The Academy of the New Church
The mission of the academy is to study and teach the truths of the natural and spiritual worlds in the light of the old testament, the new testament, and the writings of emanuel swedenborg. This is done at the Academy of the New Church secondary schools, bryn athyn college and the Academy of the New Church theological school.
The Academy of the New Church at a glance
In short: The Academy of the New Church reported $242K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $242,064 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +872.1% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $436,836,316
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $45,587,386
- -7.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $21,857,547
- -4.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $38,714,272
- -7.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Academy of the New Church funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How The Academy of the New Church gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+0%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2021) to $242K (2025). In 2025 it reported $242K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Borough of Bryn Athyn Bryn Athyn, PA | Donations made to the borough of bryn athyn in lieu of real estate taxes. | $24,900 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $436,836,316 | $45,587,386 | $38,714,272 | $242,064 | Total only | $21,857,547 |
| 2024 | $419,115,036 | $49,266,131 | $41,899,075 | $24,900 | 1 | $22,880,890 |
| 2023 | $436,180,690 | $41,435,980 | $41,340,491 | $34,900 | 1 | $22,708,578 |
| 2022 | $435,416,350 | $52,913,341 | $39,677,062 | $34,900 | 1 | $25,242,540 |
| 2021 | $483,272,991 | $52,709,416 | $36,655,026 | $24,899 | 1 | $21,181,714 |
| 2020 | $413,557,048 | $53,821,193 | $37,343,231 | $34,700 | 1 | $23,111,576 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Academy of the New Church
Based on IRS filings
The Academy of the New Church is a public charity focused on Education, based in Bryn Athyn, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $436.8M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $242K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $21.9M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Academy of the New Church is led by Carswell Eric H., President & Bryn Athyn College on the 2025 filing; 13 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carswell Eric H.
President & Bryn Athyn College
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$197K (2025)
Sean Connelly
President of Bac
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$32K (2025)
Adams James M.
Managing Director of Ancss
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$133K (2025)
Brian D. Henderson
Director of Glencairn
Director of Glencairn Muse → Director of Glencairn, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$117K (2020) → $138K (2025)
Joseph H. Weiss II
Human Resources Director
Directory of Human Resources → Directory of Human Resourc, 2022
Directory of Human Resourc → Human Resources Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$109K (2021) → $128K (2025)
Duane D. Hyatt
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$139K (2020) → $174K (2025)
Jeremy Irwin
Principal & Ancss Boys Scho
Ancss Boys School Principa → Principal & Ancss Boys School, 2024
Principal & Ancss Boys School → Principal & Ancss Boys Scho, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$109K (2020) → $146K (2025)
Kira R. Schadegg
Principal & Ancss Girls Sch
Ancss Girls School Princip → Principal & Ancss Girls School, 2024
Principal & Ancss Girls School → Principal & Ancss Girls Sch, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$111K (2021) → $234K (2025)
Wendy E. Cooper
Assistant Treasurer & Acade
Anc Assistant Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer & Academy of the New Church, 2024
Assistant Treasurer & Academy of the New Church → Assistant Treasurer & Acade, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$110K (2022) → $133K (2025)
Philip R. Zuber
Board Member
Secretary → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$90K (2024) → $91K (2025)
Simonetti Neil
College Faculty
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$128K (2025)
Stine Erica
Faculty
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$117K (2025)
Waelchli Sarah Cooper
Secondary School Faculty
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$116K (2025)
Andrew J. Alden
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Klippenstein
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles W. Lindsay
Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shawn Buss
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan David Demaine
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Hasen
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Horigan
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Blake Hill
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Fuller
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Radcliffe
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edmond Dechazal
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Esther Yardumian-Smyth
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Schauder
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Hill
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meghan Carswell Fraser
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Owen Frazier
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Buss Jr.
Chancellor
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Cooper
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Kunkle
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (36)
- Former: Brad Heinrichs (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Brent McCurdy (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Brian G. Blair (2020–2024) — President of Bac
- Former: James M. Adams (2020–2024) — Managing Director of Ancss
- Former: Suzanne Nelson (2022–2024) — Bac
- Former: Eric H. Carswell (2023–2024) — President of Bac
- Former: Andrew Dibb (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Dain Kistner (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Heinrichs Williams (2024) — Secondary School Faculty
- Former: Sarah Cooper Waelchli (2024) — Secondary School Faculty
- Former: William T. Larrousse (2024) — Bac
- Former: Andy Dibb (2020–2023) — Bryn Athyn College Dean of
- Former: Brett Heinrichs (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Carter (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Colin S. Cole (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Isaac Smith (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: James G. Uber (2020–2023) — Guest Board Liaison
- Former: Joseph D. Seckelman (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Phil Zuber (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Rt Rev Peter Buss Jr. (2020–2023) — Chancellor
- Former: Susan L. Asplundh (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jessica Edmonds (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Brickman (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Hosanna Odhner (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Shannon Walko (2023) — Director of Cairnwood Estate
- Former: Daniel Allen (2020–2022) — CFO Bryn Athyn College
- Former: Kyle Genzlinger (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Ronald K. McQueen (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Chandra Hoffman (2021–2022) — Bryn Athyn College Manager
- Former: David B. Tolson (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: P. Lee Allen (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Tina Bartels (2020–2021) — Business Manager Anc Secondary
- Former: Wendy Closterman (2021) — Bryn Athyn College Professor of History & Greek
- Former: Brian Keith (2020) — Chancellor
- Former: Charles M. Cole (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Susan B. McGrath (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $234K, to Kira R Schadegg (Principal, Ancss Girls Sch). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Academy of the New Church
How much does The Academy of the New Church give each year?
The Academy of the New Church reported $242K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $25K across 1 grant.
How large is The Academy of the New Church?
The Academy of the New Church reported $436.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $45.6M.
What is The Academy of the New Church?
The Academy of the New Church is a public charity focused on Education, based in Bryn Athyn, PA. It holds $436.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Academy of the New Church operate?
The Academy of the New Church has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is The Academy of the New Church's EIN?
The Academy of the New Church's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-1433899. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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