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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ATHENS ACADEMY INC

EIN 58-6055242 · Education (B200)

What they do

Athens Academy (the School) Seeks Excellence With Honor In All Its Pursuits. Athens Academy is A Coeducational, Independent, College Preparatory Day School That Offers A Traditional Liberal Arts Curriculum and Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning. The School Seeks Students From Diverse

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Of every $100 spent, about $79.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders34 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

74.76%of revenue went to mission work79.8% of expenses · Program services
1.25%of revenue went to fundraising1.3% of expenses
$93.63spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
17.62%of revenue went to management and office costs18.8% of expenses
$3.21in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
5.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $426,859 for JOHN THORSEN (HEAD OF SCHOOL). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$24,435,739
Mission workProgram services$18,267,59374.76% of revenue79.8% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$4,305,62117.62% of revenue18.8% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$306,5541.25% of revenue1.3% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,555,9716.37% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$22,879,76893.63% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 79.8% mission · 18.8% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.63% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 80.2% mission · 19.0% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.47% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 78.7% mission · 20.4% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.81% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 79.9% mission · 19.4% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.68% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 71.3% mission · 28.1% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.73% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 74.9% mission · 24.4% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.66% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 73.7% mission · 25.6% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.54% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 74.5% mission · 24.3% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.62% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$24,435,739
Expenses$22,879,768
Annual surplus $1,555,971 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$18,267,593 · 79.8% of expenses
Management and office costs$4,305,621 · 18.8% of expenses
Fundraising$306,554 · 1.3% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$24,435,739
Expenses$22,879,768
Assets$73,346,629
Income$26,048,989
Contributions$1,280,115
Mission work (program services)$18,267,593
Fundraising$306,554
Management and general$4,305,621
Stocks and bonds$23,231,773
Accounting fees$102,067
Investing fees$46,487
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
JOHN THORSENHEAD OF SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $426,859
ALAN WEILERDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS · 40 hrs/week $154,100
SUSAN ZALACDIRECTOR OF UPPER SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $115,100
JOSHUA ALEXANDERDEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $107,600
JEFF STACHURADIRECTOR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $106,700
ROBERT SEARSDIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES · 40 hrs/week $103,100
DIANA MURDOCKDIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS · 40 hrs/week $103,000
J ROBERT CHAMBERSFORMER HEAD OF SCHOOL $38,000

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (34)

JOHN THORSENHEAD OF SCHOOL

ALAN WEILERDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS

SUSAN ZALACDIRECTOR OF UPPER SCHOOL

JOSHUA ALEXANDERDEVELOPMENT

JEFF STACHURADIRECTOR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

ROBERT SEARSDIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES

DIANA MURDOCKDIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

J ROBERT CHAMBERSFORMER HEAD OF SCHOOL

RICK RODRIGUETRUSTEE

RACHEL DILLONTRUSTEE

VICTOR WILSONSECRETARY

PAUL KILGORETRUSTEE

SUNIL ALEXANDERTRUSTEE

OLIVER PRYORTRUSTEE

NATALIE GLENNTRUSTEE

MIKE RAEBERTRUSTEE

MEG PARKERTRUSTEE

THOMAS HOLLINGSWORTHTRUSTEE

TRAI MCRAETRUSTEE

MARY CATHERINE SMITHTRUSTEE

LACY MCCURDYTRUSTEE

JOHN ROOKERTRUSTEE

JOHN MCLEANTRUSTEE

JILL BATEMANTRUSTEE

JESSICA WHITLEYTRUSTEE

JEFF DELOACHVICE CHAIRMAN

HENRY GARRARD IVTRUSTEE

GRETA COVINGTONTRUSTEE

FRANK SINKWICH IIICHAIRMAN

ELLEN WILKINS WILEYTRUSTEE

ED TOLLEYEX-OFFICIO

DICK FERGUSONTREASURER

CHASE LAWRENCETRUSTEE

BRENDA KLEINTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1966
Location
1281 SPARTAN LN, ATHENS, GA 30606-5321
County
Clarke
In care of
Alan M Weiler
Primary officer
Alan M Weiler, DIRECTOR OF OPS & FIN

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(706) 549-9225

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
August 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
SEYMOUR AND PERRY LLC
NTEE classification
Education (B200)
IRS tax category
Elementary and Secondary Schools

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