Chandler Preparatory Academy

Tax-deductible

Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)Since 2004EducationEIN 20-2075176

A chandler preparatory academy education prepares students to be more than just proficient test takers, but rather, to become great-hearted leaders capable of success throughout their higher education and professional careers. With a curriculum built upon a classical liberal arts tradition and a revolutionary approach to school itself, great hearts cultivates the hearts and minds of students in the pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 260 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $345K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $48K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.4M
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$8.8M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$8.3M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$5.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.8M
FY2025▲ +3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.1M
FY2021$7.5M
FY2022$7.5M
FY2023$8.5M
FY2024$8.6M
FY2025$8.8M
Expenses
$8.3M
FY2025▲ +0.9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$8.1M
FY2024$8.3M
FY2025$8.3M
Net assets
$5.1M
FY2025▲ +13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$5.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2006.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $7.3M Management & general 12% · $1.0M Fundraising 0% · $40K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates students in classical liberal arts, fostering great-hearted leaders for success in higher education and careers.

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1 program service account for $7.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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A chandler preparatory academy education prepares students to be more than just proficient test takers, but rather, to become great-hearted leaders capable of success throughout their higher education and professional careers.

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$48K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$972K
Other incomeLn 4–11$275K
Money outPt IX
$8.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.3M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$972K
Government grantsLn 1e$649K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$96K
Other incomeLn 4–11$275K
Total revenueLn 12$8.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$2.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Other assetsLn 15$5.8M
Total assetsLn 16$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32$5.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6260
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M$4.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$11.2M$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.7M$6.4M
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M$5.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$151K$133K$18K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.9M$3.4M$451K$27K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$50K$44K$5K$371
Other employee benefitsLn 9$505K$446K$55K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$345K$305K$37K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$712K$579K$130K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$11K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$191K$164K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$13K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$41K$41K
OccupancyLn 16$1.0M$909K$139K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$169K$147K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$19K$4K$110
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$997K$919K$78K$490
All other expensesLn 24e$198K$161K$36K$952
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.3M$7.3M$1.0M$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $8.8M$8.3M$463K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.6M$8.3M$310K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.5M$8.1M$429K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.5M$7.2M$235K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.5M$7.0M$497K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.1M$7.0M$133K$2.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,796,897 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$648,859
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$323,122
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$971,981
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,454,678$7,454,678
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $95,544$95,544
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $35,543$35,543
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $239,151$239,151
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,693,829 · Excluded from tax $131,087$8,796,897
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,333,994 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $132,671 · Management $17,647 · Fundraising $1,047$151,365
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,393,655 · Management $451,391 · Fundraising $26,780$3,871,826
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $43,976 · Management $5,377 · Fundraising $371$49,724
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $446,341 · Management $54,579 · Fundraising $3,765$504,685
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $305,338 · Management $37,337 · Fundraising $2,576$345,251
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $578,727 · Management $130,022 · Fundraising $3,431$712,180
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,309 · Management $1,891$13,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $163,853 · Management $27,407$191,260
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,152 · Management $5,756$18,908
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $41,208$41,208
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $909,064 · Management $138,659$1,047,723
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $146,730 · Management $22,380$169,110
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,584 · Management $4,175 · Fundraising $110$22,869
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $918,901 · Management $77,640 · Fundraising $490$997,031
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $160,616 · Management $36,086 · Fundraising $952$197,654
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,284,125 · Management $1,010,347 · Fundraising $39,522$8,333,994
Part X · Balance sheet $11,561,980 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,224,389$1,625,216
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,446,267$2,738,885
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $421,479$305,185
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $45,675$75,371
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,057,775$1,022,291
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,990,031$5,795,032
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,185,616$11,561,980
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $494,985$482,457
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,173,635$5,960,718
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,668,620$6,443,175
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,516,996$5,118,805
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,516,996$5,118,805
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,185,616$11,561,980
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,118,805 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,796,897
XI-2 Total expenses$8,333,994
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$462,903
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,516,996
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$138,906
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,118,805

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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