Ascent Classical Academy Charter Schools
Ascent Classical Academy Charter Schools reported $35.7 million in revenue and $34.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.24 went to program services, $10.76 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 75.2% of the total. Government grants made up 18.9%. Revenue rose 532% 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 $34MFor 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 $36MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.2% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.8% | 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 | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 18.9% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 75.2% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 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 expenseAscent Classical Academy develops the moral and intellectual skills, habits, and virtues upon which independent, responsible, and joyful lives are built, in the firm belief that such lives are the basis for a free and flourishing republic. This is achieved by always working to train the minds and improve the hearts of young people through a classical, content-rich education in the liberal arts and sciences, with instruction in the principles of moral character and civic virtue in an orderly and disciplined environment
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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 13No
- 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 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 6100
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Of every $100 Ascent Classical Academy Charter Schools spent in FY2025, $89.24 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Ascent Classical Academy Charter Schools's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Ascent Classical Academy Charter Schools reported that 89.2% of its $34.3 million in expenses went to program services, 10.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does Ascent Classical Academy Charter Schools get its money?
Of $35.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 20.4% came from contributions and grants (including 18.9% from government grants) and 75.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Ascent Classical Academy Charter Schools a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 82-3791408 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 202631199349302713 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511349349312106 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400949349300620 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202223199349324177 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200159349300110 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003219349317165 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 82-3791408: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.