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 ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Kirby | CEO / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2022-2024 | $217,686 | $580,249 | 2 |
| Mark Nolan | CFO | 2023-2024 | $214,551 | $327,161 | 2 |
| Robert Kelly | CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR / SECRETARY | 2022-2024 | $181,341 | $298,707 | 2 |
| Cari Mueller | HR DIRECTOR | 2024 | $145,105 | $145,105 | 1 |
| Avery Mccoy | DIRECTOR OF DATA/ACCOUNTABILITY | 2024 | $138,331 | $138,331 | 1 |
| Dudley Franklin | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT | 2024 | $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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Coleman | CHAIR | 2022-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Bobby Jones | MEMBER | 2023-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Merrit Huber | TREASURER | 2023-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Merritt Huber (former) | TREASURER | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
People by year
2024 · 9 people listed · 6 paid, $1.0M · 20 employees · 3 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW KIRBY | CEO / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 38 | $188,029 | $0 | $29,657 | $217,686 | 2 |
| MARK NOLAN | CFO | 38 | $174,121 | $0 | $40,430 | $214,551 | 2 |
| ROBERT KELLY | CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR / SECRETARY | 38 | $149,975 | $0 | $31,366 | $181,341 | 2 |
| CARI MUELLER | HR DIRECTOR | 38 | $111,957 | $0 | $33,148 | $145,105 | 1 |
| AVERY MCCOY | DIRECTOR OF DATA/ACCOUNTABILITY | 38 | $103,794 | $0 | $34,537 | $138,331 | 1 |
| DUDLEY FRANKLIN | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT | 38 | $110,447 | $0 | $20,117 | $130,564 | 1 |
| HARRISON COLEMAN | CHAIR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MERRIT HUBER | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BOBBY JONES | MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2023 · 6 people listed · 3 paid, $419K · 17 employees · 5 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW KIRBY | CEO / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 38 | $161,417 | $0 | $27,398 | $188,815 | 2 |
| ROBERT KELLY | CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR / SECRETARY | 38 | $104,693 | $0 | $12,673 | $117,366 | 2 |
| MARK NOLAN | CFO | 38 | $97,117 | $0 | $15,493 | $112,610 | 2 |
| HARRISON COLEMAN | CHAIR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MERRIT HUBER | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BOBBY JONES | MEMBER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $174K · 12 employees · 7 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW KIRBY | CEO / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $144,315 | $0 | $29,433 | $173,748 | 2 |
| ROBERT KELLY | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| HARRISON COLEMAN | CHAIR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| MERRITT HUBER | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
2024 · 1 contractor · $125K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRUEVIEW ACCOUNTING LLC | PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA | ACCOUNTING | $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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $5,120,110 | $4,386,806 | $1,993,051 | $1,510,296 | $2,375,235 | $2,698,451 | $696,641 | 20 | 3 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $2,469,343 | $2,120,945 | $1,178,753 | $776,992 | $158,566 | $2,285,730 | $552,925 | 17 | 5 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,670,536 | $1,261,942 | $443,655 | $428,594 | $59,500 | $1,603,165 | $181,456 | 12 | 7 |
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.
- LIBERTY CLASSICAL SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC Atlanta, GA · 5 people in common (Bobby Jones, Harrison Coleman, Mark Nolan) · related organization (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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARTER FUND INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 2 | $1,940,000 | 2024 | $1,940,000 | show |
| STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS FOUNDATION OF GEORGIA INC | Public charity | Exact | 2022-2023 | 2 | $50,000 | 2023 | $2,000 | show |
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| NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT INC | NH | B02 | $8,700,180 | $8,000,121 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $402,203 | Same NTEE code B02, 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 · $4,386,806 spent · pay $2,266,068 · grants $1,450,000 · events $96,256
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $4,386,806 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $2,120,945 spent · pay $1,783,615 · grants $0 · events $26,754
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $2,120,945 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $1,261,942 spent · pay $1,001,765 · grants $0 · events $6,873
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $1,261,942 | 100% |
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