True North Academy INC

Tax-deductible

Orlando, FL501(c)(3)EducationEIN 87-1457747Revenue $274K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmytruenorth.academy2940 Crystal Creek Blvd, 32837-5079 · Orlando, FLTax-exempt since May 2024Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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True North Academy is a homeschool cooperative that meets 2 days a week for Academic classes and 1 day a week for Enrichment classes, such as arts and STEM. We bring homeschooling parents together in community and provide support in the education of their children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 20 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
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$39K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 87% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
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
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$274K
+59% vs prior year
Spent
$245K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$45K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$274K
FY2025▲ +59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$172K
FY2025$274K
Net assets
$45K
FY2025▲ +176%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$16K
FY2025$45K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Revoked Dec 2023, reinstated. IRS ruling May 2024, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2024.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $234K Management & general 5% · $11K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $39K 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
Academy Director
$17,261Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Academy Director
$13,792Pt VII · Sec A
Founder/Chaplain/ Teacher
$4,500Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee/ Teacher
$3,214Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Roxana M Dickerson’s $17K as Academy Director is at the 13th 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Roxana M Dickerson$17,261$4,131
Fredrica D Wood$13,792$6,501
Tiffany Williams$3,214$11,219
Robert a Wood$4,500$4,148

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

Connects homeschooling families for academic and enrichment classes, fostering community and educational support.

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1 program · $234K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

True North Academy is a homeschool cooperative that meets 2 days a week for Academic classes and 1 day a week for Enrichment classes, such as the arts and STEM. We bring parents together in community and support families as they educate their children. We currently serve 55 families and 92 children in the greater Orlando/Kissimmee area.

$234Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$274K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$265K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Money outPt IX
$245K
Ln 25
Programscol B$234K
Managementcol C$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$45K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K
Total assetsLn 16$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$265K
Total revenueLn 12$274K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$45K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K$45K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$15K$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$270$0
Net assetsLn 32$15K$45K
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$39K$39K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$111K$111K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$19K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$29K$4K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$76$0$76$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$0$4K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K$0$0
TravelLn 17$665$665$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$7K$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$245K$234K$11K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $274K$245K$29K$45K 990 PDF
FY2024 $172K$16K 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 $274,290 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,949$8,998
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $157,139$265,292
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $172,088$274,290
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 $114,538$168,050
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $41,860$76,841
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $156,398$244,891
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,690$29,399
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $274,290 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $265,292 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,998
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,998
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $265,292 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$274,290
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $244,891 across 31 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 $38,767 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$38,767
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $110,614 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$110,614
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 $18,669 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,669
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,620 · Management $4,370 · Fundraising $0$32,990
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $76 · Fundraising $0$76
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,304 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,304
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $3,798 · Fundraising $0$3,798
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,001 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,001
IX-17 TravelPrograms $665 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$665
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,585 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,585
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,119 · Fundraising $0$1,119
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,412 · Management $1,891 · Fundraising $0$9,303
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $233,637 · Management $11,254 · Fundraising $0$244,891
Part X · Balance sheet $44,893 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,961$44,893
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 $2,979$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,940$44,893
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $270$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $270$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $14,670$44,893
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,670$44,893
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,940$44,893
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $44,893 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$274,290
XI-2 Total expenses$244,891
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,399
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,670
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$824
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$44,893

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

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