To daily provide children with the opportunity to experience a holy spirit anointed atmosphere where sacrifices and offerings can be made unto god, with one form being artistic expressions, and where the voice and person of god can be known in a personal and intimate manner. To train children in the christian educational principles upon which our country was founded thereby helping children to uncover and realize their personal godly heritage as christians and americans. To equip families, and especially children, in a holistic manner, spirit, soul, mind, and body, that is pleasing to jesus christ and responsive to the holy spirit. To develop the child according to the personally unique destiny for which god has created him or her. To develop a biblical worldview (the mind of christ) within each student by using the word of god as the primary resource to develop understanding supported by websters 1828 dictionary. To develop children through the formation of manners and habits, the enl

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K 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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $243K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$56K
85% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 85% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$262K
Spent
$269K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$10K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$262K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$262K
FY2021$213K
FY2022$229K
FY2023$234K
FY2024$204K
FY2025$269K
Expenses
$269K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$269K
FY2021$187K
FY2022$198K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$210K
FY2025$246K
Net assets
$10K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10K
FY2021$36K
FY2022$4K
FY2023−$9K
FY2024−$16K
FY2025$6K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Yes. Exemption reinstated (2012-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $243K Management & general 9% · $24K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Principal
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Peck’s $132K as Principal is at the 93rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Peck$132,381$94,621$99,695$53,735$37,500$36,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Nurtures children's spiritual, artistic, and educational growth through Christian principles and God's presence.

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1 program · $243K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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To daily provide children with the opportunity to experience a holy spirit anointed atmosphere where sacrifices and offerings can be made unto god, with one form being artistic expressions, and where the voice and person of god can be known in a personal and intimate manner.

$243Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$243K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$262K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$158K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104K
Other incomeLn 4–11$491
Money outPt IX
$269K
Ln 25
Programscol B$243K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$10K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104K
Government grantsLn 1e$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$158K
Other incomeLn 4–11$491
Total revenueLn 12$262K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$42K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$42K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$10K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$42K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$24K
Total assetsLn 16$45K$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$17K$10K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$148K$133K$13K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$11K$1K$179
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$370$370
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$52K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K$759
Total functional expensesLn 25$269K$243K$24K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $269K$246K$22K$6K 990 PDF
FY2024 $204K$210K−$7K−$16K 990 PDF
FY2023 $234K$229K$5K−$9K 990 PDF
FY2022 $229K$198K$31K$4K 990 PDF
FY2021 $213K$187K$26K$36K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $262K$269K−$7K$10K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $261,911 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $77,550$103,553
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $156,831$157,867
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,478$491
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $237,859$261,911
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $140,851$162,224
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $85,344$106,738
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $226,195$268,962
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,664−$7,051
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $261,911 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$69,503
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$34,050
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$103,553
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $157,867$157,867
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$491
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $157,867$261,911
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $268,962 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $133,054 · Management $13,039 · Fundraising $2,074$148,167
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,290$1,290
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,465 · Management $1,123 · Fundraising $179$12,767
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,144$1,144
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,848$7,848
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,785$2,785
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,076$2,076
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,412$2,412
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,250$3,250
IX-20 InterestManagement $370$370
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,731$17,731
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,003$3,003
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,664 · Management $7,180$58,844
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,516 · Management $759$7,275
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $243,094 · Management $23,615 · Fundraising $2,253$268,962
Part X · Balance sheet $65,603 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,412$41,518
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,631$24,085
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $45,057$65,603
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,301$5,428
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $25,061$50,531
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,362$55,959
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,695$9,644
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,695$9,644
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $45,057$65,603
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,644 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$261,911
XI-2 Total expenses$268,962
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,051
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,695
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,644

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