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Scy High Tech INC

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San Diego, CA501(c)(3)Education EIN 20-1253618Revenue $841K in FY2024Latest return filed Nov 14, 2025

On file with the IRSscyhigh.org3410 Mount Acadia Blvd, 92111-4505 · San Diego, CATax-exempt since Apr 2006School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Provide religious and secular education to High school students

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 23 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $95K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $88K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$841K
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$952K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$523K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$841K
FY2024▼ -35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$769K
FY2021$880K
FY2022$764K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$841K
Expenses
$952K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$778K
FY2021$686K
FY2022$756K
FY2023$904K
FY2024$952K
Net assets
$523K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$244K
FY2023$635K
FY2024$523K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2006.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $788K Management & general 17% · $164K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Gavin Horn
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eric Leiter
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Aron
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Zachary Dimenstein
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eva Eiseman
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Allison Ferry
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alysa Kaplan
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

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1 program · $788K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Providing religious and secular education to high school students

$788Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Jewish Community Foundation of San DiegoFY2024$81K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$88K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$841K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$435K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$375K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Money outPt IX
$952K
Ln 25
Programscol B$788K
Managementcol C$164K
Owns and owesPt X
$523K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$315K
Total assetsLn 16$529K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$435K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$181K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$375K
Investment incomeLn 3$84
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Total revenueLn 12$841K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$315K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$315K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$85K
Total assetsLn 16$529K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$523K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$400K$315K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$86K$85K
Total assetsLn 16$639K$529K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$635K$523K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$605K$514K$91K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$58K$49K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$34K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$904$904
Office expensesLn 13$48K$3K$45K
OccupancyLn 16$99K$99K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$8K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$71K
Total functional expensesLn 25$952K$788K$164K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $841K$952K−$111K$523K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 4, 2024 $1.3M$904K$391K$635K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 22, 2023 $764K$756K$7K$244K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $880K$686K$195K$236K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 24, 2022 $769K$778K−$9K$42K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $840,570 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $921,485$434,745
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $344,307$374,986
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$84
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $29,175$30,755
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,294,967$840,570
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 $695,849$701,779
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $208,216$249,929
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $904,065$951,708
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $390,902−$111,138
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $840,570 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $245 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$180,540
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$254,205
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$434,745
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $374,741$374,741
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $84$84
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $31,731$31,731
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$14,300−$14,300
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $13,324$13,324
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $388,310 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,515$840,570
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $951,708 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $514,067 · Management $90,718$604,785
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $48,925 · Management $8,634$57,559
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,520 · Management $5,915$39,435
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,538$10,538
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $904$904
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,836 · Management $45,418$48,254
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $99,383$99,383
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,372$2,372
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,692$7,692
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,720 · Management $1,876$9,596
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,190$71,190
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $787,705 · Management $164,003 · Fundraising $0$951,708
Part X · Balance sheet $528,946 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $399,779$314,712
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $153,837$129,580
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $85,646$84,654
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $639,262$528,946
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $4,652$5,474
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,652$5,474
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $634,610$523,472
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $639,262$528,946
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $523,472 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$840,570
XI-2 Total expenses$951,708
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$111,138
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$634,610
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$523,472

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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