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Christ Classical Academy INC

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Tallahassee, FL501(c)(3)Since 2004 EIN 90-0172348Revenue $3.0M in FY2025Latest return filed May 13, 2026

On file with the IRSchristclassical.comTallahassee, FLTax-exempt since May 2005School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Classical christian education for grades pre-school through twelfth grade.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 125 volunteers and 58 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $264K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$94K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $220K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.8M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$436K
FY2021$828K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M

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 May 2005.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $2.1M Management & general 26% · $734K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $94K 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
Justin Hughes
Head of School
$94,031Pt VII · Sec A
Christin Carson
Incoming Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pamela Patton
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tony Cortese
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Greg Gardner
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nick Chason
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sean McGowan
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Wacksman
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021FY2020
Justin Hughes$94,031$86,200——
Justin Huges——$78,100$40,833
Hope Carrasquilla——$20,833$53,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates children preschool through eighth grade with a classical Christian approach.

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1 program · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Classical christian education for grades pre-school through twelfth grade.

$2.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Community Foundation of North Florida INCFY2024$210K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$220K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$216K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$734K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$216K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$65K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$177K
SavingsLn 2$932K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K
Other assetsLn 15$134K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 558
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$1.1M$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$132K$97K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.1M$386K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$167K$123K$44K
Payroll taxesLn 10$125K$92K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$75K$9K$65K
Information technologyLn 14$32K$30K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$253K$244K$9K
TravelLn 17$550$550
InterestLn 20$79K$75K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$61K$58K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$58K$37K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$236K$225K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$66K$66K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.1M$734K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2026 $3.0M$2.8M$185K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $2.7M$2.3M$375K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2024 $2.0M$1.8M$240K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 17, 2022 $1.9M$1.5M$380K$828K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $1.4M$1.2M$142K$436K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,986,215 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $176,934$216,328
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,445,427$2,754,839
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,899$15,171
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $60,270−$123
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,689,530$2,986,215
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 $1,584,845$1,885,958
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $729,807$914,989
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,314,652$2,800,947
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $374,878$185,268
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,986,215 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$65,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$151,328
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$216,328
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,754,839$2,754,839
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,171$15,171
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$4,435−$4,435
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,312$4,312
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,759,151 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,736$2,986,215
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,800,947 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $96,916 · Management $34,736$131,652
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,076,064 · Management $385,680$1,461,744
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $123,216 · Management $44,163$167,379
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $92,154 · Management $33,029$125,183
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $37,480$37,480
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $18,266$18,266
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,107 · Management $65,473$74,580
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $30,204 · Management $1,577$31,781
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $244,436 · Management $8,678$253,114
IX-17 TravelPrograms $550$550
IX-20 InterestPrograms $74,661 · Management $3,930$78,591
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $57,860 · Management $3,045$60,905
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $36,857 · Management $21,030$57,887
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $224,963 · Management $11,258$236,221
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $65,614$65,614
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,066,988 · Management $733,959 · Fundraising $0$2,800,947
Part X · Balance sheet $3,313,881 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $526,367$177,083
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $620,005$932,020
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$20,048
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,896,572$2,049,710
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,003$1,005
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $96,381$134,015
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,140,328$3,313,881
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,167$14,061
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,125$46,634
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $1,610,322$1,561,204
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $91,356$91,356
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,724,970$1,713,255
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,409,180$1,594,448
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,178$6,178
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,415,358$1,600,626
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,140,328$3,313,881
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,600,626 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,986,215
XI-2 Total expenses$2,800,947
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$185,268
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,415,358
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,600,626

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

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