Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by CHESTERTON ACADEMY OF ST LOUIS.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $892,588
- Total expenses
- $740,578
- Contributions and grants received
- $304,786
- Grants paid
- $35,360
- Program service revenue
- $586,551
- Investment income
- $27
- Other revenue
- $1,224
- Total assets, end of year
- $687,516
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,780
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $680,736
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $590,155
- Management and general expenses
- $140,824
- Fundraising expenses
- $9,599
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $590,155
Program services were 79.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$117,000
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$0
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$187,786
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$11,780
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2a · Program service revenue: Tuition Revenue
total $557,921 · related or exempt $557,921 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue: Student Activities Revenue
total $22,711 · related or exempt $22,711 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2c · Program service revenue: Books and Supply Fee Revenue
total $5,919 · related or exempt $5,919 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $27 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $27
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$54,780
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$117,000
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$66,924
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$12,144 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$12,144
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$15,000
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$2,500
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $12,500 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $12,500
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$1,766
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$898
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $868 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $868
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $35,360 · program services $35,360
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $90,550 · program services $72,440 · management and general $18,110
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $309,240 · program services $247,392 · management and general $61,848
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $29,546 · program services $23,637 · management and general $5,909
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $16,509 · management and general $16,509
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $737 · fundraising $737
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11g · Fees: other
total $420 · management and general $420
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $87 · management and general $87
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13 · Office expenses
total $13,330 · management and general $11,198 · fundraising $2,132
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14 · Information technology
total $10,436 · program services $1,748 · management and general $6,311 · fundraising $2,377
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16 · Occupancy
total $107,664 · program services $96,898 · management and general $10,766
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17 · Travel
total $7,409 · management and general $7,409
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $11,827 · program services $5,850 · management and general $1,624 · fundraising $4,353
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23 · Insurance
total $6,328 · program services $5,695 · management and general $633
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24a · Other expenses: School Expenses
total $101,135 · program services $101,135 · management and general $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,106 · end of year $59,323
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $532,526 · end of year $628,193
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
end of year $6,780
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $292
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $534,340 · end of year $680,736
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Under the patronage of G.K. Chesterton and in partnership with families and the Church, the mission of Chesterton Academy of St. Louis is to foster a Culture of Life by forming a new generation of joyful leaders and saints, educated in the classical tradition and grounded in the truths of the Catholic faith.
Activities or mission (Part I)
This organization is a pro-family Catholic high school offering an integrated college preparatory classical curriculum. The purpose of Chesterton Academy is to nurture the minds and souls of our children through an integrated education. We believe that all truths are related to the central truth of the incarnation, crucifixion, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Faith and reason do not contradict one another, nor are they to be segregated from one another. Through the study of art, music, literature, language, history, math, science, philosophy, and religion, we want to prepare our children to think both rationally and creatively, to defend their faith, to contribute positively to society, and to promote a culture of life.
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Going into Chesterton Academy of St. Louis's (CASTL) second year, the school doubled in size, bringing in more tuition revenue, but also increasing the expenses by requiring more faculty and expanding the lease. CASTL was able to continue providing daily Mass for and frequent opportunities for Confession for the students. CASTL continues to have a very strong base of dedicated volunteers who help provide amazing experience experiences for the students at a reasonable cost.
Expenses $590,155 · Grants $35,360 · Revenue $586,551
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Matthew Schimpf
Headmaster
- Total calculated
- $89,275
- From this org
- $89,275
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Maria Jansen
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 30
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Danielle Morgenthaler
Board Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Frank O'Brien III
Board Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Michael Quinlan
Board Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Christina Heddell
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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John Heithaus
Board Member (May-June)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.75
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John Stirton
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 9 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202631009349300743
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