- Revenue 2024
- $41,292,653
- Expenses 2024
- $36,541,948
Program services were 86.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- B250
- Classification
- 2000
- Street
- 1000 MAIN ST
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
This is the mission of St. Johnsbury Academy, a diverse, comprehensive, and independent educational community grounded by our traditions, our deep optimism regarding young people, and our commitment to academic excellence: to teach good character by modeling and fostering compassion, respect, responsibility, and integrity. To foster a love for learning by challenging individuals to pursue knowledge, creativity, and intellectual self-reliance. To encourage each individual to understand his or her relationships, rights, and responsibilities within a community that is itself part of the larger world.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Founded in 1842, St. Johnsbury Academy is a comprehensive independent private high school widely recognized as an institution that fosters character, academic excellence, and civic responsibility in its students.
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St. Johnsbury Academy offers a comprehensive high school program serving students in grades 9-12 and a postgraduate year. St. Johnsbury Academy offers a rigorous, wide-ranging, standards-based curriculum designed to meet the needs and interests of a wide range of abilities, career goals, and interests. St. Johnsbury Academy served 953 students (including boarders) in the day school program which includes standard high school curriculum, special education, fine arts, technical education and athletic programs. The school day consists of a five block daily schedule with 70 minute courses. Scholarships are provided to students from around the world including throughout the United States and North America, Central America and the Caribbean, Russia and the Newly Independent States, East Asia, Europe, and South America. St. Johnsbury Academy offers a boarding program on our campus to 166 students from across the country and the world, creating a global community. The Academy has ten dormitories on the campus, six for boys and four for girls. Different in size and personality, each dorm houses faculty advisors, their families, and students. The Academy has a comprehensive resident life curriculum that complements our day school programs. Students are able to take advantage of weekend campus activities as well as travel opportunities throughout the semester. Our boarding program also includes an English as a second language program for students who require additional instruction as well as learning support programs for resident students. Expenses presented on this schedule do not reflect an inclusion of general and administrative expenses that are necessary for the school's day to day operations.
Expenses $30,794,104 · Grants $2,698,258 · Revenue $33,972,463
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St. Johnsbury Academy offers a summer advanced placement institute for secondary teachers. The course covers the AP exam including test development reading, new directions within the AP curriculum, developing successful AP assignments and collaborative teaching approaches as well as workshops for experienced AP teachers. St. Johnsbury Academy served 319 teachers during the past year. Expenses presented on this schedule do not reflect an inclusion of general and administrative expenses that are necessary for the school's day to day operations.
Expenses $732,677 · Revenue $555,031
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Cathy Judd-Stein
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Robert M Fairbanks
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Peter F Crosby
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Peter F Hammer
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Noble Allen
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bruce E Buxton
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Martha D Cavanaugh
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Timothy A Clouatre
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Craig S Douglas
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jenis Ellingwood
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Frank A Empsall
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nancy U Goodrich
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Joshua Kantrowitz
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sanghyun Lee
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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James H Murphy
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Deane E Rankin
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Thomas J Sherrer
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Kathy A Silloway
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Paul C Simpson
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Catherine Toll
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Sharon L Howell
Headmaster
- Total calculated
- $523,138
- From this org
- $442,172
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $80,966
- Hours/week
- 60
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $358,922
- Bonus
- $30,000
- Other
- $53,250
- Deferred
- $41,105
- Nontaxable benefits
- $39,861
- Filer's total
- $523,138
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Carol L Lyon
CFO/Asst Headmaster
- Total calculated
- $178,172
- From this org
- $163,459
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,713
- Hours/week
- 60
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $163,459
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,323
- Nontaxable benefits
- $6,390
- Filer's total
- $178,172
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John Lenzini
Assoc Headmaster
- Total calculated
- $173,522
- From this org
- $156,386
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,136
- Hours/week
- 60
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $156,386
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,160
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,976
- Filer's total
- $173,522
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Binaca M Hanson
Asst Headmaster
- Total calculated
- $189,845
- From this org
- $153,152
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,693
- Hours/week
- 60
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,152
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,905
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,788
- Filer's total
- $189,845
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Tammi S Cady
Asst Headmaster
- Total calculated
- $174,715
- From this org
- $159,011
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,704
- Hours/week
- 60
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $159,011
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,905
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,799
- Filer's total
- $174,715
The first 25 listed. 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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $41,292,653
- Expenses
- $36,541,948
- Contributions
- $4,823,797
- Grants paid
- $2,698,258
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2023
- Revenue
- $38,416,850
- Expenses
- $36,535,981
- Contributions
- $2,449,791
- Grants paid
- $2,983,713
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2023
- Revenue
- $38,416,850
- Expenses
- $36,535,981
- Contributions
- $2,449,791
- Grants paid
- $2,983,713
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2022
- Revenue
- $35,040,897
- Expenses
- $34,824,326
- Contributions
- $1,977,508
- Grants paid
- $3,053,327
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2024 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2023 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2022 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $34,690,272
- Expenses
- $33,395,487
- Assets (EOY)
- $70,804,558
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2021 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $36,928,944
- Expenses
- $30,560,088
- Assets (EOY)
- $76,075,100
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2020 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2020 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $33,452,686
- Expenses
- $32,868,004
- Assets (EOY)
- $67,714,799
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $33,882,124
- Expenses
- $32,832,349
- Assets (EOY)
- $67,399,294
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$1,066,592
2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$119,156
2024 EDUCATION
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2022 PRESERVATION
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2024 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
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2023 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$19,029
2023 EDUCATION
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BNY MELLON CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$10,000
2024 TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
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2022 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Taxable family
From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.
Related partnerships on its 2024 return
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New Depot Square Commercial Properties LLC
Real Estate · VT
Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return
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Kingdom Development Company Inc
C · Online education and economic development · VT · 71.79% owned · share of income $384,032 · share of assets $1,212,290 · controlled entity
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Prescott W Stearns FBO St Johnsbury Academy Trust
T · Beneficial Interest in Trust · NJ · 100% owned · share of income $43,371 · share of assets $2,530,763 · controlled entity
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Dussault Family Legacy Trust
T · Beneficial Interest in Trust · VT · 100% owned · controlled entity
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.