St Dunstan's Academy FY2024 filing

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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.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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
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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% 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 · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$400K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% 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
$625K
-36% vs prior year
Spent
$234K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$625K
FY2024▼ -36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$72K
FY2022$56K
FY2023$980K
FY2024$625K
FY2025$609K
Expenses
$234K
FY2024▲ +71%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$137K
FY2024$234K
FY2025$384K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$63K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$908K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2024 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.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $172K Management & general 16% · $39K Fundraising 10% · $23K

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
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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 · $172K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The school is in the construction phase of its campus after successfully purchasing property. The school hired a third employee to help with campus development, building, and program design.

$172Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$625K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$625K
Money outPt IX
$234K
Ln 25
Programscol B$172K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$297K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$400K
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$625K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Total revenueLn 12$625K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$297K
SavingsLn 2$73
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$297K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$120K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$60K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$400K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K$297K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$403K$400K
Net assetsLn 32$908K$1.3M
4Every 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$77K$57K$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$718$506$106$106
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$7K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$1K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$6K$2K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$225$225
InterestLn 20$30K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$19K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$3K$667$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$234K$172K$39K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 30, 2026 $609K$384K$224K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $624,731 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $979,925$624,731
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $979,925$624,731
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $91,933$148,230
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $45,028$85,868
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $136,961$234,098
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $842,964$390,633
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 $624,731 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$624,731
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$624,731
VIII-12 Total revenue$624,731
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $234,098 across 15 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 $56,569 · Management $10,230 · Fundraising $10,230$77,029
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $506 · Management $106 · Fundraising $106$718
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,387 · Management $1,548 · Fundraising $1,548$10,483
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,582$4,582
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,054$4,054
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,484 · Management $2,661$4,145
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,173$2,173
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,133 · Management $4,285$6,418
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $225$225
IX-20 InterestPrograms $30,466$30,466
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,657$5,657
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,412$2,412
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,575 · Management $2,093$20,668
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,976 · Management $667 · Fundraising $1,425$5,068
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $172,205 · Management $38,584 · Fundraising $23,309$234,098
Part X · Balance sheet $1,698,929 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,222$296,573
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$73
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $26,370$120,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,214,666$1,222,231
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,820$60,052
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,311,078$1,698,929
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $400,000$400,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $402,782$400,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $908,296$1,298,929
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $908,296$1,298,929
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,311,078$1,698,929
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,298,929 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$624,731
XI-2 Total expenses$234,098
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$390,633
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$908,296
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,298,929

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

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