Gerstell Academy Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$13m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$10.7m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$35.4m
$9.4m liabilities
Net assets
$26.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
5.4y av
Staff
122
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Dr Frederick G Smith
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Gerstell Academy Inc's network
11 people9 organisationsi11 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (9) 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
11 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Frederick G Smith Chair | Chairman | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Ashok Krishnaswamy | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Benjamin Lyons | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr Jason Hammond | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr Richard Nessif | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr Suchi Krishnaswamy | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr Venice Paterakis | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Janine Wilson | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Karen Philippou | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Robert E Smith | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| William Paterakis | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Abbott | Upper School Head | since 2022 |
| John A Polasko | President | since 2021 |
| Mary R Louque | Employee | since 2021 |
| Reji S Samuel | It Director | since 2021 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John A Polasko | President | 40 | $368k | ||
| Reji S Samuel | It Director | 40 | $140k | ||
| Mary R Louque | Employee | 40 | $120k | ||
| Brian Abbott | Upper School Head | 40 | $114k | ||
| Ben Thompson | Lower School Head | 40 | $104k | ||
| Dr Frederick G Smith | Chairman | 20 | $0 | ||
| Dr Venice Paterakis | Secretary | 0 | $0 | ||
| William Paterakis | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | ||
| Robert E Smith | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Karen Philippou | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Suchi Krishnaswamy | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Dr Ashok Krishnaswamy | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Dr Jason Hammond | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Benjamin Lyons | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Dr Richard Nessif | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Janine Wilson | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Megan Carroll | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Alexander Smith | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Connor Eline | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Dr Jack Vaeth | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Melo Vaeth | Trustee | 0 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Gerstell Academy Inc
- EIN
- 311620693
- Address
- 10706 Beaver Dam Rd, Cockeysville, MD, 21030-2207
- State
- Maryland
- Mission
- Gerstell academy is a diverse educational community dedicated to providing a nurturing and mentoring environment where each student's potential to become a leader, to learn, to grow morally, to be physically fit, and to compete is maximized. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B24 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1996
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2000
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsDr Frederick G Smith
≥5years on the filingsAshok Krishnaswamy
≥5years on the filingsBenjamin Lyons
≥5years on the filingsDr Jason Hammond
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
- $35.4m
- Total liabilities
- $9.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $26.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $3.5m
- Program service revenue
- $7.6m
- Employees
- 122