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Beacon Academy A Montessori High School

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 / Secondary, High School (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.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$6.66M (2023)

Expenses
$7.64M (2023)

Total Assets
$14.4M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$12.2M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2012 to 2023

Tax Filings 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.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,656,458
Expenses
$7,638,740
Net Income
-$982,282
Net Assets
$2,231,485
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $544,553
8.2%
Program Services $5,999,934
90.1%
Investment Income $90,100
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $9,130
0.1%
Sales of Assets -$4,462
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $17,203
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $437,062
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,112,645
40.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,385,590
Total Liabilities $12,154,105
Net Assets $2,231,485
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marja Brandon (Former Head Of School) $258,077 $0 $0
Renee Ruffing (Assistant Head Of School) $180,676 $0 $33,993
Audrey Perrott (Head Of School) $146,675 $0 $12,040
Wilhelmina Walker (Director Of Admissions & Financial Aid) $113,571 $0 $26,962
Brian King (President) $0 $0 $0
Devin Parsons (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Al Dajani (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Shubha Chakravarthy (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Isaac Akers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Kavanaugh (Director) $0 $0 $0
Inbar Kirson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bob Goldman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeannette Schar (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris Ambroso (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Hodges (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Rhind (Director) $0 $0 $0
Susan Sattell (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,955,534
Expenses
$7,457,589
Net Income
-$502,055
Net Assets
$3,180,309
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $501,771
7.2%
Program Services $6,444,871
92.7%
Investment Income $11,236
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $353
0.0%
Sales of Assets -$2,697
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $402,349
5.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,450,934
46.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,232,580
Total Liabilities $3,052,271
Net Assets $3,180,309
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marja Brandon (Head Of School) $241,768 $0 $55,106
Renee Ruffing (Assistant Head Of School) $143,826 $0 $24,756
Devin Matthews (President) $0 $0 $0
David Rhind (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Susan Sattell (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Shubha Chakravarthy (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Roc Roney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patty Abrams (Director) $0 $0 $0
Suszanne Wychocki (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bob Goldman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeannette Schar (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris Ambroso (Director) $0 $0 $0
Greg White (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bradley Peacock (Director) $0 $0 $0
Coco Sharp (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,500,461
Expenses
$6,649,947
Net Income
$850,514
Net Assets
$3,762,027
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,085,662
14.5%
Program Services $6,408,752
85.4%
Investment Income $5,774
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $273
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $404,793
6.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,937,226
44.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,805,286
Total Liabilities $3,043,259
Net Assets $3,762,027
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Marja Brandon (Head Of School) $134,714 $0 $19,677
Renee Ruffing (Assistant Head Of School) $132,106 $0 $19,360
Jeffrey Bell (Former Head Of School) $114,347 $0 $16,649
Devin Mathews (President) $0 $0 $0
David Rhind (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Susan Sattell (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Shubha Chakravarthy (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Roc Roney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patty Abrams (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bradley Peacock (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bob Goldman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeannette Schar (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris Ambroso (Director) $0 $0 $0
Greg White (Director) $0 $0 $0
Coco Sharp (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,395,907
Expenses
$6,250,699
Net Income
$1,145,208
Net Assets
$2,906,383
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,337,878
18.1%
Program Services $6,028,499
81.5%
Investment Income $29,499
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$2,719
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,750
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $374,000
6.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,764,606
44.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,601,262
Total Liabilities $3,694,879
Net Assets $2,906,383
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeff Bell (Former Head Of School) $225,111 $0 $21,825
Renee Ruffing (Assistant Head Of School) $117,089 $0 $14,150
Jennifer Herman (Cfo) $110,056 $0 $7,790
Patty Abrams (President) $0 $0 $0
Jeannette Schar (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Susan Sattell (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Bob Goldman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Roc Roney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Devin Mathews (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bradley Peacock (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shubha Chakravarthy (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Snyder (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Rhind (Director) $0 $0 $0
Susie Steinberg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Wychocki (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris Ambroso (Director) $0 $0 $0
Greg White (Director) $0 $0 $0
Coco Sharp (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,377,986
Expenses
$5,693,497
Net Income
$684,489
Net Assets
$1,761,175
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,054,606
16.5%
Program Services $5,287,467
82.9%
Investment Income $27,714
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$2,899
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,098
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $222,000
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,609,217
45.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,117,719
Total Liabilities $4,356,544
Net Assets $1,761,175
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeff Bell (Head Of School) $207,754 $0 $20,944
Jennifer Herman (Cfo) $101,485 $0 $7,561
Patty Abrams (President) $0 $0 $0
James Masterson Iii (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jeannette Schar (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Bob Goldman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Roc Roney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Devin Mathews (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bradley Peacock (Director) $0 $0 $0
Susan Sattell (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Snyder (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Rhind (Director) $0 $0 $0
Susie Steinberg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Wychocki (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chris Ambroso (Director) $0 $0 $0
Greg White (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,306,781
Expenses
$5,000,755
Net Income
$306,026
Net Assets
$1,076,686
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $769,617
14.5%
Program Services $4,523,266
85.2%
Investment Income $2,712
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$1,470
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12,656
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $200,000
4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,084,180
41.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,844,244
Total Liabilities $3,767,558
Net Assets $1,076,686
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeff Bell (Head Of School) $179,246 $0 $15,390
Brian King (President) $0 $0 $0
Patty Abrams (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Roc Roney (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jim Preschlack (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Bob Goldman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lynn Jessen (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Masterson Iii (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bradley Peacock (Director) $0 $0 $0
Susan Sattell (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Snyder (Director) $0 $0 $0
Audrey Perrott (Director) $0 $0 $0
Danielle Loevy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Debbie Senoff Langford (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,621,397
Expenses
$4,230,069
Net Income
-$608,672
Net Assets
$770,656
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $489,699
13.5%
Program Services $3,075,906
84.9%
Investment Income $105
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $183,218
5.1%
Sales of Assets -$127,531
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $163,000
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,490,044
35.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,629,276
Total Liabilities $2,858,620
Net Assets $770,656

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,892,393
Expenses
$2,829,906
Net Income
$62,487
Net Assets
$1,379,328
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $902,715
31.2%
Program Services $1,872,378
64.7%
Investment Income $41
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $117,259
4.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $156,000
5.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $973,078
34.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,272,220
Total Liabilities $892,892
Net Assets $1,379,328

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,284,318
Expenses
$1,664,565
Net Income
-$380,247
Net Assets
$1,316,841
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $406,221
31.6%
Program Services $793,579
61.8%
Investment Income $37
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $84,481
6.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $150,482
9.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $520,113
31.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,902,642
Total Liabilities $585,801
Net Assets $1,316,841

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,783,892
Expenses
$375,999
Net Income
$1,407,893
Net Assets
$1,697,088
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,748,862
98.0%
Program Services $5,575
0.3%
Investment Income $203
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $28,772
1.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $480
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $135,000
35.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $79,615
21.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,164,552
Total Liabilities $467,464
Net Assets $1,697,088
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jeff Bell (Head Of Scho) $73,349 $0 $0
Danielle Loevy (President) $0 $0 $0
Jill Greer (Vice Preside) $0 $0 $0
Brian King (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Patty Abrams (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jackie Kaplan Perkins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Debbie Senoff Langford (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lissa Hektor (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jim Masterson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Susan Stearn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Audrey Perrott (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lynn Jessen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kristen Senior (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mollie Stromberg (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$297,000
Expenses
$101,046
Net Income
$195,954
Net Assets
$289,195
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $297,000
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 $5,000
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $13,915
13.8%
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $289,195
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $289,195

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$107,584
Expenses
$14,343
Net Income
$93,241
Net Assets
$93,241
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $107,584
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $93,241
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $93,241

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