LIBERTY CLASSICAL SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $5.1M · expenses $4.4M · assets $2.0M

Also known as
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC
EIN
87-3737445
Address
2126 SIXES RD, CANTON, GA 30114-8162
Website
LIBERTYCLASSICALSCHOOLS.ORG
NTEE code
B02
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary
Ruling date
March 2022 (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
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
MATTHEW KIRBY (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO FORM, ORGANIZE, OPERATE, AND SUPPORT K THROUGH 12 CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT DEVELOP STUDENTS IN MIND AND CHARACTER THROUGH A CLASSICAL, CONTENT-RICH CIRRICULUM THAT EMPHASIZES THE PRINCIPLES OF VIRTUOUS LIVING, TRADITIONAL LEARNING, AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY GROUNDED UPON PRINCIPLES OF OBJECTIVE TRUTH, VIRTUE, COURAGE, COURTESY, HONESTY, PERSERVERANCE, SELF-GOVERNMENT, AND SERVICE; AND, TO PROVIDE SUCH OTHER PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS PURPOSE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

6 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Matthew Kirby CEO / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2022-2024 $217,686$580,249 2
Mark Nolan CFO2023-2024 $214,551$327,161 2
Robert Kelly CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR / SECRETARY2022-2024 $181,341$298,707 2
Cari Mueller HR DIRECTOR2024 $145,105$145,105 1
Avery Mccoy DIRECTOR OF DATA/ACCOUNTABILITY2024 $138,331$138,331 1
Dudley Franklin DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT2024 $130,564$130,564 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Harrison Coleman CHAIR2022-2024 2 $0 reported 2
Bobby Jones MEMBER2023-2024 2 $0 reported 2
Merrit Huber TREASURER2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Merritt Huber (former) TREASURER2022 1 $0 reported 2

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · 6 paid, $1.0M · 20 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MATTHEW KIRBY CEO / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR38 $188,029$0$29,657 $217,6862
MARK NOLAN CFO38 $174,121$0$40,430 $214,5512
ROBERT KELLY CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR / SECRETARY38 $149,975$0$31,366 $181,3412
CARI MUELLER HR DIRECTOR38 $111,957$0$33,148 $145,1051
AVERY MCCOY DIRECTOR OF DATA/ACCOUNTABILITY38 $103,794$0$34,537 $138,3311
DUDLEY FRANKLIN DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT38 $110,447$0$20,117 $130,5641
HARRISON COLEMAN CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $02
MERRIT HUBER TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
BOBBY JONES MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $02
2023 · 6 people listed · 3 paid, $419K · 17 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MATTHEW KIRBY CEO / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR38 $161,417$0$27,398 $188,8152
ROBERT KELLY CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR / SECRETARY38 $104,693$0$12,673 $117,3662
MARK NOLAN CFO38 $97,117$0$15,493 $112,6102
HARRISON COLEMAN CHAIR2 $0$0$0 $02
MERRIT HUBER TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
BOBBY JONES MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $02
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $174K · 12 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MATTHEW KIRBY CEO / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $144,315$0$29,433 $173,7482
ROBERT KELLY SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $02
HARRISON COLEMAN CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $02
MERRITT HUBER TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 1 contractor · $125K
NameLocationServicePaid
TRUEVIEW ACCOUNTING LLCPEACHTREE CORNERS, GAACCOUNTING$124,850

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 3 grants to organizations · $1.4M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,120,110$4,386,806 $1,993,051$1,510,296 $2,375,235$2,698,451 $696,641203
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,469,343$2,120,945 $1,178,753$776,992 $158,566$2,285,730 $552,925175
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,670,536$1,261,942 $443,655$428,594 $59,500$1,603,165 $181,456127

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,990,000 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CHARTER FUND INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 2$1,940,000 2024$1,940,000
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STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS FOUNDATION OF GEORGIA INC Public charity Exact 2022-2023 2$50,000 2023$2,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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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 · $4,386,806 spent · pay $2,266,068 · grants $1,450,000 · events $96,256
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,450,000$1,450,000-- 33.1%
Other salaries and wages $1,237,020$927,765$247,404$61,851 28.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $696,641$126,445$505,779$64,417 15.9%
Payroll taxes $181,955$136,466$36,391$9,098 4.1%
Fees: accounting $179,536-$179,536- 4.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $96,256$27,925$68,331- 2.2%
Information technology $95,478$71,608$23,870- 2.2%
Occupancy $83,551$40,443$43,108- 1.9%
Pension plan contributions $75,626$56,720$15,125$3,781 1.7%
Other employee benefits $74,826$56,120$14,965$3,741 1.7%
Fees: legal $63,493-$63,493- 1.4%
Fees: other services $41,500$31,125$10,375- 0.9%
Office expenses $37,740$5,807$31,933- 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $29,538--$29,538 0.7%
Insurance $18,099$13,574$4,525- 0.4%
Travel $14,458$7,229$5,783$1,446 0.3%
Depreciation and depletion $4,600$3,450$1,150- 0.1%
Other (as described)REPAIR & MAINTENANCE $4,390$3,293$1,097- 0.1%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $2,039$1,529$510- 0.0%
Other (as described)LICENSES & PERMITS $60$45$15- 0.0%
Total$4,386,806100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $2,120,945 spent · pay $1,783,615 · grants $0 · events $26,754
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,009,249$952,712$25,799$30,738 47.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $552,925$100,454$401,816$50,655 26.1%
Fees: accounting $119,335-$119,335- 5.6%
Payroll taxes $109,164$81,873$21,833$5,458 5.1%
Other employee benefits $62,204$46,653$12,441$3,110 2.9%
Office expenses $57,474$6,994$50,480- 2.7%
Pension plan contributions $50,073$37,554$10,015$2,504 2.4%
Fees: other services $44,166$33,125$11,041- 2.1%
Information technology $37,546$28,159$9,387- 1.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $26,754$20,066$6,688- 1.3%
Advertising and promotion $18,689--$18,689 0.9%
Insurance $12,939$9,704$3,235- 0.6%
Travel $7,857$3,928$3,143$786 0.4%
Fees: legal $7,468-$7,468- 0.4%
Occupancy $3,780$250$3,530- 0.2%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $1,272$954$318- 0.1%
Other (as described)LICENSES AND PERMITS $50$38$12- 0.0%
Total$2,120,945100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,261,942 spent · pay $1,001,765 · grants $0 · events $6,873
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $738,193$542,916$121,458$73,819 58.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $181,456$45,364$90,728$45,364 14.4%
Fees: accounting $137,640-$137,640- 10.9%
Payroll taxes $57,807$42,684$9,342$5,781 4.6%
Information technology $46,407$35,844$5,922$4,641 3.7%
Fees: other services $42,500$34,750$7,750- 3.4%
Other employee benefits $17,033$11,720$3,610$1,703 1.3%
Office expenses $13,843-$13,843- 1.1%
Insurance $7,673$5,604$1,302$767 0.6%
Pension plan contributions $7,276$4,865$1,683$728 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $6,873$4,811$2,062- 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $1,791$1,075$537$179 0.1%
Travel $1,276$765$383$128 0.1%
Occupancy $1,250-$1,250- 0.1%
Fees: legal $680-$680- 0.1%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $244$244-- 0.0%
Total$1,261,942100%

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