Inspiring young scholars to contribute their wisdom, compassion, and personal best in the classroom, the community and the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2019 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$238K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
55%
Net assets
$473K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$1.1M
FY2020$981K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$1.2M
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$473K
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$473K
FY2020$289K
FY2021$580K
FY2023$544K
FY2024$748K
FY2025−$249K

From the FY2019 Form 990 (year ending June 2019) · 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 Jan 1997.

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Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $664K Management & general 45% · $549K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2018); the FY2019 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Teri Rutledge’s $108K as Head of the School is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Teri Rutledge$107,790$108,150$108,150

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 15aYes

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1 program · $664K · in their own filed words · FY2018
01

Students are educated in a challenging and supportive environment to provide them with a strong academic foundation for future learning.

$664Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$918K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$664K
Managementcol C$549K
Owns and owesPt X
$473K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$711K
LiabilitiesLn 26$238K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$174K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$918K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$141K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$142K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$274K
Other assetsLn 15$25K
Total assetsLn 16$711K
LiabilitiesLn 26$238K
Net assetsLn 32$473K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$183K$142K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$327K$274K
Total assetsLn 16$913K$711K
LiabilitiesLn 26$295K$238K
Net assetsLn 32$618K$473K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$668K$400K$268K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$25K$15K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$87K$52K$34K
Payroll taxesLn 10$94K$61K$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$49K$32K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$62K$62K
TravelLn 17$72K$69K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$54K$54K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$22K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$664K$549K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.7M$32K−$249K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.3M$206K$748K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.4M$43K$544K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $1.3M$1.0M$293K$580K 990 PDF
FY2020 $981K$1.2M−$185K$289K 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $1.1M$1.2M−$121K$473K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,093,305 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $180,329$174,421
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $847,168$917,873
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,010
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,027,497$1,093,305
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 $837,374$873,417
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $315,649$340,464
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,153,023$1,213,881
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$125,526−$120,576
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,093,305 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10 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$38,019
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$174,421
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $917,873 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$917,873
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $1,000 · Excluded from tax $0$1,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $917,884 · Unrelated business $1,000 · Excluded from tax $0$1,093,305
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,213,881 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $400,401 · Management $267,676$668,077
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,798 · Management $9,865$24,663
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,201 · Management $34,457$86,658
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $61,292 · Management $32,727$94,019
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,352$15,352
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $31,552 · Management $17,738$49,290
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $12,447$12,447
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $17,939$17,939
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,057$3,057
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $61,885$61,885
IX-17 TravelPrograms $69,381 · Management $2,431$71,812
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,894$9,894
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $54,080$54,080
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $22,831$22,831
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,877 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,877
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $664,453 · Management $549,428 · Fundraising $0$1,213,881
Part X · Balance sheet $710,934 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $183,052$141,016
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$1,391
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $82,188$195,262
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $326,928$273,770
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $74,000$74,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $247,270$25,495
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $913,438$710,934
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $24,318$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $295,122$237,689
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $618,316$473,245
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $913,438$710,934
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $473,245 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,093,305
XI-2 Total expenses$1,213,881
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$120,576
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$618,316
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−$24,495
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$473,245

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