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Academy For Classical Education Inc

Academy For Classical Education

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: Unknown / Unclassified (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
$24M (2023)

Expenses
$23.9M (2023)

Total Assets
$58.7M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$68M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2015 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
$23,994,385
Expenses
$23,918,611
Net Income
$75,774
Net Assets
-$9,334,561
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $22,639,180
94.4%
Program Services $1,246,706
5.2%
Investment Income $108,499
0.5%
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 $291,693
1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,531,198
39.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $58,688,206
Total Liabilities $68,022,767
Net Assets -$9,334,561
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Laura Perkins (Complex Prin) $102,238 $0 $0
Esterine Stokes (Dean Of Acad) $102,238 $0 $0
Lara Relyea (Dir. Of Comp) $87,217 $0 $0
Ember Bentley (Director) $0 $0 $0
Witt Gaither (Board Chairp) $0 $0 $0
Lee Gillis (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Kruger (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Schnetzer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Walter Stafford (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$23,527,627
Expenses
$20,732,149
Net Income
$2,795,478
Net Assets
-$9,410,335
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $22,409,244
95.2%
Program Services $1,118,092
4.8%
Investment Income $291
0.0%
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 $309,471
1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,225,711
44.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $51,845,006
Total Liabilities $61,255,341
Net Assets -$9,410,335
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Laura Perkins (Complex Prin) $104,616 $0 $0
Esterine Stokes (Dean Of Acad) $103,738 $0 $0
Pat Kelly (Chief Financ) $101,117 $0 $0
Ember Bentley (Director) $0 $0 $0
Witt Gaither (Board Chairp) $0 $0 $0
Lee Gillis (Director) $0 $0 $0
George Greer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Kruger (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Schnetzer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Walter Stafford (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$22,703,116
Expenses
$21,126,370
Net Income
$1,576,746
Net Assets
-$12,205,813
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $21,993,980
96.9%
Program Services $708,879
3.1%
Investment Income $257
0.0%
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 $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,791,612
41.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $50,470,204
Total Liabilities $62,676,017
Net Assets -$12,205,813
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Laura Perkins (Principal/Ce) $103,015 $0 $0
Esterine Stokes (Chief Academ) $101,962 $0 $0
Pat Kelly (Chief Financ) $97,503 $0 $0
Ember Bentley (Director) $0 $0 $0
Witt Gaither (Board Chairp) $0 $0 $0
Lee Gillis (Director) $0 $0 $0
George Greer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Kruger (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Schnetzer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Walter Stafford (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$20,066,512
Expenses
$19,696,694
Net Income
$369,818
Net Assets
-$13,782,559
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $18,916,694
94.3%
Program Services $1,114,254
5.6%
Investment Income $35,564
0.2%
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 $199,067
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,285,001
37.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $45,605,647
Total Liabilities $59,388,206
Net Assets -$13,782,559
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ember Bentley (Director) $0 $0 $0
Witt Gaither (Board Chairp) $0 $0 $0
Lee Gillis (Director) $0 $0 $0
George Greer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Kruger (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Schnetzer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Walter Stafford (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,869,425
Expenses
$17,314,961
Net Income
-$2,445,536
Net Assets
-$14,152,377
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $14,413,717
96.9%
Program Services $455,708
3.1%
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 $186,394
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,391,184
36.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $39,735,202
Total Liabilities $53,887,579
Net Assets -$14,152,377
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Witt Gaither (Board Chairp) $0 $0 $0
Lee Gillis (Director) $0 $0 $0
Christy Kovac (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ember Bentley (Director) $0 $0 $0
George Greer (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,602,292
Expenses
$14,736,893
Net Income
-$2,134,601
Net Assets
-$11,706,841
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,214,793
96.9%
Program Services $387,499
3.1%
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 $234,987
1.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,358,231
36.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $39,142,134
Total Liabilities $50,848,975
Net Assets -$11,706,841

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,867,148
Expenses
$13,786,781
Net Income
-$2,919,633
Net Assets
-$3,408,112
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,518,569
96.8%
Program Services $348,579
3.2%
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 $266,100
1.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,319,546
31.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $38,807,727
Total Liabilities $42,215,839
Net Assets -$3,408,112

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,262,139
Expenses
$9,065,951
Net Income
-$803,812
Net Assets
-$488,479
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,976,608
96.5%
Program Services $285,531
3.5%
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 $212,000
2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,427,065
37.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,815,877
Total Liabilities $19,304,356
Net Assets -$488,479

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending July
2015

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,023,662
Expenses
$5,951,905
Net Income
$71,757
Net Assets
$71,757
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,867,730
97.4%
Program Services $155,932
2.6%
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 $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $212,000
3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,322,429
39.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,228,847
Total Liabilities $11,157,090
Net Assets $71,757

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