Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,166,930
- Total expenses
- $2,548,546
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,296,626
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $807,971
- Investment income
- $31,455
- Other revenue
- $30,878
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,780,996
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,000,000
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $780,996
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,934,391
- Management and general expenses
- $578,977
- Fundraising expenses
- $35,178
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,934,391
Program services were 75.9% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,296,626
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$528,270
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2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND APPLICATION FEES
total $807,971 · related or exempt $807,971
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3 · Investment income
total $31,455 · excluded $31,455
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $30,878 · related or exempt $30,878
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11e · Other revenue, total
$30,878
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $150,000 · program services $114,645 · management and general $33,270 · fundraising $2,085
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $867,891 · program services $663,329 · management and general $192,498 · fundraising $12,064
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $95,999 · program services $73,372 · management and general $21,293 · fundraising $1,334
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $340,013 · program services $259,872 · management and general $75,415 · fundraising $4,726
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11b · Fees: legal
total $10,556 · management and general $10,556
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $7,062 · management and general $7,062
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11g · Fees: other
total $52,434 · program services $40,075 · management and general $11,630 · fundraising $729
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $29,951 · program services $22,892 · management and general $6,643 · fundraising $416
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13 · Office expenses
total $113,815 · program services $86,989 · management and general $25,244 · fundraising $1,582
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14 · Information technology
total $43,946 · program services $33,588 · management and general $9,747 · fundraising $611
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16 · Occupancy
total $239,576 · program services $183,108 · management and general $53,138 · fundraising $3,330
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17 · Travel
total $537 · program services $411 · management and general $119 · fundraising $7
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $424 · program services $324 · management and general $94 · fundraising $6
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20 · Interest
total $340,897 · program services $260,548 · management and general $75,611 · fundraising $4,738
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $173,770 · program services $132,813 · management and general $38,542 · fundraising $2,415
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23 · Insurance
total $20,624 · program services $15,763 · management and general $4,574 · fundraising $287
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24a · Other expenses: EXTRACURRICULAR EXPENSES
total $42,008 · program services $32,107 · management and general $9,317 · fundraising $584
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24b · Other expenses: BOARD EXPENSES
total $16,554 · program services $12,652 · management and general $3,672 · fundraising $230
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24c · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT
total $2,312 · program services $1,767 · management and general $513 · fundraising $32
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24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE
total $177 · program services $136 · management and general $39 · fundraising $2
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $591,062 · end of year $64,177
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $500,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $700,000
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$6,555,630
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$349,538
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $6,356,037 · end of year $6,206,092
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $515,513 · end of year $1,010,727
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $34,224
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $7,000,000 · end of year $7,000,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $34,224
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,162,612 · end of year $780,996
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
COLUMBUS CLASSICAL ACADEMY INCULCATES IN OUR STUDENTS, THROUGH A GENUINE AND RIGOROUS CLASSICAL EDUCATION IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, THE KNOWLEDGE AND VIRTUE UPON WHICH INDEPENDENT, RESPONSIBLE, AND JOYFUL LIVES ARE BUILT, IN THE FIRM BELIEF THAT SUCH LIVES ARE THE FOUNDATION OF A FREE AND FLOURISHING REPUBLIC.
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IN AUGUST 2023, COLUMBUS CLASSICAL ACADEMY OPENED ITS DOORS TO 61 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8, PROVIDING A RIGOROUS, LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION USING HILLSDALE COLLEGES WORLD CLASS, K-12 CURRICULUM. NEARLY 300,000 IN TUITION ASSISTANCE WAS GIVEN TO FAMILIES IN NEED, WHILE APPROXIMATELY 60% OF THE TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET WENT TOWARD RETAINING CCAS EXCEPTIONAL FACULTY AND STAFF. INSTRUCTION IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES UTILIZED THE SINGAPORE MATH CURRICULUM, EXPLICIT PHONICS, AND CLASSIC CHILDRENS LITERATURE. UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS CONDUCTED OVER 90 SCIENCE LABS, READ AND DISCUSSED GREAT LITERARY WORKS, AND LEARNED HISTORY, FROM THE ANCIENT TO THE MODERN ERA. MORE THAN 250 RECITATIONS OF CLASSIC POETRY AND GREAT SPEECHES WERE PERFORMED BY STUDENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. EVERY STUDENT RECEIVED INSTRUCTION IN THE FINE ARTS, CREATING WORKS OF THEIR OWN, AS WELL AS MIMICKING THOSE OF THE MASTERS LIKE VAN GOGH AND MATISSE. STUDENTS ALSO PUT ON CCAS INAUGURAL CHRISTMAS AND SPRING CONCERTS, SINGING AND PLAYING INSTRUMENTS LIKE THE UKELELE AND PIANO. THE SCHOOLS THEATER CLUB PERFORMED ALICE IN WONDERLAND; EVERY STUDENT COMPETED IN THE GREEK GAMES; UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS RECEIVED TRAINING IN ETIQUETTE AND THE SOCIAL GRACES AT THE WINTER WONDER LUNCHEON; AND THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY VISITED THE OHIO THEATER TO SEE A BALLET PERFORMANCE OF THE NUTCRACKER. CCAS INAUGURAL YEAR CONCLUDED WITH A CLOSING CEREMONY AT WHICH AWARDS FOR VIRTUE AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCETHE GOALS OF A COLUMBUS CLASSICAL EDUCATIONWERE GIVEN TO DESERVING STUDENTS, INCLUDING THE THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARD FOR SCHOLARSHIP, AND THE GEORGE WASHINGTON AWARD FOR INTEGRITY.
Expenses $1,934,391 · Revenue $807,971
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Daniel GibsonDANIEL GIBSON
HEAD OF SCHO
- Total calculated
- $150,000
- From this org
- $150,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 60
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Michael GrossMICHAEL GROSS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 25
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David MyhalDAVID MYHAL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Rebecca HurdREBECCA HURD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Thomas KingTHOMAS KING
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Chris LightfootCHRIS LIGHTFOOT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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David DurellDAVID DURELL
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Leland VogelLELAND VOGEL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Sarah PurdySARAH PURDY
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
- 12 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202533169349306288
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