Pacific Heritage Schools

Tax-deductible

Salt Lake Cty, UT501(c)(3)EducationEIN 26-4533648

At pacific heritage academy we use the power of education, the endurance of language and culture, and the virtue of relationships and community to help young people on voyages of discovery. Through thoughtful inquiry, challenging curricula, rigorous requirements, and compassionate service students learn who they are and what they can become. We create learning experiences and students find their roots... And their wings.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 21 volunteers and 75 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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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$135K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7.3M
101% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 101% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$4.2M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$4.3M
To programs
89%
Net assets
−$53K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.2M
FY2025▲ +4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.2M
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2025+0.3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.3M
Net assets
−$53K
FY2025▼ -215%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$145K
FY2021$176K
FY2022$313K
FY2023$298K
FY2024$46K
FY2025−$53K

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 Oct 2011.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $3.8M Management & general 11% · $469K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $135K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
School Director
$135,431Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sheena Alaiasa’s $135K as School Director is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sheena Alaiasa$135,431$129,448$128,916$138,362$105,213

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

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

Empowers young people through education, language, culture, and community to discover their potential.

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1 program service account for $3.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Our approach to curriculum makes content and skill standards come alive for students by connecting learning to real-world issues and needs. Academically rigorous learning expeditions, case studies, projects, fieldwork, and service learning inspire students to think and work as professionals do, contributing high-quality work to authentic…

$3.8Mprogram expense

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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 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$48K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Money outPt IX
$4.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$469K
Owns and owesPt X
−$53K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$599K
Total assetsLn 16$7.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$48K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$4.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$599K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$599K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.5M
Other assetsLn 15$50K
Total assetsLn 16$7.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.3M
Net assetsLn 32−$53K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 575
VolunteersI 621
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$525K$599K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.8M$5.5M
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M$7.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.6M$7.3M
Net assetsLn 32$46K−$53K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$181K$162K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$2.0M$318K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$34K$27K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$290K$256K$34K
Payroll taxesLn 10$178K$155K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$156K$156K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$68K$68K
TravelLn 17$11K$9K$2K
InterestLn 20$378K$378K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$263K$263K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$388K$348K$40K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.3M$3.8M$469K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.2M$4.3M−$99K−$53K 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.0M$4.3M−$251K$46K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.1M$4.1M−$16K$298K 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.3M$3.7M$527K$313K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.4M$3.4M$31K$176K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.6M$3.6M$77K$145K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,208,429 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,080,624
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$59,780
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,140,404
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,995$17,995
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $47,860$47,860
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,170$2,170
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,995 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $50,030$4,208,429
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,307,428 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $161,733 · Management $19,746$181,479
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,978,847 · Management $318,310$2,297,157
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $26,731 · Management $7,651$34,382
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $255,648 · Management $34,223$289,871
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $154,803 · Management $23,422$178,225
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,706$23,706
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $156,234$156,234
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,749$2,749
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,786$17,786
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $67,933$67,933
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,402 · Management $1,517$10,919
IX-20 InterestPrograms $377,974$377,974
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $262,949$262,949
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,130$16,130
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $348,258 · Management $40,079$388,337
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,597$1,597
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,838,774 · Management $468,654 · Fundraising $0$4,307,428
Part X · Balance sheet $7,276,335 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $525,203$598,955
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $337,970$110,178
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,057
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,762,763$5,483,032
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,006,190$1,031,271
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$49,842
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,632,126$7,276,335
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $417,169$324,159
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $7,100,000$6,950,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $55,056$55,056
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,586,007$7,329,215
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$1,296,958−$1,448,507
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,343,077$1,395,627
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $46,119−$52,880
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,632,126$7,276,335
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$52,880 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,208,429
XI-2 Total expenses$4,307,428
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$98,999
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$46,119
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$52,880

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