Harmony Christian Academy

Tax-deductible

N Plainfield, NJ501(c)(3)EducationEIN 85-3558860Revenue $395K in FY2024

On file with the IRS100 Norwood Ave, 07060-4318 · N Plainfield, NJTax-exempt since Apr 2022School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Provide a religious & educational foundation

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$93K 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
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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · 4% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 56% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: -0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $600
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$45K
651% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 651% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$395K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$373K
To programs
71%
Net assets
−$38K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$395K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$116K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$457K
FY2024$395K
Expenses
$373K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$279K
FY2023$510K
FY2024$373K
Net assets
−$38K
FY2024▲ +37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$5K
FY2022−$7K
FY2023−$60K
FY2024−$38K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2022.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $264K Management & general 29% · $109K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$52,523Pt VII · Sec A
$35,546Pt VII · Sec A
$4,800Pt VII · Sec A

Aimee Arce’s $53K as Director is at the 44th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Aimee Arce$52,523$53,269$38,297$15,600
Sheila M Varela$35,546$48,270$35,641$15,000
Abigail Vargas$4,800$33,625——
Abigail Torres——$25,833$10,333

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

Programs and updates

Offers religious and educational support to build a strong foundation.

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1 program · $264K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To create a nurturing enviroment with biblically academic charateristic development, and empowering students to grow in their faith through learning, loving, and applying scripture

$264Kprogram 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$600

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$395K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$367K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$54
Money outPt IX
$373K
Ln 25
Programscol B$264K
Managementcol C$109K
Owns and owesPt X
−$38K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$6K
Total assetsLn 16$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K
Government grantsLn 1e$28K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$367K
Investment incomeLn 3$54
Total revenueLn 12$395K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2−$6K
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
Net assetsLn 32−$38K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$11K−$6K
Total assetsLn 16$2K$7K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K$45K
Net assetsLn 32−$60K−$38K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$93K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$133K$133K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$13K$12K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$51K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$373K$264K$109K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $395K$373K$22K−$38K 990 PDF
FY2023 $457K$510K−$54K−$60K 990 PDF
FY2022 $268K$279K−$11K−$7K 990 PDF
FY2021 $116K$5K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $395,130 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,008$28,113
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $448,840$366,963
I-10 Investment income$54
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $456,848$395,130
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $314,092$251,027
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $196,344$121,959
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $510,436$372,986
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$53,588$22,144
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $395,130 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$28,113
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,113
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $366,963$366,963
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $54$54
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $366,963 · Unrelated business $54 · Excluded from tax $0$395,130
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $372,986 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $92,870$92,870
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $132,664$132,664
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,493$25,493
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,200$4,200
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,853$2,853
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,052 · Management $12,156$25,208
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,572$1,572
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,945$5,945
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,875$6,875
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,302$51,302
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,004$24,004
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $263,760 · Management $109,226 · Fundraising $0$372,986
Part X · Balance sheet $6,938 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$10,570−$6,062
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,000$13,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,430$6,938
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $62,827$45,191
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $62,827$45,191
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$60,397−$38,253
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,430$6,938
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$38,253 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$395,130
XI-2 Total expenses$372,986
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,144
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$60,397
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$38,253

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

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