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Cypress Grove Academy

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Mobile, AL501(c)(3)EducationEIN 85-2665298Revenue $417K in FY2025

On file with the IRScypressgroveacademy.org2651 Spring Hill Ave, 36607-2915 · Mobile, ALTax-exempt since Oct 2022School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Cypress Grove Academy is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and/or scientific purposes. The specific purpose of Cypress Grove Academy is to provide students with the joy of a christ-centered, classical education that nurtures the heart and challenges the mind.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $73K a year · 25% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$28K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$417K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$411K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$54K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$417K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$66K
FY2024$379K
FY2025$417K
Expenses
$411K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$314K
FY2024$358K
FY2025$411K
Net assets
$54K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$33K
FY2024$47K
FY2025$54K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2022.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $381K Management & general 7% · $30K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Austin Langner
Trustee/Dire
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Laura Myc
Trustee/Dire
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Annie Persinger
Trustee/Dire
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adrienne Polite
Trustee/Dire
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Katie Taylor
Trustee/Dire
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Currier’s $10K as Trustee/Teac is at the 9th 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.

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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

Offers students a Christ-centered, classical education that nurtures hearts and challenges minds.

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1 program · $381K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provides a classical christian education as professional teachers and parents collaborate with one another through a hybrid-model approach.

$381Kprogram 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
Shell Oil Company FoundationFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$417K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$334K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$65K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Money outPt IX
$411K
Ln 25
Programscol B$381K
Managementcol C$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$54K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K
Total assetsLn 16$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$65K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$334K
Investment incomeLn 3$485
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$485
Total revenueLn 12$417K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$76K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$76K
Total assetsLn 16$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
Net assetsLn 32$54K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K$76K
Total assetsLn 16$67K$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$28K
Net assetsLn 32$47K$54K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$2K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$326K$326K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$275$275
Office expensesLn 13$14K$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$100$100
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$10K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$253$253
Total functional expensesLn 25$411K$381K$30K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $417K$411K$7K$54K 990 PDF
FY2024 $379K$358K$22K$47K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $66K$314K−$247K$33K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $417,473 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $58,374$64,850
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $322,407$333,552
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$1,788$485
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $164$18,586
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $379,157$417,473
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$2,160
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $296,423$350,327
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $61,129$58,153
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $357,552$410,640
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,605$6,833
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $417,473 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$64,850
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$64,850
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $333,552$333,552
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $485$485
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$9,137
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,449$9,449
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $343,486$417,473
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $410,640 across 11 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $2,160$2,160
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $326,052$326,052
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,275$24,275
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,225$3,225
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,877 · Management $11,878$23,755
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $275$275
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,845 · Management $6,846$13,691
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $100$100
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,694$5,694
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,757 · Management $1,403$11,160
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $253$253
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $380,966 · Management $29,674 · Fundraising $0$410,640
Part X · Balance sheet $81,856 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,686$75,776
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $498$1,954
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $761$4,126
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $66,945$81,856
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $430$279
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $16,700$27,888
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,089$28,167
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $46,856$53,689
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,945$81,856
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $53,689 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$417,473
XI-2 Total expenses$410,640
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,833
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$46,856
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$53,689

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

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