BEACON ACADEMY OFFERS AN INNOVATIVE AND CHALLENGING EDUCATION BASED ON MONTESSORI PRINCIPLES THAT PLACES A PRIORITY ON EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING, AND IN-DEPTH INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. BEACON STUDENTS WILL MASTER THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND HABITS OF MIND NECESSARY TO MEANINGFULLY CONTRIBUTE TO A COMPLEX AND DIVERSE WORLD WITH COMPASSION AND CONFIDENCE.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $284k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $179k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $22k
- Base
- $108k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head of School key employee | $284k | — | — | $9k | $293k $325k |
Assistant Head of School key employee | $179k | — | — | $22k | $201k $222k |
Business Manager highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $148k $164k |
Academic Dean & Math Instructor highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $132k $146k |
Director of Admissions & F highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $117k $129k |
Former Head of School former officer/director/trustee | $108k | — | — | — | $108k $120k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 12 unpaid individuals.
Up 14%
from 2022
From $258k in 2022 to $293k in 2023.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
BEACON ACADEMY A MONTESSORI HIGH SCHOOL reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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