Land Academy Elementary INC

Tax-deductible

Memphis, TN501(c)(3)EducationEIN 92-3656650Revenue $716K in FY2025

On file with the IRS3430 Overton Crossing St, 38127-5748 · Memphis, TNTax-exempt since Apr 2024School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To engage students in project based learning, expose them to real world experiences, and equip them for academic ecellence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$63K 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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FY2025 · 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
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$716K
×11 vs prior year
Spent
$614K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$101K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$716K
FY2025▲ ×11
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$64K
FY2025$716K
Net assets
$101K
FY2025▲ +228%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024−$79K
FY2025$101K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2024.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $544K Management & general 11% · $70K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$30,119Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir
$12,804Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$12,804Pt VII · Sec A
$7,760Pt VII · Sec A

Leadrea Ratlif’s $30K as Secretary is at the 23rd 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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Land Academy Elementary INC is an education nonprofit based in Memphis, TN.

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3 programs · $456K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The first major expense is salary and wages.

$340Kprogram expense
02

The second major expense is rent expense.

$78Kprogram expense
03

The third major expense is employee benefits.

$38Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$716K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$716K
Money outPt IX
$614K
Ln 25
Programscol B$544K
Managementcol C$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$101K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$101K
Total assetsLn 16$101K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$716K
Total revenueLn 12$716K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$101K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$101K
Total assetsLn 16$101K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$101K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K$101K
Total assetsLn 16$83K$101K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$83K$101K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$340K$276K$63K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$21K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$500$500
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$78K$78K
InsuranceLn 23$38K$38K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$90K$90K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$614K$544K$70K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $716K$614K$101K$101K 990 PDF
FY2024 $64K−$79K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $715,767 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $364,078$715,767
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $364,078$715,767
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $119,882$365,548
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $161,104$248,767
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $280,986$614,315
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $83,092$101,452
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $715,767 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $715,767$715,767
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $715,767$715,767
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $614,315 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $276,084 · Management $63,487$339,571
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,120 · Management $4,857$25,977
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $500$500
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,530$2,530
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $78,357$78,357
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $38,394$38,394
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $89,689$89,689
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $37,797$37,797
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $544,471 · Management $69,844 · Fundraising $0$614,315
Part X · Balance sheet $101,451 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $83,092$101,451
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $83,092$101,451
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $83,092$101,451
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $83,092$101,451
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $101,451 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$715,767
XI-2 Total expenses$614,315
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$101,452
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$83,092
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$101,451

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

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