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BELLA ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $4.1M · expenses $4.0M · assets $2.5M

EIN
26-4196416
Address
19114 BELLA DR, CLEVELAND, OH 44119-3007
Website
imaginebellaacademy.org
NTEE code
B29
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2010
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

Preparing students for lifetime achievement and the global future by creating an innovative and academically excellent school.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 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
Hakeem Thornton Board President2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
William Wright Vice President2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Claire Smith Board Member2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
James Scott Board Member2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Desarice Jones Secretary2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dan Lamb Treasurer2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Claire Powell (former) Board Secretary2019-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Holly Sciko Toro (former) Board Member2021 0 $0 reported 1
Spencer Shaw (former) Board Member2021 0 $0 reported 1
Tracy Taylor (former) Board Member2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Stuart Taylor (former) Board Member2019-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Lena Davie (former) Board Member2019 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dan Lamb Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Hakeem Thornton Board President1 $0$0$0 $01
William Wright Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Desarice Jones Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
James Scott Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Claire Smith Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Hakeem Thornton Board President0 $0$0$0 $01
William Wright Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Claire Smith Board Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
James Scott Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Desarice Jones Baord Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Dan Lamb Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Hakeem Thornton Board President0 $0$0$0 $01
William Wright Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Claire Powell Board Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
James Scott Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Desarice Jones Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Dan Lamb Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Hakeem Thornton Board President0 $0$0$0 $01
William Wright Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Claire Powell Board Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Holly Sciko Toro Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Spencer Shaw Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Dan Lamb Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Hakeem Thornton President0 $0$0$0 $01
William Wright Vice-President0 $0$0$0 $01
Dan Lamb Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Claire Powell Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Tracy Taylor Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Stuart Taylor Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 22 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Hakeem Thornton President0 $0$0$0 $01
William Wright Vice-President0 $0$0$0 $01
Claire Powell Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Tracy Taylor Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Stuart Taylor Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Lena Davie Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Dan Lamb Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2019 · 2 contractors · $2.6M
NameLocationServicePaid
Imagine SchoolsArlington, VAOperator of School$1,967,198
Schoolhouse FinanceArlington, VARent$589,336

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 ↗
$4,102,011$3,979,236 $2,522,553-$1,771,625 $4,070,284$0 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,175,239$4,061,841 $937,651-$1,894,400 $4,159,426$0 $00-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,854,655$3,794,648 $1,449,586-$2,007,798 $3,854,655$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,085,531$3,872,423 $1,945,965-$2,067,805 $4,068,599$0 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,048,887$2,954,020 $167,497$167,497 $3,048,887$0 $000
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,117,050$3,049,254 $72,630$72,630 $3,117,050$0 $0022

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $5,582 in all, tax years 2018 to 2022. 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
SHOES AND CLOTHES FOR KIDS INC Public charity Exact 2018 1$5,507 2018$5,507
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BELLA ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE” 2020-2022 3$75 2022$24
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Similar organizations

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
YOUNGSTOWN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCEOHB29 $3,568,636$3,086,045 Board Member$1,500 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
EAST PREPARATORY ACADEMYOHB29 $3,547,290$3,431,807 Board Member$4,500 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
HORIZON SCIENCE ACADEMY-DAYTONOHB29 $3,086,548$3,885,127 SCHOOL PRINC$88,000 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
HORIZON SCIENCE ACADEMY DAYTON DOWNTOWN INCOHB29 $2,865,017$3,736,320 PRINCIPAL$82,500 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
HORIZON SCIENCE ACADEMY-CINCINNATIOHB29 $3,194,229$3,869,570 SCHOOL PRINC$82,000 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCESOHB29 $2,953,207$3,095,458 Board Member$1,375 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
STEPSTONE ACADEMYOHB29 $3,744,139$2,975,568 Board President$0 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
NOBLE ACADEMY-COLUMBUS INCOHB29 $4,417,308$5,490,085 PRINCIPAL$83,500 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
HOPE ACADEMY NORTHWEST CAMPUSOHB29 $5,103,561$5,086,878 Board Member$875 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
IMAGINE COLUMBUS PRIMARY ACADEMYOHB29 $4,222,018$4,250,388 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
ORCHARD PARK ACADEMYOHB29 $5,457,214$5,631,438 Board President$1,000 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
RICHLAND SCHOOL AT RICHLAND ACADEMYOHB29 $4,464,003$4,820,206 Superintendent$94,170 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
HORIZON SCIENCE ACADEMY-DENISONOHB29 $5,350,233$4,275,079 School Principal$82,000 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
PATHFINDER CAREER ACADEMY OF OHIOOHB29 $4,108,439$4,110,293 Board Chair$1,125 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
GLOBAL VILLAGE ACADEMY INCOHB29 $3,718,694$2,544,867 OPERATIONS MANAGER$99,290 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
EASTLAND PREPARATORY ACADEMYOHB29 $3,328,642$3,305,630 TREASURER$27,739 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
ACHIEVEPOINT CAREER ACADEMY - CINCINNATIOHB29 $3,174,764$3,233,724 Board Member$750 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
HORIZON SCIENCE ACADEMY-CLEVELAND MIDDLE SCHOOLOHB29 $4,793,134$4,404,723 School Principal$97,000 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
HORIZON SCIENCE ACADEMY-SPRINGFIELDOHB29 $5,752,378$6,250,145 School Principal$99,500 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
SOUTH SIDE ACADEMY INCOHB29 $3,454,582$3,162,012 PRESIDENT$875 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
MIDDLEBURY ACADEMYOHB29 $3,572,809$3,570,002 Board President$2,385 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
WILDWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL ACADEMYOHB29 $5,310,382$5,506,074 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
MENLO PARK ACADEMYOHB29 $4,339,845$11,154,190 Board Member$0 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
COMMUNITY STEAM ACADEMY - XENIAOHB29 $3,402,182$3,333,751 Founder & CAO$0 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state
PERFORMANCE ACADEMY EASTLANDOHB29 $4,521,208$4,521,208 Chair$0 Same NTEE code B29, revenue within 2x, same state

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).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
CHARTER FUND INC DAF sponsor$1,055,0005 22023–2024 BRILLANTE ACADEMY; REGENERATION SCHOOLS OHIO
COLUMBUS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$492,5005 32017–2024 GRAHAM EXPEDITIONARY MIDDLE SCHOOL; NOBLE ACADEMY-COLUMBUS INC; HORIZON SCIENCE ACADEMY-CINCINNATI
THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$468,4103 12014–2016 STEPSTONE ACADEMY
CALIFORNIA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION TRUST Private foundation$348,5002 12022–2022 OLD TOWN ACADEMY
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$319,8457 22019–2024 ST STEPHENS ACADEMY; EAST LINK ACADEMY
THE LOZICK FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$265,0005 12020–2024 STEPSTONE ACADEMY
MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$211,82910 12013–2024 SALT LAKE ARTS ACADEMY
DAVID M GENDRON FOUNDATION Private foundation$150,3847 12017–2025 ACADIA ACADEMY
THE CATHERINE L & EDWARD A LOZICK Private foundation$150,0003 12020–2022 STEPSTONE ACADEMY
CATALYST FOUNDATION Private foundation$117,8008 12014–2025 SALT LAKE ARTS ACADEMY
GEORGE GUND FOUNDATION Private foundation$100,0001 12017–2017 STEPSTONE ACADEMY
MARCH FOUNDATION 11131998 Private foundation$91,6905 12016–2020 100 ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE INC
RICHLAND COUNTY FOUNDATION OF MANSFIELD DAF sponsor$83,7446 12014–2024 RICHLAND SCHOOL AT RICHLAND ACADEMY
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor$75,0002 12022–2024 BRILLANTE ACADEMY
SAMUEL H AND MARIA MILLER FOUNDATION Private foundation$70,0001 12022–2022 STEPSTONE ACADEMY

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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 · $3,979,236 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $3,155,202$0$3,155,202- 79.3%
Depreciation and depletion $472,811$472,811-- 11.9%
Interest $146,637$146,637$0- 3.7%
Other (as described)Sponsorship Fees $53,747$53,747$0- 1.4%
Occupancy $47,999$47,999$0- 1.2%
Other (as described)Other $46,027$46,027$0- 1.2%
Fees: other services $31,034$31,034$0- 0.8%
Fees: legal $25,779$25,779$0- 0.6%
Total$3,979,236100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $4,061,841 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $3,382,115$0$3,382,115- 83.3%
Depreciation and depletion $485,425$485,425$0- 12.0%
Other (as described)Sponsorship Fees $62,659$62,659$0- 1.5%
Fees: other services $40,669$40,669$0- 1.0%
Occupancy $30,558$30,558$0- 0.8%
Fees: legal $24,444$24,444$0- 0.6%
Other (as described)Other Expenses $19,375$19,375$0- 0.5%
Interest $16,596$16,596$0- 0.4%
Total$4,061,841100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $3,794,648 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $3,075,709$0$3,075,709- 81.1%
Depreciation and depletion $485,424$485,424$0- 12.8%
Other (as described)Sponsorship Fees $51,160$51,160$0- 1.3%
Interest $51,104$51,104$0- 1.3%
Fees: other services $40,874$40,874$0- 1.1%
Occupancy $35,522$35,522$0- 0.9%
Other (as described)Other Expenses $33,567$33,567$0- 0.9%
Fees: legal $21,288$21,288$0- 0.6%
Total$3,794,648100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $3,872,423 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $3,147,473-$3,147,473- 81.3%
Depreciation and depletion $485,424$485,424-- 12.5%
Interest $82,977$82,977-- 2.1%
Other (as described)Sponsorship Fees $51,655$51,655-- 1.3%
Occupancy $34,523$34,523-- 0.9%
Fees: other services $34,084$34,084-- 0.9%
Fees: legal $26,887$26,887-- 0.7%
Other (as described)Other $9,400$9,400-- 0.2%
Total$3,872,423100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $2,954,020 spent · pay $155,532 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $2,124,892$2,124,892-- 71.9%
Occupancy $556,004$556,004-- 18.8%
Pension plan contributions $155,532$155,532-- 5.3%
Other (as described)Sponsorship Fees $56,916$56,916-- 1.9%
Fees: accounting $40,490$40,490-- 1.4%
Fees: legal $18,992$18,992-- 0.6%
Fees: other services $939$939-- 0.0%
Other (as described)Other $255$255-- 0.0%
Total$2,954,020100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $3,049,254 spent · pay $154,410 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $2,199,085$2,199,085-- 72.1%
Occupancy $567,583$567,583-- 18.6%
Pension plan contributions $154,410$154,410-- 5.1%
Other (as described)Sponsor Fee $60,310$60,310-- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $39,530$39,530-- 1.3%
Fees: legal $25,224$25,224-- 0.8%
Fees: other services $3,112$3,112-- 0.1%
Total$3,049,254100%

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