COMPASS ACADEMY INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $1.1M · expenses $895K · assets $1.1M

EIN
88-0972268
Address
PO BOX 2205, FOREST, VA 24551-6205
Website
COMPASS-ACADEMY.ORG
NTEE code
B20 Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12 (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 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
School
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Mission

HYBRID EDUCATION (IN-PERSON AND HOME SCHOOLING) FOR STUDENTS IN PRE-K THROUGH 9TH GRADE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 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
Jaime Robertson PRESIDENT2022-2025 $68,363$68,363 1
Gwyn Tatum VICE PRESIDE2024-2025 $68,363$68,363 1
Matthew Lesniak DIRECTOR2024-2025 $19,206$19,206 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 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
Karen Berkenkemper DIRECTOR2024-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Dennis Mabes DIRECTOR2024-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Tim Schauer SECRETARY2024-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
David Wheeler DIRECTOR2022-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Kari Bell (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Amanda Chambers-Vanebogart (former) TREASURER2022-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Gwyneth Tatum (former) VICE-PRESIDENT2022-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Timothy Schauer (former) SECRETARY2022-2023 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 7 people listed · 3 paid, $156K · 55 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAIME ROBERTSON PRESIDENT40 $68,363$0$0 $68,3631
GWYN TATUM VICE PRESIDE40 $68,363$0$0 $68,3631
MATTHEW LESNIAK DIRECTOR10 $19,206$0$0 $19,2061
KAREN BERKENKEMPER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS MABES DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
TIM SCHAUER SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
DAVID WHEELER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 60 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KAREN BERKENKEMPER DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
MATTHEW LESNIAK DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS MABES DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JAIME ROBERTSON PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
TIM SCHAUER SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
GWYN TATUM VICE PRESIDE10 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID WHEELER DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 52 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID WHEELER DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
KARI BELL DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
AMANDA CHAMBERS-VANEBOGART TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
JAIME ROBERTSON PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
GWYNETH TATUM VICE-PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
TIMOTHY SCHAUER SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 23 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID WHEELER DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
KARI BELL DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
AMANDA CHAMBERS-VANEBOGART TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
JAIME ROBERTSON PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
GWYNETH TATUM VICE-PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
TIMOTHY SCHAUER SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,121,458$894,612 $1,126,785$1,094,915 $1,399$1,109,585 $155,93255-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$942,447$654,735 $868,069$868,069 $59,780$910,130 -60-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$572,322$427,713 $582,410$580,357 $3,288$569,034 $95,06652-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$538,308$102,560 $437,785$435,748 $201,546$336,732 $67,62023-

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYVAB20 $972,334$898,417 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMYVAB20 $874,016$770,542 Executive Director$62,599 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
ALEXANDRIA CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMYVAB20 $1,061,563$1,016,802 HEADMASTER$110,891 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
JOHN PAUL THE GREAT MONTESSORI ACADEMY INCVAB20 $1,043,844$1,116,359 School Administrator$59,583 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
IQRA ACADEMY OF VIRGINIAVAB20 $1,203,954$1,318,160 CHAIRPERSON$0 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
CULPEPER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INCVAB20 $960,349$1,159,827 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
DIVINUM AUXILIUM ACADEMYVAB20 $926,491$791,554 President$60,000 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN CONSERVATORY OF ALEXANDRIAVAB20 $1,203,501$1,338,897 PRESIDENT$104,781 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLSVAB20 $1,354,088$1,194,982 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$283,179 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICESVAB20 $1,106,430$1,121,559 Board Vice President$65,000 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
LITTLE FLOCK CHRISTIAN SCHOOLVAB20 $976,549$881,276 Principal/Executive Director (part year)$62,582 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY INCVAB20 $1,460,955$1,133,433 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$226,893 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE FOUNDATIONVAB20 $1,474,271$1,570,431 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
BERMUDA HUNDRED CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERVAB20 $1,156,614$952,150 Director$61,290 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
NEW VISTA MONTESSORI SCHOOLVAB20 $1,137,457$1,088,411 ASSISTANT DIR.$75,644 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
DEL RAY MONTESSORI SCHOOLVAB20 $1,249,102$1,144,254 Head of School$75,355 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
TVS THE VILLAGE SCHOOLVAB20 $1,307,232$1,056,873 PRESIDENT$50,000 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
COMPASS ACADEMYOHB20 $914,097$716,307 DIRECTOR PLANNING$0 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, similar name
KINGS ACADEMY INCINB20 $1,463,076$1,537,893 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, similar mission
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SUMMIT ACADEMY INCIDB20 $1,363,854$1,324,284 PASTOR$0 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, similar name
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC $13,223,00012 5DAF sponsor2016–2024 SUMMIT ACADEMY INC; CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN CONSERVATORY OF ALEXANDRIA; ARCHES ACADEMY INC; VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE FOUNDATION and 1 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $3,353,99272 25DAF sponsor2016–2024 VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE FOUNDATION; DIVINE MERCY ACADEMY INC; PALM HARBOR ACADEMY INC; PINNACLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY and 21 more
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $2,455,24037 13DAF sponsor2012–2024 TRIMONT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY; LEGACY COMMUNITY ACADEMY INC; PALM HARBOR ACADEMY INC; THE NEST ACADEMY INC and 9 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $1,857,13029 13DAF sponsor2019–2025 CRESCENT ACADEMY; INVICTUS ACADEMY TAMPA BAY INC; ALHUDA ACADEMY INC; PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY and 9 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $1,016,34025 9DAF sponsor2014–2024 THE NEST ACADEMY INC; HOLY ANGELS ACADEMY INC; VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE FOUNDATION; SUMMIT ACADEMY INC and 5 more
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HARRISONBURG AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTY $956,37312 2DAF sponsor2014–2024 CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES; COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $876,65013 4DAF sponsor2018–2024 ACA INC; ANCHOR ACADEMY INC; PALM HARBOR ACADEMY INC; VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE FOUNDATION
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $509,96214 1DAF sponsor2012–2024 VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE FOUNDATION
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND $431,0967 2DAF sponsor2014–2020 VERITAS CLASSICAL ACADEMY; VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE FOUNDATION
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $322,2758 3DAF sponsor2020–2024 DIVINE MERCY ACADEMY INC; ANCHOR ACADEMY INC; VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE FOUNDATION
MASSEY FAMILY FOUNDATION $300,0003 1Private foundation2016–2024 VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE FOUNDATION
TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $263,3108 3DAF sponsor2014–2024 THE NEST ACADEMY INC; Treasure Coast Christian Academy Inc; LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMY OF FREDERICKSBURG INC
CATHOLIC FOUNDATION FOR THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN NORTHERN CO $247,5005 1DAF sponsor2015–2023 DIVINE MERCY ACADEMY INC
JOHN AND ETHEL KASHULON FOUNDATION $213,0005 1Private foundation2020–2025 ANCHOR ACADEMY INC
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION $181,64513 6DAF sponsor2016–2024 HOLY ANGELS ACADEMY INC; LITTLE FLOCK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL; LEGACY COMMUNITY ACADEMY INC; CHRIST LIFE ACADEMY and 2 more

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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $894,612 spent · pay $717,556 · grants $0 · events $29,368
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $669,619$669,619-- 74.9%
Payroll taxes $47,937$47,937-- 5.4%
All other expenses $36,593$19,297$17,296- 4.1%
Occupancy $30,694$30,694-- 3.4%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $20,655$20,655-- 2.3%
Information technology $16,656-$16,656- 1.9%
Office expenses $11,853$8,457$3,396- 1.3%
Other (as described)CURRICULUM $10,985$10,985-- 1.2%
Other (as described)CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT $10,212-$10,212- 1.1%
Fees: legal $9,692-$9,692- 1.1%
Other (as described)FURNITURE - DE MINIMIS $8,776-$8,776- 1.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $8,563$8,563-- 1.0%
Advertising and promotion $8,025-$8,025- 0.9%
Insurance $2,395-$2,395- 0.3%
Depreciation and depletion $1,802$1,802-- 0.2%
Travel $155$155-- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $26,348$20,805reported apart
Total$894,612100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $654,735 spent · pay $496,685 · grants $0 · events $39,664
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $457,975$457,975-- 69.9%
Occupancy $40,062$40,062-- 6.1%
Payroll taxes $38,710$38,710-- 5.9%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $22,582$22,582-- 3.4%
Other (as described)BUILDING RENOVATIONS $19,835-$19,835- 3.0%
All other expenses $16,465$6,700$9,765- 2.5%
Other (as described)TEACHING EXPENSE $11,340$11,340-- 1.7%
Office expenses $10,628-$10,628- 1.6%
Fees: legal $9,104-$9,104- 1.4%
Other (as described)SCHOOL EXPENSE $7,503$7,503-- 1.1%
Fees: other services $7,449$7,449-- 1.1%
Information technology $6,943-$6,943- 1.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,744-$3,744- 0.6%
Insurance $2,395-$2,395- 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $8,059$35,920reported apart
Total$654,735100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $427,713 spent · pay $350,398 · grants $0 · events $234
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $227,133$227,133-- 53.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $95,066$95,066-- 22.2%
Occupancy $37,315$37,315-- 8.7%
Payroll taxes $28,199$28,199-- 6.6%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $18,902$18,902-- 4.4%
Fees: accounting $7,550-$7,550- 1.8%
Office expenses $5,787-$5,787- 1.4%
Fees: other services $5,176$5,176-- 1.2%
Insurance $1,705-$1,705- 0.4%
Travel $356$356-- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $290$290-- 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $234$234-- 0.1%
Total$427,713100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $102,560 spent · pay $70,931 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $67,620$67,620-- 65.9%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $14,369$14,369-- 14.0%
Occupancy $7,303$7,303-- 7.1%
Fees: accounting $3,600-$3,600- 3.5%
Payroll taxes $3,311$3,311-- 3.2%
Insurance $2,390-$2,390- 2.3%
Fees: legal $1,889-$1,889- 1.8%
Office expenses $1,662-$1,662- 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $416$416-- 0.4%
Total$102,560100%

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State business registration

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Business registrationCompass Academy, Inc.VAState business registriesname and state

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NTEE code Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12, VA first:

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The area Census

Bedford CountyForest CDPCensus Tract 302.04

County outline, the place (blue), the tract (orange) and the ZIP center (dot).

In Census Tract 302.04, Bedford County, Virginia, place (city or town) Forest, VA, county Bedford County, VA, state Virginia; placed by its ZIP code (county and tract) and city name (place). The tract is the tract holding most of the record's ZIP code (FURP does not geocode street addresses).

  • JAIME ROBERTSON was paid $68,363, 0.8 times the median household income in Forest, VA ($81,552), where 9.6% of residents live in poverty.
  • Revenue of $1,121,458 is $84 per resident of Forest, VA (population 13,430).
  • That revenue equals 0.26% of all household income in Forest, VA (5,358 households at the median $81,552, about $436,955,616).
  • 55 employees is 4.1 per 1,000 residents of Forest, VA.
MeasureCensus tract
Census Tract 302.04, Bedford County, Virginia
Place (city or town)
Forest, VA
County
Bedford County, VA
State
Virginia
Population B010034,28513,43080,8948,705,170
Population, 2020 census P14,36511,70979,4628,631,393
Median age B0100249.739.247.239.0
Under 18 B0100118.6%20.0%19.5%21.7%
65 and over B0100121.7%20.6%23.3%16.7%
Households B110011,6075,35833,1273,365,732
Foreign born B050023.9%3.9%2.8%13.1%
Median household income B19013$92,191$81,552$78,937$93,170
Median family income B19113$100,781$91,961$92,345$115,213
Per capita income B19301$45,118$42,177$42,461$50,666
Poverty rate B170016.3%9.6%8.1%9.9%
Unemployment rate B230252.0%3.5%3.1%4.3%
Civilian labor force B230252,0936,61238,6244,468,236
Mean commute (minutes) B0801323.721.926.527.3
Bachelor's degree or higher B1500329.2%45.6%33.7%42.2%
Housing units B250011,6385,46037,4843,684,756
Owner-occupied B2500393.0%75.9%84.7%67.3%
Renters B250037.0%24.1%15.3%32.7%
Median home value B25077$411,300$319,800$297,400$383,700
Median gross rent B25064$-666,666,666$1,315$952$1,579
White, not Hispanic B0300286.7%76.2%85.0%58.4%
Black B030025.2%12.6%6.3%18.3%
Hispanic or Latino B030021.3%3.0%2.8%11.0%
Asian B030021.6%1.8%1.3%6.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native B030021.8%0.1%0.2%0.1%

Data: IPUMS NHGIS (ACS 2020-2024 and the 2020 census); each figure links to its table for that area at data.census.gov. Records are placed by ZIP code and city name, not street address. More: everything FURP has in Census Tract 302.04, Bedford County, Virginia.

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