Wasatch Academy nurtures a vibrant global community that elevates the aspirations and inspires the adventures of innovators, leaders, and changemakers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 174 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $264K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$979K
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
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $18.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $150K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.7M
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.5M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$16.9M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$36.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$14.5M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$23.0M
FY2021$19.5M
FY2022$17.8M
FY2023$16.2M
FY2024$14.8M
FY2025$14.5M
Expenses
$16.9M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$20.9M
FY2021$16.6M
FY2022$16.4M
FY2023$17.0M
FY2024$16.6M
FY2025$16.9M
Net assets
$36.4M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$33.8M
FY2021$36.7M
FY2022$37.5M
FY2023$37.5M
FY2024$37.4M
FY2025$36.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1972.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $14.1M Management & general 15% · $2.5M Fundraising 2% · $266K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $979K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$310,651Pt VII · Sec A
$173,200Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head of School F
$135,300Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head of School F
$133,900Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Enrollment Management
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Head of School F
$105,700Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anne-Evan Williams’s $311K as Head of School is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joseph Loftin———$268,959$405,688$393,872
Matt Culberson——$362,774$328,600$310,000—
Anne-Evan Williams$310,651$300,000————
Paul Applegarth$173,200$201,800$200,600$195,700$195,700$195,700
James Detjen————$101,700$151,200
Tyler Kennedy$135,300$131,400$130,200$127,000$113,700$113,700
Graham Jessee$133,900$130,000$128,100$122,000$122,000$122,000
Kerry Bedell—$124,500$122,500$111,487——

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 15aYes

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1 program · $14.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Student education for approximately 150 students in a private preparatory high school

$14.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $22.2M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,326,941
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,991,831
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,368,691
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,124,744
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,746,902
Unitemized GrantFY2019$5,665,763

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$321K
Money outPt IX
$16.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.1M
Managementcol C$2.5M
Fundraisingcol D$266K
Owns and owesPt X
$36.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$43.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$75K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$321K
Total revenueLn 12$14.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$836K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22.5M
Other assetsLn 15$369K
Total assetsLn 16$43.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.7M
Net assetsLn 32$36.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5174
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18.5M$18.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23.7M$22.5M
Total assetsLn 16$44.2M$43.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.8M$6.7M
Net assetsLn 32$37.4M$36.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3.3M$3.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$402K$655K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.9M$4.3M$481K$125K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$209K$173K$29K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.0M$827K$191K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$424K$337K$78K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$39K$39K
Accounting feesLn 11c$127K$127K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$556K$300K$256K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$239K$10K$208K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$11K$6K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$219K$190K$10K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$934K$892K$42K
TravelLn 17$349K$141K$203K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$73K$45K$28K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.4M$1.3M$62K
InsuranceLn 23$255K$244K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.6M$95K$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.9M$14.1M$2.5M$266K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $14.5M$16.9M−$2.4M$36.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.8M$16.6M−$1.8M$37.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $16.2M$17.0M−$793K$37.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $17.8M$16.4M$1.4M$37.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $19.5M$16.6M$2.9M$36.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $23.0M$20.9M$2.1M$33.8M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $14,544,977 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,094,779$1,419,405
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $13,230,993$12,804,699
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $490,359$320,873
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,816,131$14,544,977
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,991,831$3,326,941
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,648,767$7,677,033
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,928,881$5,901,618
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,569,479$16,905,592
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,753,348−$2,360,615
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,544,977 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,419,405
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$75,269
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,419,405
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,804,699$12,804,699
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $320,873$320,873
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,804,699 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $320,873$14,544,977
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,905,592 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,326,941$3,326,941
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $401,721 · Management $654,588$1,056,309
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,342,220 · Management $480,514 · Fundraising $125,010$4,947,744
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $172,720 · Management $29,357 · Fundraising $7,200$209,277
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $827,091 · Management $190,525 · Fundraising $21,919$1,039,535
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $337,483 · Management $77,741 · Fundraising $8,944$424,168
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $38,918$38,918
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $127,145$127,145
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $299,565 · Management $256,167$555,732
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,952 · Management $208,061 · Fundraising $21,022$239,035
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,510 · Management $5,829 · Fundraising $9,037$25,376
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $189,786 · Management $9,943 · Fundraising $19,718$219,447
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $892,037 · Management $41,919$933,956
IX-17 TravelPrograms $141,482 · Management $202,664 · Fundraising $4,585$348,731
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $45,178 · Management $28,112$73,290
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,308,055 · Management $61,636$1,369,691
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $243,738 · Management $11,485$255,223
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,571,582 · Management $94,765 · Fundraising $48,727$1,715,074
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,120,061 · Management $2,519,369 · Fundraising $266,162$16,905,592
Part X · Balance sheet $43,192,661 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $270,852$1,196,887
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,122,360$836,448
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $185,178$241,330
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,688,409$22,545,661
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $18,439,069$17,990,352
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $13,400$13,400
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $473,188$368,583
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $44,192,456$43,192,661
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $241,512$223,098
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,929,096$3,961,338
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $354,998$363,335
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,823,276$6,742,813
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $27,522,997$25,628,009
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,846,183$10,821,839
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $37,369,180$36,449,848
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $44,192,456$43,192,661
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $36,449,848 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,544,977
XI-2 Total expenses$16,905,592
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,360,615
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$37,369,180
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,441,283
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$36,449,848

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

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