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US nonprofit · EIN 264196416 · Cleveland, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 264196416) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Bella Academy of Excellence

Donations deductible
Revenue
$4.1m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$4m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$2.5m
$4.3m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $1.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
5.2y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Bella Academy of Excellence's network

5 people3 organisationsi5 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Claire PowellBoard Secretary2020
6 yrs
Desarice JonesBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Hakeem ThorntonBoard President2020
6 yrs
James ScottBoard Member2023
3 yrs
William WrightBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Dan LambTreasurersince 2020

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Dan LambTreasurer0.5$0
Hakeem ThorntonBoard President1$0
William WrightVice President1$0
Desarice JonesSecretary1$0
James ScottBoard Member1$0
Claire SmithBoard Member1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Bella Academy of Excellence
EIN
264196416
Address
19114 Bella Dr, Cleveland, OH, 44119-3007
State
Ohio
Mission
Preparing students for lifetime achievement and the global future by creating an innovative and academically excellent school. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B29 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2009
IRS ruling date
1 October 2010
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsClaire Powell
≥6years on the filingsHakeem Thornton
≥6years on the filingsWilliam Wright
≥3years on the filingsDesarice Jones

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2.5m
Total liabilities
$4.3m
Net assets or fund balances
Minus $1.8m
Contributions and grants received
$4.1m
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0