,404$102,016
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $553,790 · Management $50,216 · Fundraising $16,838$627,199
Part X · Balance sheet $822,954 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $105,040; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,436$84,369
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $321,830$631,995
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,550$1,550
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $393,816$822,954
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$24,979
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$85,160
X-25 Other liabilities$25,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$135,139
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $393,816$687,815
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $393,816$687,815
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $393,816$822,954
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $687,815 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$921,198
XI-2 Total expenses$627,199
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$293,999
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$393,816
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$687,815

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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