BATTLE GROUND ACADEMY

EIN: 620125920 501(c)(3) Education

FRANKLIN, TN

Total Revenue
$31,171,136
Total Expenses
$29,732,359
Total Assets
$67,008,455
Net Assets
$57,441,395
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1902
Legal Domicile
TN
Principal Officer
ANDREW PHELPS
Phone
6157943501
Tax Period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

BATTLE GROUND ACADEMY, founded in 1902, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $31.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $29.7M left a modest 5% surplus.

Mission

BATTLE GROUND ACADEMY IS DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING EACH STUDENT TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,108,545
Program Service Revenue $27,110,424
Investment Income $1,240,684
Other Revenue $711,483
TOTAL REVENUE $31,171,136

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $2,897,053
Salaries & Benefits $16,968,475
Fundraising Expenses $1,414,235
Program Expenses $22,137,014
Other Expenses $9,866,831
TOTAL EXPENSES $29,732,359

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $31,171,136 $29,166,649 +0.1%
Expenses $29,732,359 $27,657,405 +0.1%
Net Income $1,438,777 $1,509,244 0.0%
Key Indicators
Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
22
Independent Members
22
Employees
313
Volunteers
375

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
6
$644,354
Total Directors
22
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
WILLIAM FRANK KESLER HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00
Officer
$446,831 $17,193 $464,024
JESSE UNDERWOOD ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR ADVANCEMENT 40.00
Highest
$216,642 $5,000 $221,642
M ANDREW PHELPS ASSISTANT HEAD OF FINANCE 40.00
Officer
$152,140 $28,190 $180,330
FREDDY RAY EAVES ASSISTANT HEAD OF SCHOOL OF OPERATIONS AND CO-CUR 40.00
Highest
$148,938 $12,356 $161,294
BOBBY BENTLEY HEAD FOOTBALL COACH 40.00
Highest
$144,304 $2,188 $146,492
SHANNON DISHMAN HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL 40.00
Highest
$132,818 $6,630 $139,448
ROBERTA GOERTZ DIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT 40.00
Highest
$125,558 $11,170 $136,728
COLLEEN HOKE BOARD CHAIR 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
HAMILTON BOWMAN VICE CHAIR 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
MIKE HAMMONTREE TREASURER 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
STU WARREN SECRETARY 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
CEDRIC COCO AT LARGE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SONDRA MORRIS AT LARGE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ERIC SCHULTENOVER AT LARGE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JOHN JEWELL AT LARGE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MATT LIGON IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
CAMILLE SMALL TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DAVID LOCKE TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
CHAS MORTON TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
PRESTON BROWN TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LUCIBETH MAYBERRY TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
GREG HERMAN TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ALLEN SILLS TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
STERLING SMITH TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LYN KNOPF TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ADAM BALLASH TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ELIZABETH GOODWIN TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JAMES JEWELL TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
KUNU KAUSHAL TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $31,171,136 $29,732,359 $67,008,455 $1,438,777
2024 $29,166,649 $27,657,405 $63,425,480 $1,509,244
2023 $27,020,350 $26,711,621 $63,962,615 $308,729
2022 $25,765,415 $23,530,648 $62,773,782 $2,234,767
2021 $27,819,976 $23,700,188 $64,807,815 $4,119,788
2020 $20,708,725 $20,806,187 $55,682,044 $-97,462
2019 $30,365,769 $20,708,772 $56,002,657 $9,656,997
2018 $20,355,890 $19,801,933 $46,565,789 $553,957
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