Georgia · Nonprofit
MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY INC
MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY INC (Georgia) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $554,105 to it, the largest being NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC ($129,570). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 74% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $7.6M
- Funders on record
- 23
- Grants received
- $554k
- Net assets
- $13M
What Mill Springs Academy Inc does
Mission
Mill springs academy is a value-based educational community dedicated to the academic, physical and social growth of those students who have not realized their full potential in traditional classroom settings.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Instruction & student support: mill springs academy (msa) is a fully accredited, independent school serving 165 students in grades k12 with learning differences, adhd, and asd profiles. Msa holds dual accreditation with cognia and the southern association of independent schools (sais).instruction is guided by individualized learning plans developed by a multidisciplinary team, including educators, learning specialists, speech-language pathologists, counselors, and administrators. Programming emphasizes functional academic mastery, executive functioning, literacy development, social communication, emotional regulation, and self-advocacy, ensuring students gain the academic, social, and life skills necessary to become real-world ready.msa provides a structured, nurturing environment that promotes accountability, resilience, and confidence through daily advisory programming, restorative practices, and strong family collaboration.
$5,663,634 spentof which $400,131 as grants$6,819,157 earned by the program88% of program spendingAthletic programs: mill springs academy's athletic program promotes physical wellness, teamwork, leadership, and perseverance. More than half the student body participates annually across 15 interscholastic teams for grades 512, including volleyball, soccer, basketball, wrestling, swimming, esports, bowling, flag football, and track and field.msa competes in the atlanta athletic conference and georgia independent athletic association, earning multiple conference and state-level honors. Athletics serve as a vital extension of the school's mission, supporting student confidence, engagement, and social-emotional development.
$558,666 spent$215,877 earned by the program9% of program spendingFine & performing arts: the fine and performing arts program at mill springs academy fosters creativity, self-expression, collaboration, and confidence. Students participate in visual arts, music, drama, and digital media, integrating creative exploration with academic learning and executive functioning development.arts instruction supports communication skills, emotional regulation, and critical thinking, offering students meaningful opportunities to discover strengths, build self-esteem, and engage fully in the school community. Performances, exhibitions, and project-based learning experiences provide authentic platforms for students to showcase growth and achievement.
$247,175 spent4% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,469,475.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $21M to $17M (−21%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 12% · 2022 12% · 2023 9% · 2024 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Jennifer Campbell
Chairperson
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 6 funders to 10 funders, grant income rose $62k → $118k.
9 of 23 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 74% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 23% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
74% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 34% · 2018 55% · 2019 36% · 2020 37% · 2021 27% · 2022 38% · 2023 30% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
29% of MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 48% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
74% of MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $145k that is directly attributable, 90% of it comes from Georgia funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $409k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Georgia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
73% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
90%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY INC?
- MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY INC (Georgia) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $554,105 to it, the largest being NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC ($129,570). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 74% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY INC have?
- IRS filings report 23 organizations giving $554,105 in grants to MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY INC, 11 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY INC?
- NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC is the largest funder on record, with $129,570 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Georgia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 23 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing