Nonprofit · EIN 58-0831002
STRATFORD ACADEMY INC
Tax-exempt · MACON, GA 31220
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $15,147,523 | $17,233,628 | -$2,086,105 | $31,519,968 | $5,458,550 | $26,061,418 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $15,356,409 | $15,670,278 | -$313,869 | $32,094,047 | $4,446,131 | $27,647,916 |
| May 31, 2023 | 990 | $13,805,547 | $13,740,293 | $65,254 | $32,124,045 | $4,992,211 | $27,131,834 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,118,352
- Program service revenue
- $13,659,810
- Investment income
- $369,361
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $37,299
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $470,775
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,992,275
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,075,926
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $1,468,333
- Program services (functional)
- $12,208,994
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,987,711
- Fundraising (functional)
- $36,923
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $32,094,047
- Total assets, end of year
- $31,519,968
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,458,550
- Net assets, end of year
- $26,061,418
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $20,486,931
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,165,074
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $21,918,961
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,142,457
- Gross receipts
- $18,749,221
- Employees
- 258
- Volunteers
- 500
- Year formed
- 1960
- State of legal domicile
- GA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR RACHEL ADAMS | HEAD OF SCHO Officer | 40 | $291,338 | $28,631 |
| JANET REFIOR | HEAD OF FINA Officer | 40 | $179,437 | $15,630 |
| PATRICK SNEAD | HEAD OF MIDD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,162 | $27,044 |
| MOLLYE TREADWAY | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,448 | $28,058 |
| PATSY HAYSLIP | DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,502 | $15,822 |
| GRIFF ETHERIDGE | UPPER SCHOOL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,750 | $15,593 |
| BARRY VEAL | DIR. OF ATHL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,986 | $5,987 |
| MR DAVID W BETHUNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MALCOLM S BURGESS JR | TRUSTEE EMER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT SANDERS BURGESS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA EVANS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY S HATCHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELSA L HUTCHINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTY CANTRELL JOHNSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WADE A KOVACS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| J THOMAS MCAFEE III | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JASON IVEY REAVES | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MRS BOWEN REICHERT SHOEMAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WINBURN E STEWART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TRAVIS GRIFFITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSIAH 'JEF' FLOURNOY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATE PEAVY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WESLEY RAULS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOONE SMITH IV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR RACHEL ADAMS | HEAD OF SCHO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $261,121 | $23,958 |
| MOLLYE TREADWAY | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,452 | $22,612 |
| WILLIAM WARD BAXLEY III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR DAVID W BETHUNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MALCOLM S BURGESS JR | TRUSTEE EMER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT SANDERS BURGESS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES MALCOLM COLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA EVANS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY S HATCHER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELSA L HUTCHINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTY CANTRELL JOHNSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WADE A KOVACS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES T MCAFEE III | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON IVEY REAVES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOWEN REICHERT SHOEMAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WINBURN E STEWART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS PHILLIPS SWIFT JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS GRIFFITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN LONDON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSIAH 'JEF' FLOURNOY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAYE PEAVY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WESLEY RAULS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOONE SMITH IV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR C LOGAN BOWLDS | HEAD OF SCHO Key employee | 40 | $241,118 | $17,891 |
| DR RACHEL ADAMS | HEAD OF SCHO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,193 | $5,570 |
| MOLLYE TREADWAY | CFO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,208 | $8,192 |
| WILLIAM WARD BAXLEY III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR DAVID W BETHUNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MALCOLM S BURGESS JR | TRUSTEE EMER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT SANDERS BURGESS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE M BUTLER JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES MALCOLM COLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES H DAWS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA EVANS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY S HATCHER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELSA L HUTCHINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTY CANTRELL JOHNSTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WADE A KOVACS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES T MCAFEE III | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON IVEY REAVES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOWEN REICHERT SHOEMAKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WINBURN E STEWART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS PHILLIPS SWIFT JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEWART C VERNON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS GRIFFITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN LONDON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSIAH 'JEF' FLOURNOY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6010 PEAKE RD, MACON, GA 31220-3938
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR RACHEL ADAMS
- Signed the 990
- DR RACHEL ADAMS, HEAD OF SCHOOL
- Phone
- (478) 477-8073
- Return prepared by
- LAMB & BRASWELL LLC
Mission
STRATFORD ACADEMY IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-SECTARIAN, COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS IN PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWELVE. GUIDED BY THE MOTTO, "FREEDOM FOR EXCELLENCE", STRATFORD PROVIDES A SUPERIOR EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND TALENTS AND DEVELOPS RESPONSIBLE, ETHICAL, LIFE-LONG LEARNERS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILIES, STUDENTS, AND FACULTY, STRATFORD - PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR INDIVIDUAL ABILITIES AND SKILLS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A RIGOROUS CURRICULUM. - BUILDS CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY BY OFFERING STUDENTS A VARIETY OF ETHICAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES THROUGH THE CURRICULUM AND SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. - ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN A WIDE RANGE OF ACADEMIC, ATHLETIC, FINE ARTS, AND SERVICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES. - INSPIRES LEADERSHIP AND PREPARES STUDENTS FOR RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP AND CITIZENSHIP.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A SUPERIOR EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND TALENTS AND DEVELOPS RESPONSIBLE, ETHICAL, LIFE-LONG LEARNERS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILIES, STUDENTS, AND FACULTY, STRATFORD - PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR INDIVIDUAL ABILITIES AND SKILLS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A RIGOROUS CURRICULUM. - BUILDS CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY BY OFFERING STUDENTS A VARIETY OF ETHICAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES THROUGH THE CURRICULUM AND SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. - ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN A WIDE RANGE OF ACADEMIC, ATHLETIC, FINE ARTS, AND SERVICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES. - INSPIRES LEADERSHIP AND PREPARES STUDENTS FOR RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP AND CITIZENSHIP.Expenses $12,208,994 · revenue $13,659,810
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 58-0831002
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1963
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B24Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $31,519,968
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,749,221
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2024 | $15,356,409 | $15,670,278 | $32,094,047 | IRS |
| 990 | May 2023 | $13,805,547 | $13,740,293 | $32,124,045 | IRS |
| 990 | May 2022 | $15,089,989 | $13,056,298 | $32,525,377 | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about STRATFORD ACADEMY INC
- What is the EIN of STRATFORD ACADEMY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of STRATFORD ACADEMY INC is 58-0831002.
- Is STRATFORD ACADEMY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1963.
- Are donations to STRATFORD ACADEMY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does STRATFORD ACADEMY INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of STRATFORD ACADEMY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did STRATFORD ACADEMY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of STRATFORD ACADEMY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names DR RACHEL ADAMS.
- Who are the officers and directors of STRATFORD ACADEMY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $291,338 (DR RACHEL ADAMS, HEAD OF SCHO).
- How much revenue does STRATFORD ACADEMY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $15,147,523, expenses of $17,233,628 and total assets of $31,519,968 at year end.
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