STEEL ACADEMY FOUNDATION
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $2.3M · expenses $2.1M · assets $2.5M
- EIN
- 46-4030899
- Address
- 1570 CREIGHTON AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH 43204-0000
- Website
- steelacademyedu.org
- NTEE code
- B28
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- September 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- School
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Recognizes that each child is unique and inspires students for success through an arts-infused educational experience, focusing on the growthof the whole child.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 14 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
14 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffany Jones | Board President | 2019-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Penn Berens | Vice President | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Reesa Mathews | Board Member | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Heather Skiles | Board Member | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dan Lamb | Treasurer | 2019-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Matthew Shaffer | Board Member | 2020-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mathew Shaffer (former) | Vice President | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sandra Vandiver (former) | Treasurer | 2020-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Robert Huffman (former) | Member | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rose Butler (former) | Board Secretary | 2019-2021 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michael Buccitelli (former) | Member | 2020-2021 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Reesa Matthews (former) | President | 2019-2020 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jennifer Harrison Rogers (former) | Board Member | 2019 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Helena Larious (former) | Board Member | 2019 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffany Jones | Board President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Penn Berens | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Reesa Mathews | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Heather Skiles | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Matthew Shaffer | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dan Lamb | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffany Jones | Board President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Penn Berens | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Reesa Mathews | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Heather Skiles | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dan Lamb | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reesa Mathews | Board President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tiffany Jones | Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mathew Shaffer | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sandra Vandiver | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Heather Skiles | Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Robert Huffman | Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dan Lamb | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reesa Mathews | Board President | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rose Butler | Board Secretary | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sandra Vandiver | Board Treasurer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Matthew Shaffer | Vice President | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tiffany Jones | Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michael Buccitelli | Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dan Lamb | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reesa Matthews | President | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sandra Vandiver | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rose Butler | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tiffany Jones | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michael Buccitelli | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Matthew Shaffer | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reesa Matthews | President | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jennifer Harrison Rogers | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dan Lamb | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tiffany Jones | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rose Butler | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Helena Larious | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
2019 · 2 contractors · $1.2M
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Empowerment | Marion, OH | Operator of School | $1,037,907 |
| Blessed Trinity Church | Akron, OH | Rent | $149,758 |
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $2,250,590 | $2,084,314 | $2,495,323 | -$1,677,819 | $2,174,871 | $65,749 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $2,405,222 | $2,932,500 | $3,080,581 | -$1,844,095 | $2,387,343 | $17,879 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $2,508,493 | $2,672,988 | $2,608,653 | -$1,316,817 | $2,496,371 | $12,122 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $2,608,134 | $2,468,627 | $2,692,167 | -$1,152,322 | $2,586,234 | $10,950 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,979,217 | $1,965,300 | $59,376 | $59,376 | $1,977,517 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,775,177 | $1,766,685 | $45,458 | $45,458 | $1,772,204 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $7,000 in all, tax years 2018 to 2018. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN THEATRE WING INC | Public charity | Exact | 2018 | 1 | $7,000 | 2018 | $7,000 | show |
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| NOBLE ACADEMY | NC | B28 | $4,282,354 | $4,590,938 | DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS | $107,952 | Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x |
| ACADEMY OF SPORTS SCIENCE | CA | B28 | $1,331,561 | $1,303,861 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x |
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| SUMMIT ACADEMY OF GREATER LOUISVILLE INC | KY | B28 | $2,559,998 | $2,478,790 | HEAD OF SCHO | $49,981 | Same NTEE code B28, revenue within 2x |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $2,084,314 spent · pay $262,773 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: management | $1,425,702 | $0 | $1,425,702 | - | 68.4% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $262,773 | $262,773 | $0 | - | 12.6% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $229,436 | $229,436 | $0 | - | 11.0% | |
| Other (as described) | Materials and Supplies | $92,862 | $92,862 | $0 | - | 4.5% |
| Interest | $38,207 | $38,207 | $0 | - | 1.8% | |
| Other (as described) | Other | $35,334 | $35,334 | $0 | - | 1.7% |
| Total | $2,084,314 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $2,932,500 spent · pay $381,367 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: management | $1,996,801 | $0 | $1,996,801 | - | 68.1% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $381,367 | $381,367 | $0 | - | 13.0% | |
| Other (as described) | Materials and Supplies | $254,765 | $254,765 | $0 | - | 8.7% |
| Depreciation and depletion | $229,230 | $229,230 | $0 | - | 7.8% | |
| Interest | $44,081 | $44,081 | $0 | - | 1.5% | |
| Other (as described) | Other | $26,256 | $26,256 | $0 | - | 0.9% |
| Total | $2,932,500 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $2,672,988 spent · pay $108,909 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: management | $2,047,530 | $0 | $2,047,530 | - | 76.6% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $224,697 | $224,697 | $0 | - | 8.4% | |
| Other (as described) | Materials and Supplies | $202,531 | $202,531 | $0 | - | 7.6% |
| Pension plan contributions | $108,909 | $108,909 | $0 | - | 4.1% | |
| Interest | $68,945 | $68,945 | $0 | - | 2.6% | |
| Other (as described) | Other | $20,376 | $20,376 | $0 | - | 0.8% |
| Total | $2,672,988 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $2,468,627 spent · pay $76,177 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: management | $1,925,102 | $0 | $1,925,102 | - | 78.0% | |
| Other (as described) | Materials and Supplies | $292,188 | $292,188 | $0 | - | 11.8% |
| Depreciation and depletion | $141,846 | $141,846 | $0 | - | 5.7% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $76,177 | $76,177 | $0 | - | 3.1% | |
| Interest | $27,188 | $27,188 | $0 | - | 1.1% | |
| Other (as described) | Other | $6,126 | $6,126 | $0 | - | 0.2% |
| Total | $2,468,627 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $1,965,300 spent · pay $103,310 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: management | $1,360,953 | $1,360,953 | - | - | 69.2% | |
| Occupancy | $150,048 | $150,048 | - | - | 7.6% | |
| Other (as described) | Transportation | $138,821 | $138,821 | - | - | 7.1% |
| Pension plan contributions | $103,310 | $103,310 | - | - | 5.3% | |
| Other (as described) | Supplies and Materials | $87,436 | $87,436 | - | - | 4.4% |
| Fees: other services | $82,125 | $82,125 | - | - | 4.2% | |
| Fees: legal | $23,940 | $23,940 | - | - | 1.2% | |
| Insurance | $10,307 | $10,307 | - | - | 0.5% | |
| Other (as described) | Other Expenses | $8,360 | $8,360 | - | - | 0.4% |
| Total | $1,965,300 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990 · $1,766,685 spent · pay $116,940 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: management | $1,037,907 | $1,037,907 | - | - | 58.7% | |
| Occupancy | $221,883 | $221,883 | - | - | 12.6% | |
| Fees: other services | $171,570 | $171,570 | - | - | 9.7% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $116,940 | $116,940 | - | - | 6.6% | |
| Other (as described) | Transportation | $108,051 | $108,051 | - | - | 6.1% |
| Other (as described) | Supplies | $49,866 | $49,866 | - | - | 2.8% |
| Fees: accounting | $35,752 | $35,752 | - | - | 2.0% | |
| Fees: legal | $11,730 | $11,730 | - | - | 0.7% | |
| Insurance | $6,402 | $6,402 | - | - | 0.4% | |
| Other (as described) | Small Equipment | $5,311 | $5,311 | - | - | 0.3% |
| All other expenses | $1,273 | $1,273 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $1,766,685 | 100% |
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