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Aristoi Classical Academy

Katy, TX · EIN 76-0495959 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Aristoi Classical Academy reported $18.4 million in revenue and $17.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.31 went to program services, $14.96 to management and general costs and $0.73 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 88.8% of the total. Government grants made up 9.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $85,840 (CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER). Revenue rose 94% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18M

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 August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $18M

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)
84.3%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
15.0%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.7%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.07$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
10.8%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
9.6%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
88.8%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$85,840$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.48%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
08
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
5.413.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
7 of 7100.0%

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
$15M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $16M

Aristoi successfully provides a classical liberal arts education focusing on the classical ideas of truth, goodness, and beauty to more than 1,700 students, while continuing to meet all state and federal mandated academic standards

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
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$83,140$0$2,700$85,840
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$21,310$0$675$21,985

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Aristoi Classical Academy (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $224K (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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$18M$18M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$18M$18M84.3%$8.1M$85,840
FY2024 ⓘ$17M$16M83.8%$7.6M$80,678
FY2023 ⓘ$15M$15M70.6%$7.1M$134,700
FY2022 ⓘ$15M$14M70.4%$7.3M$128,256
FY2021 ⓘ$13M$11M66.0%$6.4M$55,817
FY2020 ⓘ$9.5M$9.1M65.1%$5.8M$99,538

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–1b7 · 7 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 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 5276
  • Volunteers Part I, line 677

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
PROVEN RESTORATION LLC
Mold remediation
$365,825
ABILITIES THERAPY AND CONSULTING
Special education professional services
$339,446
FLOORS 2 ADORE LLC
Construction
$230,056
KOKUA
Teacher substitute service
$174,933

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Aristoi Classical Academy totaling $1,031 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 Aristoi Classical 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 Aristoi Classical Academy, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Aristoi Classical Academy's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Aristoi Classical Academy reported that 84.3% of its $17.8 million in expenses went to program services, 15.0% to management and general and 0.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Aristoi Classical Academy pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Aristoi Classical Academy reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $85,840, for the role of CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Aristoi Classical Academy get its money?

Of $18.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 10.8% came from contributions and grants (including 9.6% from government grants) and 88.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Aristoi Classical Academy a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 76-0495959 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 August 31, 2025, object 202601879349300810 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202511479349301071 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202430999349301148 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202300889349301340 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202241439349300724 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202101459349301365 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 76-0495959: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.