St Dunstan's Academy

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St. Dunstan's Academy is an all-boys boarding school built on four main pillars: christian formation, classical academics, farming, and the skilled trades.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 4 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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $486K a year · 66% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$402K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$609K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$384K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$609K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$72K
FY2022$56K
FY2023$980K
FY2024$625K
FY2025$609K
Expenses
$384K
FY2025▲ +64%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$137K
FY2024$234K
FY2025$384K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$63K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$908K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2022.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $279K Management & general 21% · $81K Fundraising 6% · $24K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Fickley’s $60K as President is at the 52nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Thomas Fickley$60,000$60,000$60,000$60,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates boys in faith, academics, farming, and skilled trades.

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1 program · $279K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The school is in the construction phase of its campus after successfully purchasing property. The school hired a fourth employee to help with campus development, building, and program design. The school opened a gap year program for high school graduates to learn the building arts, farming, spiritual direction, and outdoorsman skills.

$279Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$609K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$598K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$384K
Ln 25
Programscol B$279K
Managementcol C$81K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$260K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$402K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$598K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$40K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$609K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$215K
SavingsLn 2$45K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Other assetsLn 15$54K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$402K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$40K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$297K$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$400K$402K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.5M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$40K$10K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$155K$108K$36K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$648$446$140$62
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$11K$3K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$911$911
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$407$4K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$23K
TravelLn 17$19K$12K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$35K$35K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$21K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$7K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$384K$279K$81K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 30, 2026 $609K$384K$224K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 28, 2025 $625K$234K$391K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 3, 2024 $980K$137K$843K$908K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $56K$65K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 26, 2022 $72K$63K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $608,684 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $624,731$597,683
I-9 Program service revenue$11,000
I-10 Investment income$1
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $624,731$608,684
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $148,230$232,279
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $85,868$152,204
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $234,098$384,483
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $390,633$224,201
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $608,684 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$597,683
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$39,657
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$597,683
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,000$11,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,000 · Excluded from tax $1$608,684
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $384,483 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,000 · Management $10,000 · Fundraising $10,000$60,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $108,420 · Management $36,432 · Fundraising $10,629$155,481
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $446 · Management $140 · Fundraising $62$648
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,124 · Management $3,480 · Fundraising $1,546$16,150
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $911$911
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,184$1,184
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,148$2,148
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,030$13,030
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $407 · Management $4,115$4,522
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,279$23,279
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,669 · Management $7,628$19,297
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,204$1,204
IX-20 InterestPrograms $34,547$34,547
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,921$7,921
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $13,500$13,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,632 · Fundraising $2,212$22,844
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,547 · Management $1,270$7,817
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $279,226 · Management $80,808 · Fundraising $24,449$384,483
Part X · Balance sheet $1,924,828 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $296,573$214,985
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $73$45,109
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $120,000$60,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,222,231$1,550,597
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $60,052$54,137
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,698,929$1,924,828
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$100
X-25 Other liabilities$4,743
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $400,000$401,698
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,298,929$1,523,130
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,298,929$1,523,130
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,698,929$1,924,828
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,523,130 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$608,684
XI-2 Total expenses$384,483
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$224,201
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,298,929
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,523,130

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

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