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Citizens Academy Southeast

Cleveland, OH · EIN 47-2352640 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Citizens Academy Southeast reported $12.3 million in revenue and $13.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $70.25 went to program services, $29.75 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 84.1% of the total. Government grants made up 83.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $91,837 (Principal). Revenue rose 102% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13M

Program services$70.25 $9.3M
Management & general$29.75 $3.9M
Fundraising$0.00 $0

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.35 $43,097
Government grants$83.76 $10M
Program service revenue$0.02 $2,803
Investment income$0.34 $41,753
Other revenue$15.53 $1.9M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	70.2%	84.4%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	29.8%	13.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	84.1%	19.1%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	83.8%	1.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	69.9%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$91,837	$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.69%	1.28%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	Not reported	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	-3.4	13.3
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	5 of 5	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$8.8M expenses · 94.2% of program spending · revenue $1.5M

To prepare middle school students to lead in academics, services, and civic organization during high school, college, and beyond

$537K expenses · 5.8% of program spending · revenue $508K

No description in Part III; see the filing.

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
Principal Key employee, 40 hrs/week	$91,837	$0	$0	$91,837

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$12M	$13M	70.2%	−$3.8M	$91,837
FY2024 ⓘ	$11M	$12M	70.4%	−$2.9M	$51,422
FY2023 ⓘ	$10M	$11M	78.7%	−$1.3M	$72,683
FY2022 ⓘ	$9.8M	$8.9M	70.1%	−$905K	$82,225
FY2021 ⓘ	$6.3M	$7.4M	76.2%	−$1.9M	$60,857
FY2020 ⓘ	$6.1M	$6.8M	86.6%	−$758K	$45,411

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b5 · 5 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14No
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 5134

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Citizens Academy Southeast totaling $1,000 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Citizens Academy Southeast's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Citizens Academy Southeast, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Citizens Academy Southeast's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Citizens Academy Southeast reported that 70.2% of its $13.2 million in expenses went to program services, 29.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Citizens Academy Southeast pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Citizens Academy Southeast reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $91,837, for the role of Principal (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Citizens Academy Southeast get its money?

Of $12.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 84.1% came from contributions and grants (including 83.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Citizens Academy Southeast a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 47-2352640 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202620469349300177 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540799349300014 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431319349303213 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301179349301215 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221249349301462 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130329349300008 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 47-2352640: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.