Morningside Academy FY2024 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1983EIN 91-1183562Revenue $2.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSmorningsideacademy.org1605 17th Ave, 98122-2716 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Aug 1983School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Assessment and remediation of learning disabilities in children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$587K 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
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $413K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$587K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $54K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.3M
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
-0.08% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$3.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2024-0.08%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.1M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2024▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.3M
Net assets
$3.3M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$597K
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$3.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending August 2024) · 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 Aug 1983.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $2.6M Management & general 15% · $484K Fundraising 5% · $167K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $587K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director of Technology
$131,238Pt VII · Sec A
President, Executive Director Emertius
$126,980Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director & Principal Emerita
$124,410Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director, School Psychologist, and Associate Director
$103,875Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director, Secretary & Treasurer
$100,602Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kent Johnson PHD$132,277$126,980$146,088$161,407$162,698$166,981
Robert Denton$120,225$131,238$131,552$135,909$133,392$129,120
Joanne K Robbins PHD$69,077$124,410$132,284$132,285$132,285$132,286
Andrew Kieta$110,000$100,602$98,061$89,762$90,878$85,615
Charles Detrich——$108,945———
Julian Gire$106,875$103,875$100,500$92,952——

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps children with learning disabilities by assessing and improving their skills.

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3 programs · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Morningside Academy

a school, grades 1-9, for 80+ children with learning disabilities and attention disorders.

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

Wing Program

The Wing Institute at Morningside Academy is dedicated to the promotion of evidence-based education policies and practices in K-12 education. As a catalyst organization, it is designed to bridge the research-to-practice gap by facilitating communication, cooperation, and collaboration among individuals and organizations currently engaged…

$423Kprogram expense
03

Morningside Teachers Academy and Summer Institute

on-site and remote coaching of teachers to help students with learning disabilities

$151Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$54K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $75K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$74,900

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$125K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$484K
Fundraisingcol D$167K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$311K
Total assetsLn 16$7.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$16K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$104K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$125K
Gains on assetsLn 7$24K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$121K
SavingsLn 2$190K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$311K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$73K
Other assetsLn 15$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$7.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 546
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$486K$311K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.0M$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$96K$73K
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M$7.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.5M$4.3M
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$3.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$462K$259K$111K$93K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.1M$86K$40K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$110K$109K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$145K$117K$16K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$68K$59K$8K$772
Advertising and promotionLn 12$35K$35K
Office expensesLn 13$62K$45K$16K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$14K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$737K$534K$184K$18K
TravelLn 17$38K$38K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$89K$89K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$22K$8K$755
InsuranceLn 23$34K$34K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$157K$147K$9K$895
All other expensesLn 24e$306$306
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.6M$484K$167K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.1M$3.3M−$274K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $2.8M$3.2M−$391K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.8M$3.6M−$732K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.5M$3.0M$3.5M$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$2.5M$535K$597K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.5M$2.7M−$200K$82K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,844,173 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $160,714$111,379
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,578,384$2,609,158
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $67,222$124,550
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $40,189−$914
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,846,509$2,844,173
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,700$4,100
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,121,406$1,919,422
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,448,326$1,311,401
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,578,432$3,234,923
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$731,923−$390,750
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,844,173 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $24,819 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$104,359
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,020
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,126
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$111,379
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,609,158 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,609,158
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $100,511$100,511
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,039$24,039
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$25,733−$25,733
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,633,977 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $98,817$2,844,173
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,234,923 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,100$4,100
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $258,639 · Management $110,559 · Fundraising $92,757$461,955
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,076,558 · Management $85,548 · Fundraising $40,473$1,202,579
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $109,059 · Management $1,327$110,386
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $116,678 · Management $16,303 · Fundraising $11,521$144,502
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,941$37,941
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $59,208 · Management $7,713 · Fundraising $772$67,693
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $35,351$35,351
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $45,099 · Management $15,611 · Fundraising $1,405$62,115
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,909 · Management $8,395$22,304
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $534,147 · Management $184,189 · Fundraising $18,419$736,755
IX-17 TravelPrograms $38,477$38,477
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $88,916$88,916
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,894 · Management $7,550 · Fundraising $755$30,199
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,153$34,153
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $147,344 · Management $8,952 · Fundraising $895$157,191
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $306$306
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,583,532 · Management $484,394 · Fundraising $166,997$3,234,923
Part X · Balance sheet $7,530,823 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $400,308$120,977
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $85,589$190,422
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $142,900$133,370
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $19,387$25,616
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,796$39,154
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $95,749$73,197
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,014,073$3,289,504
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,051,488$3,658,583
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,825,290$7,530,823
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $111,742$91,155
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $356,510$387,184
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,042,054$3,774,449
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,510,306$4,252,788
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,314,984$3,278,035
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,314,984$3,278,035
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,825,290$7,530,823
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,278,035 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,844,173
XI-2 Total expenses$3,234,923
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$390,750
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,314,984
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$356,028
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,227
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,278,035

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