Mission
TO INSTRUCT, EMPOWER, ENABLE AND GUIDE CHILDREN TO ACHIEVE SUPERIOR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT.
Public Charity
BEST ACADEMY INC
BEST ACADEMY INC, of MINNEAPOLIS, MN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $16.4M in revenue, $19.5M in expenses, $12.2M in total assets. 4 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $125K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 261221063
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Higher Education
NTEE: B40
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$16.4M
Total Expenses$19.5M
Total Assets$12.2M
Grant Records4
Funding Total$125K
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Best Academy Inc
How Best Academy Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$86
Programs
the work itself
$14
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $86 for programs
$86
Harvest Best Academy provided educational services to approximately 671 scholars in kindergarten through eighth grade
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Year 3 grant renewal: to support the SISTER Academy.
$18,000
Year 2: To support SISTER Academy, an all-girls education and enrichment program serving grades 5 - 8 designed to build, nurture, and strengthen academic, moral, and social development with a goal of preparing them for a successful transition into high sc
$18,000
Support SISTER Academy, an all-girls education and enrichment program serving grades 5 - 8 designed to build, nurture, and strengthen academic, moral, and social development with a goal of preparing them for a successful transition into high school, college, and ultimately a career.
$18,000
GENERAL OPERATING
$71,103
Showing up to 5 of 4 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD MEMBER
Anura Si-Asar
BOARD MEMBER
Deandra Knighten
CHIEF ADMIN
Emily Peterson
EXECUTIVE DI
Eric Mahmoud
BOARD CHAIR
Ezra Hyland
BOARD MEMBER
Fatou Diahame
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16.4M | $19.5M | $12.2M |
| 2023 | $16.7M | $15.2M | $15.2M |
| 2022 | $18.9M | $13.4M | $17.0M |
| 2021 | $14.3M | $14.3M | $11.0M |
| 2020 | $13.5M | $13.4M | $9.1M |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $13.5M to $16.4M (+21%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.