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Franklin Road Academy

Nashville, TN · EIN 62-1138075 · 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

Franklin Road Academy reported $42.0 million in revenue and $33.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.92 went to program services, $6.55 to management and general costs and $3.53 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 80.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $732,153 (HEAD OF SCHOOL). 18 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 55% 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 $34M

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 $42M

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.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
89.9%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
6.6%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
3.5%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.16$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
18.0%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
80.4%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$732,153$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.17%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
188
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
27.813.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
22 of 22100.0%

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
$30M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $2.4M · revenue $34M

Instructional & student activities - education for grades pre k-12 for approximately 1,000 students, instruction for athletics, band, day care and day camp, and auxiliary activities (cafeteria, concessions for athletic events, annual, bookstore and special student activities)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
HEAD OF SCHOOL
Officer, 60.00 hrs/week
$697,075$0$35,078$732,153
ASSISTANT HOS FOR FINANCE AND OPS.
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$211,466$0$75,597$287,063
ASSISTANT HOS FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$182,736$0$56,742$239,478
HEAD COACH VARSITY FOOTBALL
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$165,160$0$57,254$222,414
ASSISTANT HOS FOR ACADEMIC & STUDENT AFFAIRS
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$160,182$0$22,433$182,615
HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL
Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week
$158,067$0$13,046$171,113
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$153,665$0$14,873$168,538
HEAD OF UPPER SCHOOL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$143,378$0$19,272$162,650

18 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Franklin Road Academy (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.3M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$42M$34M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$42M$34M89.9%$78M$732,153
FY2024 ⓘ$43M$31M91.5%$69M$617,340
FY2023 ⓘ$41M$29M91.2%$57M$577,180
FY2022 ⓘ$32M$27M90.9%$45M$447,507
FY2021 ⓘ$31M$24M92.4%$40M$480,128
FY2020 ⓘ$27M$23M91.0%$32M$402,702

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–1b22 · 22 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • 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 5403
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6223

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
BRASFIELD & GORRIE
General contractor service
$20,181,052
SAGE DINING SERVICES
Food service
$1,512,144
GOODRUM CONSTRUCTION
General contractor service
$675,284
4M BUILDING SOLUTIONS INC
Janitorial service
$616,547
ANECDOTE
Architectural design service
$317,806

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

16 private foundations reported grants to Franklin Road Academy totaling $1.1M 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 Franklin Road Academy's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Franklin Road Academy, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Franklin Road Academy's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Franklin Road Academy reported that 89.9% of its $33.8 million in expenses went to program services, 6.6% to management and general and 3.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Franklin Road Academy pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Franklin Road Academy reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $732,153, for the role of HEAD OF SCHOOL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Franklin Road Academy get its money?

Of $42.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 18.0% came from contributions and grants and 80.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Franklin Road Academy a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 62-1138075 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 202621329349305527 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511209349301951 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441319349304214 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341229349302419 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231229349301603 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111379349305991 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 62-1138075: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.