Nonprofit · EIN 56-1432644
FLETCHER ACADEMY INC
Also known as LELIA PATTERSON CENTER
Tax-exempt · FLETCHER, NC 28732
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $12,604,034 | $11,956,386 | $647,648 | $20,810,748 | $17,039,737 | $3,771,011 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $10,497,051 | $10,905,485 | -$408,434 | $19,433,168 | $16,495,222 | $2,937,946 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $9,697,230 | $10,610,509 | -$913,279 | $19,644,092 | $16,530,176 | $3,113,916 |
| June 30, 2022 | 990 | $8,672,935 | $9,501,224 | -$828,289 | $20,769,955 | $16,926,017 | $3,843,938 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,254,554
- Program service revenue
- $10,058,794
- Investment income
- $21,886
- Net rental income
- $214,265
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,200
- Net income from fundraising events
- $36,634
- Other revenue
- $268,800
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $540,264
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $354,111
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,136,155
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,971,829
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $45,500
- Occupancy
- $1,525,768
- Travel
- $2,753
- Depreciation
- $1,171,985
- Program services (functional)
- $9,155,576
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,308,044
- Fundraising (functional)
- $492,766
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $19,433,168
- Total assets, end of year
- $20,810,748
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $17,039,737
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,771,011
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,405,890
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,089,285
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$412,951
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,183,962
- Gross receipts
- $12,604,034
- Employees
- 413
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS CAREY | CEO/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $118,141 | $29,823 |
| PHILIP D WILHELM | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER/FA PRINCIPAL Officer | 40 | $88,403 | $37,871 |
| STEPHEN LEARNED | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/TREASURER Officer | 40 | $76,044 | $33,989 |
| ARTHUR L GIBBS | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER/CORP. SEC. Officer | 40 | $71,524 | $24,321 |
| JONATHAN KENDRICK | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLY ANCHETA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE PENDLETON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STAURT YOON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL MOORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE TULLOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MILTON CONLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRK BURGIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISTAN HAMILTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY NOVAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ZINKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONATHAN FRITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF HARPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT NUNNALEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS CAREY | CEO/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $95,420 | $43,492 |
| PHILIP D WILHELM | CAO/PRINCIPAL Officer | 40 | $86,769 | $43,454 |
| STEPHEN LEARNED | CFO/TREASURER Officer | 40 | $72,498 | $39,933 |
| ARTHUR L GIBBS | DEVELOPMENT/ADVANCEMENT Officer | 40 | $67,287 | $27,583 |
| JONATHAN KENDRICK | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON LOWE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE PENDLETON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STAURT YOON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL MOORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE TULLOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MILTON CONLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLY ANCHETA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISTAN HAMILTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY NOVAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ZINKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRK BURGIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WRIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS CAREY | CEO/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $104,402 | $42,296 |
| PHILIP D WILHELM | CAO/PRINCIPAL Officer | 40 | $79,313 | $41,649 |
| STEPHEN LEARNED | CFO/TREASURER Officer | 40 | $68,028 | $38,788 |
| ARTHUR L GIBBS | DEVELOPMENT/ADVANCEMENT Officer | 1 | $60,064 | $20,486 |
| JONATHAN KENDRICK | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON LOWE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE PENDLETON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY HADLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STAURT YOON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IVAN BLAKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL MOORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE TULLOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MILTON CONLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLY ANCHETA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISTAN HAMILTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY NOVAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ZINKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2022: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS CAREY | CEO/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $109,705 | $37,739 |
| PHILIP D WILHELM | CAO/PRINCIPAL Officer | 40 | $77,354 | $37,011 |
| STEPHEN LEARNED | CFO/TREASURER Officer | 40 | $68,913 | $34,327 |
| ARTHUR L GIBBS | CORPORATE SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $56,901 | $19,707 |
| DALE TWOMLEY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON LOWE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE PENDLETON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK COSTERISAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STAURT YOON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IVAN BLAKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL MOORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE TULLOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MILTON CONLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN KENDRICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY NOVAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ZINKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 5440, FLETCHER, NC 28732-5440
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEPHEN LEARNED, 185 FLETCHER ACADEMY DRIVE, FLETCHER, NC 28732
- Signed the 990
- STEPHEN LEARNED, CFO
- Phone
- (828) 209-6711
- Website
- HTTPS://FLETCHERACADEMY.ORG/
- Return prepared by
- DEAN DORTON ALLEN FORD PLLC
Mission
FLETCHER ACADEMY, AN INDEPENDENT COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDED IN 1910, EXISTS TO PROVIDE A DISTINCTLY SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST EDUCATION WHERE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT IS BOLSTERED WITH ACADEMIC RIGOR, WORK SKILLS, AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THAT CHALLENGES OUR STUDENTS.
Program accomplishments
- FLETCHER ACADEMY AN INDEPENDENT COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH PROVIDES A DISTINCTLY SEVENTHDAY ADVENTIST EDUCATION WHERE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT IS BOLSTERED WITH ACADEMIC RIGOR, WORK SKILLS, AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. FLETCHER ACADEMY IS A HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED IN HENDERSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND IS OPEN TO STUDENTS WORLDWIDE. IT IS FUNDED PRIMARILY BY TUITION AND CONTRIBUTIONS. CAPTAIN GILMER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IS AN ELEMENTARY PROGRAM PROVIDING YOUNG PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE AN EXCELLENT EDUCATION IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIROMENT. IT SERVICES STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THE EIGHTH GRADE.Expenses $5,352,476 · grants $540,264 · revenue $4,734,310
- FLETCHER PARK INN THE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY KNOWN AS FLETCHER PARK INN, ALSO LOCATED IN HENDERSON COUNTY, IS OPEN TO INDIVIDUALS WHO DESIRE RETIREMENT LIVING IN A LIFESTYLE THAT IS OFFERED ON THE FLETCHER ACADEMY CAMPUS. FLETCHER PARK INN ALSO PROVIDES AN EDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITY IN THE SERVICE FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE INN SEEKS TO PROVIDE COMFORTABLE SURROUNDINGS AT A REASONABLE COST FOR RESIDENTS TO ENJOY LIFE OF COMPANIONSHIP AND SERVICE.Expenses $2,355,296 · revenue $3,552,749
- LELIA PATTERSON CENTER THE ACTIVITY CENTER KNOWN AS LELIA PATTERSON CENTER IN OPEN TO INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PURSUE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE THROUGH EXERCISE, HEALTH EDUCATION, RECREATION, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN A CHRISTIAN ATMOSPHERE.Expenses $784,873 · revenue $729,664
- RENTAL & OTHER OPERATIONSExpenses $662,931 · revenue $1,059,972
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Not required (religious organization). Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 56-1432644
- 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
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Not required (religious organization)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $20,810,748
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,604,034
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $12,604,034 | $11,956,386 | $20,810,748 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $10,497,051 | $10,905,485 | $19,433,168 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $9,697,230 | $10,610,509 | $19,644,092 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $8,672,935 | $9,501,224 | $20,769,955 | XML |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 56-1432644).
Questions about FLETCHER ACADEMY INC
- What is the EIN of FLETCHER ACADEMY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FLETCHER ACADEMY INC is 56-1432644.
- Is FLETCHER ACADEMY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to FLETCHER ACADEMY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FLETCHER ACADEMY INC file?
- Form Not required (religious organization).
- When is the next return of FLETCHER ACADEMY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FLETCHER ACADEMY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FLETCHER ACADEMY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names STEPHEN LEARNED.
- Who are the officers and directors of FLETCHER ACADEMY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $118,141 (CHRIS CAREY, CEO/PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does FLETCHER ACADEMY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,604,034, expenses of $11,956,386 and total assets of $20,810,748 at year end.
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