Berea Academy Saint Louis
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Provide college preparatory tutoring and life skills training for K-12 homeschooled students.
- Income
- $154,015
- Spending
- $138,603
- Reserves
- 1.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Highest pay
- $32,285, new executive director; tutor; member, board of directors
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $120,323 spent. Our #1 expense is payments to our tutors and support staff. Tutoring sessions are held three days per week, increasing accessibility for the homeschool community. Tutoring sessions meet once or twice per week, allowing students valuable time with tutors and also teaching time management. Tutors are employed based on their unique skills to provide a high-quality program to the homeschool community. Berea Academy utilizes a traditional school year, beginning in September and ending in May, with the year divided into two semester blocks. The entire format is designed to provide the homeschool student a group learning experience to enhance their home learning environment.
- $11,006 spent. Our #2 expense is for supplies. These include non-consumables such as curriculum/books, white boards, computers, projectors, copiers, tables, and chairs, as well as consumables such as cleaning supplies, writing utensils, paper, toner, whiteboard markers, ID tags, etc.
- $7,274 spent. Our #3 expense is rent and liability insurance. Berea Academy meets in Southgate Church, a centrally located facility with convenient highway access. Berea Academy's student population comes from St. Louis County, St. Louis City, St. Charles County, Jefferson County, and Franklin County in Missouri, as well as areas of Illinois. Our central location provides the opportunity for homeschoolers from across the region to build relationships socially and academically in a safe and secure environment.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending May 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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