St John Chrysostom Academy
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
MISSION ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM ACADEMY UNITES CLASSICAL EDUCATION AND ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FORMATION. STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THE RELIABLE DISCIPLINES OF FORMAL EDUCATION AND THE NURTURING ENVIRONMENT OF FAITH. YOUNG MINDS ARE DIRECTED TOWARD THE GOOD, THE TRUE, AND THE BEAUTIFUL, AND YOUNG HEARTS TOWARD THE GOSPEL AND HOLY TRADITION TO EDUCATE AND FORM OUR STUDENTS AS COMPLETE PERSONS. VISION ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM ACADEMY PROVIDES CLASSICAL, CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SO THAT STUDENTS WILL GROW IN VIRTUE, WISDOM, AND JOY. CHRYSOSTOM ACADEMY IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE FORMATIONAL EDUCATION IN HARMONY WITH THE EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH. GUIDED BY A COMMITMENT TO THE TIMELESS TRADITIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, MIND, AND WORLDVIEW, CHRYSOSTOM ACADEMY EDUCATES STUDENTS FOR THE CHURCH, THE LEHIGH VALLEY, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE WORLD.
- Income
- $1.4 million
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- -1.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 78%
- Employees
- 20
- Highest pay
- $162,486, headmaster
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 42 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 144% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 98% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 (1)
- $1.0 million spent. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 2025, THE ACADEMY WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING: 1.ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025 - THE ACADEMY OPENED THE ACADEMIC YEAR TO STUDENTS ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2024, WITH 89 STUDENTS. 11TH GRADE WAS ALSO ADDED TO HIGH SCHOOL. 2.FACILITY - ALL CLASSROOMS AND LABS WERE READY TO SERVE STUDENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. ALL NEW FURNITURE, CHALK BOARDS, AND TEXTBOOKS WERE PURCHASED AND READY FOR STUDENTS IN SEPTEMBER 2024. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SUMMER EXPANSION, NEW CURRICULUM MATERIALS WERE PURCHASED FOR STUDENTS. 3.CURRICULUM - ALL STUDENT RESOURCES WERE PURCHASED AND READY FOR THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL. 4.FACULTY/STAFF - A TOTAL OF 17 STAFF/FACULTY BEGAN THE SCHOOL YEAR. THERE WAS A RETENTION RATE OF THIS YEAR OF NEARLY 100%. 5.STUDENTS - IN ADDITION TO THE 89 STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR, 2 MORE STUDENTS WERE ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM MID-YEAR. 6.CULTURE - A LOT OF THOUGHT AND TIME WAS SPENT DEVELOPING BOTH FACULTY/STAFF CULTURE AND STUDENT CULTURE. THE THEATER PROGRAM WAS ENHANCED WITH BOTH SHAKESPEAREAN AND MODERN PERFORMANCES. 7.FACULTY/PARENT COUNCIL - A PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION, FACULTY/PARENT COUNCIL CONTINUED WITH 11 PARENTS. 8.ACCREDITATION - THE ACADEMY CONTINUED THE PROCESS OF WORKING TOWARD FULL ACCREDITATION FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL. 9.MARKETING - DEFINITION OF THE ACADEMY BRAND, IN BOTH ONLINE AND PHYSICAL FORMS (MAILINGS, PRINT MEDIA, AND SCHOOL SPIRIT WEAR, WERE EXPANDED DURING THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. REGULAR AND CONSISTENT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS WERE TARGETED AT DEMOGRAPHICS OF FAMILIES ESSENTIAL TO THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL. 10.FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR - WAS HIRED IN THE MIDDLE OF FY 2023/2024. HIS ROLE WAS ENHANCED AND BROADENED TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SERVICE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 2025, THE ACADEMY WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING: 1.ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025 - THE ACADEMY OPENED THE ACADEMIC YEAR TO STUDENTS ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2024, WITH 89 STUDENTS. 11TH GRADE WAS ALSO ADDED TO HIGH SCHOOL. 2.FACILITY - ALL CLASSROOMS AND LABS WERE READY TO SERVE STUDENTS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. ALL NEW FURNITURE, CHALK BOARDS, AND TEXTBOOKS WERE PURCHASED AND READY FOR STUDENTS IN SEPTEMBER 2024. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SUMMER EXPANSION, NEW CURRICULUM MATERIALS WERE PURCHASED FOR STUDENTS. 3.CURRICULUM - ALL STUDENT RESOURCES WERE PURCHASED AND READY FOR THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL. 4.FACULTY/STAFF - A TOTAL OF 17 STAFF/FACULTY BEGAN THE SCHOOL YEAR. THERE WAS A RETENTION RATE OF THIS YEAR OF NEARLY 100%. 5.STUDENTS - IN ADDITION TO THE 89 STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR, 2 MORE STUDENTS WERE ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM MID-YEAR. 6.CULTURE - A LOT OF THOUGHT AND TIME WAS SPENT DEVELOPING BOTH FACULTY/STAFF CULTURE AND STUDENT CULTURE. THE THEATER PROGRAM WAS ENHANCED WITH BOTH SHAKESPEAREAN AND MODERN PERFORMANCES. 7.FACULTY/PARENT COUNCIL - A PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION, FACULTY/PARENT COUNCIL CONTINUED WITH 11 PARENTS. 8.ACCREDITATION - THE ACADEMY CONTINUED THE PROCESS OF WORKING TOWARD FULL ACCREDITATION FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL. 9.MARKETING - DEFINITION OF THE ACADEMY BRAND, IN BOTH ONLINE AND PHYSICAL FORMS (MAILINGS, PRINT MEDIA, AND SCHOOL SPIRIT WEAR, WERE EXPANDED DURING THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. REGULAR AND CONSISTENT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS WERE TARGETED AT DEMOGRAPHICS OF FAMILIES ESSENTIAL TO THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL. 10.FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR - WAS HIRED IN THE MIDDLE OF FY 2023/2024. HIS ROLE WAS ENHANCED AND BROADENED TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SERVICE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2020.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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