Gentry Academy FY2023 filing

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Vadnais Hts, MN501(c)(3)EducationEIN 85-1266360Revenue $4.3M in FY2023

On file with the IRSgentryacademy.org1420 County Road E E, 55110-5230 · Vadnais Hts, MNTax-exempt since Jan 2021School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Building Tomorrow's Leaders! At the core of Gentry Academy's ability to build great leaders is the philosophy that true leadership does not come from a single characteristic but rather a collection of traits, values and skills that work together. It is Gentry Academy's mission to strive to bring together this collection of traits, values and skills on a daily basis so as to help the students achieve their best possible self.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$308K 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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FY2023 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $174K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 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
$308K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7.8M
110% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 110% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.3M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$5.4M
To programs
88%
Net assets
−$683K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$4.3M
FY2023▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$4.9M
Expenses
$5.4M
FY2023▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
−$683K
FY2023▼ -284%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$371K
FY2023−$683K
FY2024−$988K
FY2025−$694K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 2021.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $4.7M Management & general 12% · $664K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $308K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ex-Offico - Executive Director
$115,000Pt VII · Sec A
Member/Leadership Director
$75,705Pt VII · Sec A
Ex-Offico - Business Manager
$65,100Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Teacher
$51,912Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Kurth’s $120K as Ex-Offico - Exec. Director is at the 46th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Jennifer Kurth$120,284$115,102$115,000$51,001
Megan Stone$98,105$87,780$75,705$39,001
Stacy Bradley——$65,100—
Ellie Neumann$56,564$52,417$51,912$24,720

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

Develops leadership skills in students through a holistic approach to character building.

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1 program · $4.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Gentry Academy had an enrollment of approximately 295 students for the 2022-2023 school year in grades 5-12.

$4.7Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Money outPt IX
$5.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.7M
Managementcol C$664K
Owns and owesPt X
−$683K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$278K
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$4.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$278K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$278K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.9M
Other assetsLn 15$705K
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.8M
Net assetsLn 32−$683K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$309K$278K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.6M$5.9M
Total assetsLn 16$7.3M$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.9M$7.8M
Net assetsLn 32$371K−$683K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$318K$270K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.0M$186K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.1M$1.0M$87K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$86K$71K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$112K$112K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$614K$499K$114K
Office expensesLn 13$133K$125K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$1K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$183K$183K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$144K$144K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$13K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$37K$37K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$1.3M$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.4M$4.7M$664K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.9M$4.6M$293K−$694K 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.5M$4.8M−$304K−$988K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $4.3M$5.4M−$1.1M−$683K 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.6M$4.2M$371K$371K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,307,629 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,245,100$3,230,230
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,268,001$1,060,659
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $103,693$16,740
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,616,794$4,307,629
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 $1,571,146$2,858,216
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,674,744$2,503,686
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,245,890$5,361,902
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $370,904−$1,054,273
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,307,629 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,216,815
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,415
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,230,230
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,060,659$1,060,659
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $16,740$16,740
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,060,659 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,740$4,307,629
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,361,902 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $270,057 · Management $48,313$318,370
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,038,641 · Management $185,812$1,224,453
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,030,043 · Management $87,260$1,117,303
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $70,672 · Management $15,133$85,805
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $112,285$112,285
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $499,437 · Management $114,441$613,878
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $125,064 · Management $7,979$133,043
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,347 · Management $20,780$22,127
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $182,702$182,702
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,084$3,084
IX-20 InterestManagement $144,075$144,075
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,268 · Management $3,750$17,018
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $36,872$36,872
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,313,935 · Management $36,952$1,350,887
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,697,407 · Management $664,495 · Fundraising $0$5,361,902
Part X · Balance sheet $7,159,249 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $308,596$277,606
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $287,119$279,516
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,330$7,339
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,433$11,521
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,557,333$5,878,204
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $102,920$705,063
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,273,731$7,159,249
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $214,123$141,464
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,427$14,935
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,682,277$7,686,219
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,902,827$7,842,618
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $334,795−$707,746
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $36,109$24,377
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $370,904−$683,369
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,273,731$7,159,249
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$683,369 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,307,629
XI-2 Total expenses$5,361,902
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,054,273
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$370,904
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$683,369

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