Partnering with parents in providing an excellent classical education founded upon a biblical worldview.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$32K 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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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
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 $61K a year · 19% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$143K
79% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 79% of assets; over 65%.
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
$422K
+899% vs prior year
Spent
$418K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$37K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$422K
FY2024▲ +899%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$101K
FY2022$42K
FY2024$422K
FY2025$499K
Expenses
$418K
FY2024▲ +81%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$231K
FY2024$418K
FY2025$496K
Net assets
$37K
FY2024▲ +100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$26K
FY2022$19K
FY2024$37K
FY2025$39K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2020.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $418K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$32,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Candis Brandt’s $30K as Head of School is at the 22nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022
Candis Brandt$30,000$32,000$13,481

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Equips parents to offer excellent classical education rooted in a biblical worldview.

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2 programs · $418K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

103 students (grades 1-12) enrolled in The Oaks Tutorials during the 2023-24 school year.

$413Kprogram expense
02

Students participated in activities that included fieldtrips, protocol event, school ball, and student music concerts.

$5Kprogram 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 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$422K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$340K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Money outPt IX
$418K
Ln 25
Programscol B$418K
Owns and owesPt X
$37K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$166K
Total assetsLn 16$181K
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K
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$82K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$49K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$340K
Total revenueLn 12$422K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$166K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$166K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Total assetsLn 16$181K
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K
Net assetsLn 32$37K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$84K$166K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$102K$181K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K$143K
Net assetsLn 32$33K$37K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$32K$32K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$276K$276K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$27K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$28K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$418K$418K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $499K$496K$2K$39K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $422K$418K$4K$37K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $42K$231K−$188K$19K 990 PDF
FY2021 $101K$26K 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
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Part I · Summary $422,084 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,611$82,466
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $226,749$339,618
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $245,360$422,084
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 $0$335,019
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $230,673$83,126
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $230,673$418,145
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,687$3,939
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $422,084 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$49,066
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$33,400
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$82,466
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $339,618 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$339,618
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $339,618 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$422,084
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $418,145 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$32,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $275,544 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$275,544
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,475 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,475
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,200 · Fundraising $0$17,200
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,500 · Fundraising $0$2,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,747$12,747
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,247$11,247
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,291$5,291
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,353$6,353
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,788 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,788
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $418,145 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$418,145
Part X · Balance sheet $180,605 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $84,357$165,684
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,900$6,741
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,566$8,180
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $101,823$180,605
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $68,462$143,305
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $68,462$143,305
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,361$37,300
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,361$37,300
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $101,823$180,605
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,300 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$422,084
XI-2 Total expenses$418,145
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,939
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,361
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,300

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