City Academy

Tax-deductible

Salt Lake Cty, UT501(c)(3)EducationEIN 87-0636694

City academy, a charter school, offers educational services in the form of a public secondary school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 45 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$270K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$582K
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$266K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2025▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.9M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.6M
Net assets
$266K
FY2025▲ ×19
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30K
FY2021$88K
FY2022$90K
FY2023−$772
FY2024$14K
FY2025$266K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Mar 2000.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $2.0M Management & general 25% · $659K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $270K 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
Executive Director
$135,796Pt VII · Sec A
Principal/Special Ed Director
$133,912Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Grant Stock’s $136K as Executive Director is at the 56th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Grant Stock$135,796$58,040———
Kellie Lockwood$133,912————
Sonia Woodbury——$2,050$3,850$2,500
Sonia Woodbury—$2,250———

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

Programs and updates

Provides public secondary education to students.

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2 program services account for $2.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provided teachers, classrooms, equipment, and other necessities for the education and instruction of secondary students from 7th to 12th grades.

$1.9Mprogram expense
02

Provided meals to students and faculty.

$39Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 4 grants · $44K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,350
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,300
Unitemized GrantFY2021$16,600
Unitemized GrantFY2020$12,900

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$659K
Owns and owesPt X
$266K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K
Total assetsLn 16$849K
LiabilitiesLn 26$582K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$161K
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$165K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$159K
Other assetsLn 15$260K
Total assetsLn 16$849K
LiabilitiesLn 26$582K
Net assetsLn 32$266K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 545
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$260K$165K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K$159K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$849K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$582K
Net assetsLn 32$14K$266K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$136K$136K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.1M$384K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$76K$76K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$139K$50K$89K
Payroll taxesLn 10$114K$114K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$179K$62K$117K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$114K$88K$25K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K
InterestLn 20$13K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$214K$202K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$52K$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.0M$659K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.9M$2.6M$252K$266K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$2.5M$15K$14K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$2.5M−$91K−$772 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.2M$3K$90K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.8M$57K$88K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.9M$3K$30K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $2,876,527 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,734,449
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,899
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,756,348
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,509$17,509
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,630$10,630
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $92,040$92,040
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $109,549 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,630$2,876,527
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,624,660 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $135,796$135,796
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,095,411 · Management $383,855$1,479,266
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $76,247$76,247
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $50,305 · Management $88,953$139,258
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $113,788$113,788
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,883 · Management $117,183$179,066
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $26,885$26,885
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,032$2,032
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,931$19,931
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $88,282 · Management $25,423$113,705
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,821$2,821
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,862$7,862
IX-20 InterestPrograms $13,469$13,469
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $201,694 · Management $12,313$214,007
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,883$10,883
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,022 · Management $31,128$83,150
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,494$6,494
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,965,805 · Management $658,855 · Fundraising $0$2,624,660
Part X · Balance sheet $848,531 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $127,945$160,646
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $131,786$4,706
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $156,288$34,008
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $248,110$175,960
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $120,976$53,977
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,920$158,850
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $455,673$260,384
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,267,698$848,531
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $232,628$302,056
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $542,897$7,561
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $477,960$272,834
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,253,485$582,451
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,084$262,010
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,129$4,070
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,213$266,080
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,267,698$848,531
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $266,080 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,876,527
XI-2 Total expenses$2,624,660
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$251,867
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,213
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$266,080

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

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