PROPUBLICA Expose Corruption. Defend Truth. Support Investigative Journalism.
DONATE
Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Career Academy Of South Bend Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12 (B29) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$16.3M (2023)

Expenses
$16.4M (2023)

Total Assets
$28.5M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$29M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$16,270,516
Expenses
$16,366,846
Net Income
-$96,330
Net Assets
-$485,642
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $15,767,907
96.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $224
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $502,385
3.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,492,963
51.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $28,495,602
Total Liabilities $28,981,244
Net Assets -$485,642
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Chad Hartzell (Executive Director) $130,000 $0 $0
Lori Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kay Antonelli (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marian Hodges (Director) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Adams (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Melnick (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nick Swisher (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Garatoni (Director/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Larry H Garatoni (Dir/President) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$16,270,516
Expenses
$16,366,846
Net Income
-$96,330
Net Assets
-$485,642
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $15,767,907
96.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $224
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $502,385
3.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,492,963
51.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $28,495,602
Total Liabilities $28,981,244
Net Assets -$485,642
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Chad Hartzell (Executive Director) $130,000 $0 $0
Lori Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kay Antonelli (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marian Hodges (Director) $0 $0 $0
Daniel Adams (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Melnick (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nick Swisher (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Garatoni (Director/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Larry H Garatoni (Dir/President) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,770,291
Expenses
$14,399,370
Net Income
$1,370,921
Net Assets
-$389,432
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $15,558,470
98.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $203
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $211,618
1.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,355,602
51.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $28,812,268
Total Liabilities $29,201,700
Net Assets -$389,432
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Daniel Adams (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kay Antonelli (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chad Hartzell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marian Hodges (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Melnick (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lori Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nick Swisher (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Garatoni (Director/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Larry H Garatoni (Dir/President) $0 $0 $0
Chad Hartzell (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,482,141
Expenses
$13,172,240
Net Income
$309,901
Net Assets
-$1,760,353
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $13,201,441
97.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $55
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $1,300
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $279,345
2.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,955,036
52.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $26,034,789
Total Liabilities $27,795,142
Net Assets -$1,760,353
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Alex Hammel (Executive Director) $132,356 $0 $0
Daniel Adams (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kay Antonelli (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chad Hartzell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marian Hodges (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Melnick (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lori Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nick Swisher (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Garatoni (Director/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Larry H Garatoni (Dir/President) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,027,975
Expenses
$13,087,486
Net Income
-$59,511
Net Assets
-$1,991,703
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,709,368
97.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $1,000
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $317,607
2.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,787,864
51.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $28,774,905
Total Liabilities $30,766,608
Net Assets -$1,991,703
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Thomas Coley (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lori Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Davis (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dave Risner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steven Van Bruaene (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marian Hodges (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dan Adams (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Garatoni (Director/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Larry H Garatoni (Director/President) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,362,074
Expenses
$11,111,017
Net Income
$1,251,057
Net Assets
-$2,325,201
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $215,293
1.7%
Program Services $11,939,943
96.6%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $206,838
1.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,616,585
59.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $28,899,797
Total Liabilities $31,224,998
Net Assets -$2,325,201
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Thomas Coley (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lori Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Davis (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dave Risner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steven Van Bruaene (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marian Hodges (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dan Adams (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Garatoni (Director/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Larry H Garatoni (Dir/President) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,922,815
Expenses
$8,262,004
Net Income
-$339,189
Net Assets
-$3,756,080
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $507,826
6.4%
Program Services $7,077,852
89.3%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $337,137
4.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,466,317
54.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $26,839,210
Total Liabilities $30,595,290
Net Assets -$3,756,080
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Larry H Garatoni (Dir/President/Tres) $0 $0 $0
Jinny Longbrake (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Coley (Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Davis (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Garatoni (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tracy Graham (Director) $0 $0 $0
Vivian Sallie (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dave Risner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steven Van Bruaene (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marian Hodges (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dan Adams (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lori Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,320,923
Expenses
$12,424,970
Net Income
-$3,104,047
Net Assets
-$3,676,826
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $30,540
0.3%
Program Services $9,080,426
97.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $76,615
0.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $133,342
1.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,462,006
52.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $27,173,524
Total Liabilities $30,850,350
Net Assets -$3,676,826
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Larry H Garatoni (Dir/President/Tres) $0 $0 $0
Jinny Longbrake (Director) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Coley (Director) $0 $0 $0
Larry Davis (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Garatoni (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tracy Graham (Director) $0 $0 $0
Vivian Sallie (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dave Risner (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lori Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,210,342
Expenses
$6,334,421
Net Income
-$1,124,079
Net Assets
-$1,922,699
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,032,638
19.8%
Program Services $3,747,412
71.9%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $14,300
0.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $415,992
8.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,160,483
49.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,840,797
Total Liabilities $17,763,496
Net Assets -$1,922,699

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,425,924
Expenses
$5,376,190
Net Income
-$1,950,266
Net Assets
-$1,050,354
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $294,436
8.6%
Program Services $3,012,194
87.9%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $16,900
0.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $102,394
3.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,215,641
41.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,448,779
Total Liabilities $13,499,133
Net Assets -$1,050,354

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,626,571
Expenses
$4,411,698
Net Income
-$785,127
Net Assets
-$22,589
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $66,853
1.8%
Program Services $3,256,651
89.8%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $135,999
3.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $167,068
4.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,743,648
39.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,666,594
Total Liabilities $12,689,183
Net Assets -$22,589

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,092,163
Expenses
$2,565,438
Net Income
-$473,275
Net Assets
-$357,787
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $837,176
40.0%
Program Services $1,207,876
57.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $47,111
2.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,118,054
43.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,163,544
Total Liabilities $12,521,331
Net Assets -$357,787

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$330,000
Expenses
$187,198
Net Income
$142,802
Net Assets
$142,802
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $330,000
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $32,285
17.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $341,302
Total Liabilities $198,500
Net Assets $142,802

Document Links

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »