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Alpine Christian School FY2023 filing

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Alpine, TX501(c)(3)Since 2006Education EIN 11-3763276Revenue $791K in FY2023

On file with the IRSalpinechristianschool.com1901 Loop Drive, 79830-3228 · Alpine, TXTax-exempt since May 2007School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The school's mission is to raise the standard for education as well as establish an environment that would reflect the community's faith in god. In eighteen years, the School has grown from 6 students meeting in a church to 56 students meeting at our new campus on twenty acres of donated land.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$134K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 4% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 4 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $115K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$411K
63% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 63% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$791K
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$643K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$243K
By yearFY2020–FY2026
Revenue
$791K
FY2023▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$648K
FY2021$519K
FY2022$505K
FY2023$791K
FY2024$631K
FY2025$507K
FY2026$129K
Expenses
$643K
FY2023▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$569K
FY2021$563K
FY2022$573K
FY2023$643K
FY2024$612K
FY2025$528K
FY2026$75K
Net assets
$243K
FY2023▲ +155%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$160K
FY2022$95K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$248K
FY2025$228K
FY2026$282K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending May 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in May 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $626K Management & general 3% · $17K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Bobby Duncan
Executive Director
$70,846Pt VII · Sec A
Tonya Hamby
Director/Lead Teacher
$38,795Pt VII · Sec A
Rudi Wallace
Treasurer/Comptroller
$14,838Pt VII · Sec A
Debbie Skelton
Chair/Administrative Assistant
$9,615Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alicia Bryan
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Debbie Skelton’s $4K as Chairman is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Bobby Duncan———$70,846$57,000
Nancy Wallace——$42,000——
Tonya Hamby—$4,050$8,100$38,795—
Debbie Skelton$4,000$24,000$24,000$9,615—
Rudi Wallace$3,333$20,000$20,000$14,838$2,700

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides Christian education and discipleship to children and families in the Big Bend area.

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1 program · $626K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Alpine christian school uses proven classical educational techniques based on a biblical worldview to teach the foundations of logical thinking, elegant speech, and persuasive writing. 43 students attended the school during the fye 5/30/2023.

$626Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Permian Basin Area FoundationFY2022$100K
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2022$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$115K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$791K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$497K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$223K
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Money outPt IX
$643K
Ln 25
Programscol B$626K
Managementcol C$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$243K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K
Total assetsLn 16$655K
LiabilitiesLn 26$411K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$497K
Government grantsLn 1e$140K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$35K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$32K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$223K
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Total revenueLn 12$791K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$243K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$243K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$410K
Total assetsLn 16$655K
LiabilitiesLn 26$411K
Net assetsLn 32$243K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K$243K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$419K$410K
Total assetsLn 16$470K$655K
LiabilitiesLn 26$375K$411K
Net assetsLn 32$95K$243K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$134K$134K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$269K$269K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$34K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$41K
TravelLn 17$368$368
InterestLn 20$29K$29K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$37K$37K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$68K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$643K$626K$17K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $129K$75K$54K$282K 990 PDF
FY2025 $507K$528K−$20K$228K 990 PDF
FY2024 $631K$612K$19K$248K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $791K$643K$148K$243K 990 PDF
FY2022 $505K$573K−$68K$95K 990 PDF
FY2021 $519K$563K−$44K$160K 990 PDF
FY2020 $648K$569K$78K$204K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $790,967 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $232,868$497,098
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $204,971$222,698
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,800$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $57,537$71,171
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $505,176$790,967
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $399,778$437,159
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $173,429$205,958
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $573,207$643,117
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$68,031$147,850
Part VI · Governance 5 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $790,967 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$34,775
VIII-1c Fundraising events$32,300
VIII-1e Government grants$140,206
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$289,817
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$35,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$497,098
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $222,698$222,698
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $71,171$71,171
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $222,698 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $71,171$790,967
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $643,117 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $134,094$134,094
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $269,280$269,280
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,785$33,785
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,600$5,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,930$1,930
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,066$6,066
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,468$9,468
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,350$41,350
IX-17 TravelPrograms $368$368
IX-20 InterestPrograms $28,939$28,939
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,865$36,865
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,111$2,111
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,604$67,604
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,657$5,657
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $625,938 · Management $17,179 · Fundraising $0$643,117
Part X · Balance sheet $654,531 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,294$243,085
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,752$998
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $419,003$410,448
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $470,049$654,531
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,499$8,503
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $14,344$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,762$1,440
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $374,763$411,395
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $95,286$243,136
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $470,049$654,531
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $243,136 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$790,967
XI-2 Total expenses$643,117
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$147,850
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$95,286
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$243,136

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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