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US nonprofit · EIN 463044025 · Pace, FLiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 463044025) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. 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

Lead Academy Classical School

Donations deductible
Revenue
$3.9m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$3.6m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$7.5m
$4.2m liabilities
Net assets
$3.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
5.6 years on average
Staff
88
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Henry F Lay
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Lead Academy Classical School's network

9 people1 organisationi9 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

9 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Henry F LAY ChairChairman2019
7 yrs
Beth SummerlinDirector2024
2 yrs
Jared WhipkeyDirector2024
2 yrs
Kace BrowningSecretary/Tr2019
7 yrs
Kara LAY-ClarkDirector2024
2 yrs
Klint LAYDirector2020
6 yrs
Linda AmoreDirector2019
7 yrs
Robert FreemanDirector2019
7 yrs
Steve TownleyDirector2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Brandon VincentTop Financiasince 2024
David KingTop Financiasince 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
Linda AmoreDirector$0
Kace BrowningSecretary/Tr$0
Robert FreemanDirector$0
Henry F LayChairman$0
Klint LayDirector$0
Kara Lay-ClarkDirector$0
Beth SummerlinDirector$0
Steve TownleyDirector$0
Jared WhipkeyDirector$0
Brandon VincentTop Financia$0

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

About

Legal name
Lead Academy Classical School
EIN
463044025
Address
7121 Chumuckla Hwy, Pace, FL, 32571-9420
State
Florida
Mission
The lead academy classical school is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, and scientific purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the irc. The specific purpose for which this corporation is to serve as a private christian classical school using a classical curriculum model for the purpose of instructing and educating students in grades k-12. (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
7 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2013
Principal officer
Henry F Lay (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 2013
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsHenry F LAY
≥7years on the filingsKace Browning
≥7years on the filingsLinda Amore
≥7years on the filingsRobert Freeman

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
$7.5m
Total liabilities
$4.2m
Net assets or fund balances
$3.3m
Contributions and grants received
$126k
Program service revenue
$3.8m
Employees
88

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$3.9m$3.6m$256k
2023$4m$4.1mDeficit $17k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.