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ANCHOR ACADEMY INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.2M · expenses $1.1M · assets $560K

Also known as
REGINA PACIS ACADEMY
EIN
20-3300692
Address
PO BOX 774, NORWALK, CT 06852-0774
Website
WWW.REGINAPACISACADEMY.COM
NTEE code
B20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2007
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Mission

REGINA PACIS ACADEMY IS AN INDEPENDENT CATHOLIC CLASSICAL SCHOOL LOCATED IN NORWALK,CONNECTICUT SERVING STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8.OUR MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND TO NURTURE AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST AS MODELED BY THE APOSTLES, BY PROVIDING A ROMAN CATHOLIC CLASSICAL EDUCATION TAUGHT BY TEACHERS LOYAL TO THE MAGISTERIUM. WE OFFER AN ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS CURRICULUM FROM THE CLASSICAL TRADITION AT A REASONABLE COST FOR ALL WHO ATTEND.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 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
Ann Marie Briones CHAIRMAN2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Steven Tafuro VICE - CHAIRMAN2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Gregory Bishop TREASURER2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Rev Michael Novojosky SECRETARY2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jared Woodard TRUSTEE2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Mary Giordano (former) Trustee2020-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Francis Schanne (former) Trustee2021 2 $0 reported 1
Frances Schanne (former) Chairman2020 10 $0 reported 1
Theresa Sullivan (former) secretary2020 5 $0 reported 1
Jill Chessman (former) Trustee2020 2 $0 reported 1
Rev Michael Novajosky (former) Trustee2020 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · none paid · 19 employees · 55 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANN MARIE BRIONES CHAIRMAN5 $0$0$0 $01
STEVEN TAFURO VICE - CHAIRMAN5 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY BISHOP TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
REV MICHAEL NOVOJOSKY SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
JARED WOODARD TRUSTEE2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 19 employees · 55 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANN MARIE BRIONES CHAIRMAN5 $0$0$0 $01
STEVEN TAFURO VICE - CHAIRMAN5 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY BISHOP TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
REV MICHAEL NOVOJOSKY SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
JARED WOODARD TRUSTEE2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid · 27 employees · 55 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANN MARIE BRIONES CHAIRMAN5 $0$0$0 $01
STEVEN TAFURO VICE - CHAIRMAN5 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY BISHOP TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
REV MICHAEL NOVOJOSKY SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
JARED WOODARD TRUSTEE2 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid · 26 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ann Marie Briones Chairman10 $0$0$0 $01
Steven Tafuro Vice - Chairman10 $0$0$0 $01
Gregory Bishop Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
Rev Michael Novojosky Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Francis Schanne Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Giordano Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Jared Woodard Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid · 21 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Frances Schanne Chairman10 $0$0$0 $01
Steven Tafuro Vice - Chairman10 $0$0$0 $01
Gregory Bishop Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
Theresa Sullivan secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Jill Chessman Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Giordano Trustee2 $0$0$0 $01
Rev Michael Novajosky Trustee2 $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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,192,845$1,120,725 $560,059$448,770 $175,145$821,043 $01955
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,117,320$1,100,016 $455,763$376,650 $136,632$750,669 $01955
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,059,581$969,965 $437,045$359,346 $369,899$633,935 $02755
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$676,568$644,739 $347,417$259,760 $287,252$392,613 $0267
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$655,344$549,059 $291,100$227,931 $325,867$333,424 $0215

Funders of this organization

17 grantors reported grants to this organization, $723,235 in all, tax years 2012 to 2025. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2024 6$278,650 2024$35,750
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JOHN AND ETHEL KASHULON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ANCHOR ACADEMY INC” 2020-2021, 2023-2025 5$213,000 2025$50,000
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FOUNDATIONS IN EDUCATION INC Public charity Exact 2022 1$91,950 2022$91,950
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$54,275 2024$13,000
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DALIO FAMILY FUND INC Public charity Exact 2023 1$17,500 2023$17,500
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2021, 2024 2$14,500 2024$9,000
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITABLE FUND INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$10,000 2019$10,000
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TISBEST PHILANTHROPY DAF sponsor Exact 2017 1$10,000 2017$10,000
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ANCHOR ACADEMY INC” 2022-2023 3$7,000 2023$6,000
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LOUIS J CASALE JR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ANCHOR ACADEMY INC” 2020-2021, 2023-2024 4$5,200 2024$2,000
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HUMANITAS INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ANCHOR ACADEMY INC” 2024 1$5,000 2024$5,000
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CHARITY BRIDGE FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016 1$5,000 2016$5,000
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THE RICHARD AND BARBARA WHITCOMB FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2012 1$5,000 2012$5,000
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AMERICAN EXPRESS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ANCHOR ACADEMY INC” 2022 1$3,000 2022$3,000
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WILLIAM H DONNER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ANCHOR ACADEMY INC” 2024 1$2,500 2024$2,500
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PFIZER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ANCHOR ACADEMY INC” 2024 1$350 2024$350
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ANCHOR ACADEMY INC” 2020-2023 4$310 2023$119
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Who funds organizations like this

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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 · $1,120,725 spent · pay $831,255 · grants $0 · events $81,404
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $751,609$751,609-- 67.1%
Occupancy $130,948$130,948-- 11.7%
Payroll taxes $63,646$63,646-- 5.7%
Depreciation and depletion $41,887-$41,887- 3.7%
Office expenses $30,195$30,195-- 2.7%
Advertising and promotion $28,214$28,214-- 2.5%
Other (as described) EventSCHOOL EVENTS & LITURGY $16,393$16,393-- 1.5%
Other employee benefits $16,000$16,000-- 1.4%
Other (as described)CLASSROOM TEXTBOOKS $14,795$14,795-- 1.3%
Insurance $11,288$11,288-- 1.0%
Information technology $8,185$8,185-- 0.7%
Fees: other services $4,647$4,647-- 0.4%
Other (as described)CLASSROOM SUPPLIES $1,618$1,618-- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $1,300$1,300-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $244,128$65,011reported apart
Total$1,120,725100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $1,100,016 spent · pay $782,583 · grants $0 · events $68,343
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $703,499$703,499-- 64.0%
Occupancy $128,279$128,279-- 11.7%
Payroll taxes $60,031$60,031-- 5.5%
Depreciation and depletion $46,398-$46,398- 4.2%
Advertising and promotion $38,457$38,457-- 3.5%
Office expenses $31,284$31,284-- 2.8%
Other (as described)CLASSROOM TEXTBOOKS $24,611$24,611-- 2.2%
Other employee benefits $19,053$19,053-- 1.7%
Other (as described) EventSCHOOL EVENTS & LITURGY $17,926$17,926-- 1.6%
Insurance $12,417$12,417-- 1.1%
Information technology $10,681$10,681-- 1.0%
Fees: other services $4,732$4,732-- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $1,350$1,350-- 0.1%
Other (as described)CLASSROOM SUPPLIES $1,298$1,298-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $265,159$50,417reported apart
Total$1,100,016100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $969,965 spent · pay $707,013 · grants $0 · events $54,663
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $652,408$652,408-- 67.3%
Occupancy $112,989$112,989-- 11.6%
Other (as described)CLASSROOM TEXTBOOKS $69,465$69,465-- 7.2%
Payroll taxes $54,605$54,605-- 5.6%
Advertising and promotion $44,650$44,650-- 4.6%
Depreciation and depletion $10,578-$10,578- 1.1%
Office expenses $9,119$9,119-- 0.9%
Insurance $8,899$8,899-- 0.9%
Information technology $5,270$5,270-- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $1,200$1,200-- 0.1%
Other (as described)CLASSROOM SUPPLIES $782$782-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $104,505$54,663reported apart
Total$969,965100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $644,739 spent · pay $456,266 · grants $0 · events $44,266
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $419,251$381,251$22,000$16,000 65.0%
Occupancy $96,971$96,971-- 15.0%
Payroll taxes $37,015$33,460$2,145$1,410 5.7%
Other (as described)CLASSROOM TEXTBOOKS $33,042$33,042$0$0 5.1%
Advertising and promotion $27,298$27,298-- 4.2%
Office expenses $7,948$7,948-- 1.2%
Insurance $7,688$7,688-- 1.2%
Depreciation and depletion $6,001$6,001-- 0.9%
Information technology $4,708$4,708-- 0.7%
Other (as described)CLASSROOM SUPPLIES $2,817$2,817$0$0 0.4%
Fees: accounting $2,000-$2,000- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $40,969$44,266reported apart
Total$644,739100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $549,059 spent · pay $396,686 · grants $0 · events $28,219
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $365,747$330,047$20,400$15,300 66.6%
Occupancy $83,318$83,318$0$0 15.2%
Payroll taxes $30,939$28,261$1,530$1,148 5.6%
Other (as described)Classroom Supplies $28,258$28,258$0$0 5.1%
Office expenses $18,130$0$18,130- 3.3%
Insurance $7,068$7,068$0$0 1.3%
Depreciation and depletion $6,879$6,879$0$0 1.3%
Advertising and promotion $5,880$5,880$0$0 1.1%
Fees: accounting $2,000$0$2,000$0 0.4%
Other (as described)Misc $840$840$0$0 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $24,272$28,219reported apart
Total$549,059100%

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