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The Franklin Academy

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 (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its July 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
$4.95M (2023)

Expenses
$5.54M (2023)

Total Assets
$4.68M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$4.12M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 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 July
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,948,719
Expenses
$5,539,145
Net Income
-$590,426
Net Assets
$561,888
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,192,650
24.1%
Program Services $3,630,857
73.4%
Investment Income $1,928
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $43,019
0.9%
Net Fundraising $22,518
0.5%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $57,747
1.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $270,807
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,620,977
47.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,682,984
Total Liabilities $4,121,096
Net Assets $561,888
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gretchen Bucsko (Head Of School) $147,000 $0 $8,245
Casey Brocato (Director Of Finance And Op) $82,462 $0 $6,308
Tung Mai Ha Do (President) $0 $0 $0
Scott Whitman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Kaiser (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $0 $0
John Mulhern (1 St Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Mychel Cortese (Member / Parent Rep) $0 $0 $0
Nick Kaiser (Member) $0 $0 $0
Matt Conner (Member) $0 $0 $0
Nadia Boulos (Member) $0 $0 $0
Greg Stevenson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Jones (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Bowles (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,684,206
Expenses
$4,297,610
Net Income
$386,596
Net Assets
$11,266,850
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,137,828
24.3%
Program Services $3,512,161
75.0%
Investment Income $1,890
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $24,775
0.5%
Net Fundraising -$25,863
Sales of Assets -$89
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $33,504
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $260,419
6.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $11,459
0.3%
Other Salaries and Wages $2,252,173
52.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,628,622
Total Liabilities $4,361,772
Net Assets $11,266,850
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gretchen Bucsko (Head Of School) $149,847 $0 $6,342
Casey Brocato (Director Of Finance And Op) $70,961 $0 $6,660
Tung Mai Ha Do (President) $0 $0 $0
Nick Kaiser (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Kaiser (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $0 $0
John Mulhern (1 St Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Mychel Cortese (Member / Parent Rep) $0 $0 $0
Scott Whitman (Member) $0 $0 $0
Matt Conner (Member) $0 $0 $0
Nadia Boulos (Member) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Trudeau (Member / Legal Counsel) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Jones (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,081,655
Expenses
$3,332,408
Net Income
$749,247
Net Assets
$10,917,464
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,396,526
34.2%
Program Services $2,619,041
64.2%
Investment Income $1,788
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $23,065
0.6%
Net Fundraising $30,421
0.7%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $10,814
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $228,908
6.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $23,062
0.7%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,570,166
47.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,603,247
Total Liabilities $4,685,783
Net Assets $10,917,464
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gretchen Bucsko (Head Of School) $109,446 $0 $7,529
Casey Brocato (Director Of Finance And Operations) $65,216 $0 $6,072
Dusty Gulleson (Former President) $0 $0 $0
Tung Mai Ha Do (President) $0 $0 $0
Nick Kaiser (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Kaiser (1 St Vice President) $0 $0 $0
John Mulhern (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jen Bowles (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Scott Whitman (Member) $0 $0 $0
Joyce Eschliman (Member) $0 $0 $0
Nadia Boulos (Member / Pals Rep) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Trudeau (Member / Legal Counsel) $0 $0 $0
Shama Alexander (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,958,208
Expenses
$2,769,604
Net Income
$188,604
Net Assets
$10,093,476
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $908,155
30.7%
Program Services $1,813,255
61.3%
Investment Income $2,358
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $206,745
7.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $27,695
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,566,320
56.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,523,786
Total Liabilities $4,430,310
Net Assets $10,093,476
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gretchen Bucsko (Head Of Scho) $115,000 $0 $0
Shama Alexander (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nadia Boulos (Director) $0 $0 $0
Yanolla Boulos (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Bowles (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Joyce Eschliman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dusty Gulleson (President) $0 $0 $0
Tung Ha (1 St Vice Pre) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas Kaiser (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Kaiser (2 Nd Vice Pre) $0 $0 $0
John Mulhern (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Trudeau (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,380,624
Expenses
$2,937,909
Net Income
$442,715
Net Assets
$9,894,792
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,407,867
41.6%
Program Services $1,672,400
49.5%
Investment Income $2,031
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $267,278
7.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $31,048
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $26,096
0.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,978,787
Total Liabilities $4,083,995
Net Assets $9,894,792

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,519,564
Expenses
$2,894,973
Net Income
$624,591
Net Assets
$9,446,488
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,791,862
50.9%
Program Services $1,607,330
45.7%
Investment Income $1,681
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $93,013
2.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $25,678
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,490,252
51.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,769,821
Total Liabilities $4,323,333
Net Assets $9,446,488
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dusty Gulleson (President) $0 $0 $0
Nicholas Kaiser (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Brand (1 St Vice Pre) $0 $0 $0
Tyler Byrd (2 Nd Vice Pre) $0 $0 $0
Kathryn Cambron (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Murphy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Yanolla Boulos (Director) $0 $0 $0
Christian Sullivan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Systma (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mimi Ferlin (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Mulhern (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Bowles (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shama Alexander (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tung Ha (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Trudeau (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,144,255
Expenses
$3,155,231
Net Income
-$10,976
Net Assets
$8,816,820
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,139,334
36.2%
Program Services $1,917,525
61.0%
Investment Income $1,575
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $68,427
2.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $17,394
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,780,866
56.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,917,353
Total Liabilities $5,100,533
Net Assets $8,816,820
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jamie Estill (Head Of Scho) $105,000 $0 $0
Nicholas Kaiser (President) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Brand (1 St Vice Pre) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Murphy (2 Nd Vice Pre) $0 $0 $0
Kathryn Cambron (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dusty Gulleson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Bryan Lane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Yanolla Boulos (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hart Hodges (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Kahn (Director) $0 $0 $0
Christian Sullivan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Systma (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hilary Engebretson (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,198,275
Expenses
$3,117,412
Net Income
$80,863
Net Assets
$8,821,831
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $809,178
25.3%
Program Services $2,041,392
63.8%
Investment Income $1,459
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $323,806
10.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $22,440
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,767,701
56.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,682,581
Total Liabilities $5,860,750
Net Assets $8,821,831
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jamie Estill (Head Of Scho) $110,250 $0 $0
Robin Foote (President) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Brand (1 St Vice Pre) $0 $0 $0
Bryan Lane (2 Nd Vice Pre) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Murphy (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Allan Redstone (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Rt Reverend Kevin Allen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Yanolla Boulos (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kathi Cambron (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Ferlin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hart Hodges (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Kahn (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Robertson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Systma (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,300,075
Expenses
$3,034,936
Net Income
$265,139
Net Assets
$8,739,677
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,009,150
30.6%
Program Services $2,040,947
61.8%
Investment Income $1,334
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $224,706
6.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $23,938
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $110,250
3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,517,087
50.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,004,103
Total Liabilities $6,264,426
Net Assets $8,739,677
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jamie Estill (Head Of School) $110,250 $0 $0
Rt Rev Kevin Allen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Yanolla Boulos (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Ferlin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Sytsma (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Kahn (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Robertson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hart Hodges (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robin Foote (President) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Brand (1 St Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Bryan Lane (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Allan Redstone (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Murphy (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,590,913
Expenses
$3,053,903
Net Income
$537,010
Net Assets
$8,472,552
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,305,867
36.4%
Program Services $2,048,480
57.0%
Investment Income $1,000
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $235,566
6.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $191,578
6.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,539,950
50.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,298,123
Total Liabilities $6,825,571
Net Assets $8,472,552
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lily Driskill (Former Head Of School) $125,000 $0 $0
Jamie Estill (Head Of School) $66,578 $0 $0
Robin Foote (President) $0 $0 $0
Sarah Brand (1 St Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Bryan Lane (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Allan Redstone (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Murphy (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Rt Rev Kevin Allen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Yanolla Boulos (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Ferlin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nick Kaiser (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeff Kahn (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Robertson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Scott Whitman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paul Shmotolokha (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,607,146
Expenses
$3,161,283
Net Income
$445,863
Net Assets
$8,162,908
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,007,016
27.9%
Program Services $2,110,993
58.5%
Investment Income $907
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $488,230
13.5%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $125,000
4.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,604,036
50.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,955,551
Total Liabilities $7,792,643
Net Assets $8,162,908

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,140,348
Expenses
$3,000,500
Net Income
$1,139,848
Net Assets
$7,711,877
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,745,369
42.2%
Program Services $2,046,390
49.4%
Investment Income $905
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $342,436
8.3%
Sales of Assets $5,248
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $73,125
2.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,584,617
52.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,159,794
Total Liabilities $8,447,917
Net Assets $7,711,877

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,000,087
Expenses
$2,557,718
Net Income
$1,442,369
Net Assets
$6,570,128
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,978,436
49.5%
Program Services $1,699,850
42.5%
Investment Income $1,562
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $320,239
8.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $55,000
2.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,265,176
Total Liabilities $9,695,048
Net Assets $6,570,128

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2010

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 July
2009

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 July
2008

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 July
2007

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 July
2006

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 July
2005

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 Dec.
2003

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 July
2003

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 July
2002

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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