The mission of the French American School of Arizona is to provide children, from an early age, the opportunity to learn a new language and culture. We seek to enable children to develop their knowledge by offering a wide range of rich experiences to explore the world around them.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 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
$99K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
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
Liabilities
$396K
124% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 124% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$670K
Spent
$694K
To programs
90%
Net assets
−$76K
By yearFY2021–FY2023
Revenue
$670K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$670K
FY2022$896K
FY2023$1.1M
Expenses
$694K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$694K
FY2022$975K
FY2023$1.0M
Net assets
−$76K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$76K
FY2022−$154K
FY2023−$35K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2023. IRS ruling in Sep 2010.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $624K Management & general 10% · $70K

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; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Executive Director
$68,873Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Business Manager
$30,217Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patrice Arnout’s $86K as President/Executive Director is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Patrice Arnout$85,500$68,873
Amy Shaw—$30,217

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Teaches children French language and culture through immersive experiences.

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1 program · $624K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The French American School was created with the goal of bringing children the best of the standards of education of both the United States and the French academic programs.

$624Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$670K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$572K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$98K
Other incomeLn 4–11$333
Money outPt IX
$694K
Ln 25
Programscol B$624K
Managementcol C$70K
Owns and owesPt X
−$76K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$260K
Total assetsLn 16$321K
LiabilitiesLn 26$396K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$572K
Government grantsLn 1e$454K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$98K
Other incomeLn 4–11$333
Total revenueLn 12$670K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$260K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Other assetsLn 15$34K
Total assetsLn 16$321K
LiabilitiesLn 26$396K
Net assetsLn 32−$76K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 61
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$251K$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$273K$321K
LiabilitiesLn 26$325K$396K
Net assetsLn 32−$52K−$76K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$113K$113K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$177K$153K$23K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$382$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$20K$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$0$33K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$38K$5K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$162$0$162$0
Office expensesLn 13$73K$71K$2K$0
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$196K$196K$0$0
InterestLn 20$18K$18K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$2K$5K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$694K$624K$70K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $1.1M$1.0M$119K−$35K 990 PDF
FY2022 $896K$975K−$78K−$154K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $670K$694K−$24K−$76K 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 $670,185 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $97,430$572,343
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $553,116$97,509
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,735$333
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $657,281$670,185
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $340,523$315,501
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $242,053$378,579
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $582,576$694,080
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $74,705−$23,895
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $670,185 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$454,185
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$118,158
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$572,343
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$97,509
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $333 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$333
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97,842 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$670,185
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $694,080 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $113,380 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$113,380
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $153,275 · Management $23,333 · Fundraising $0$176,608
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,949 · Management $382 · Fundraising $0$3,331
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,397 · Management $1,785 · Fundraising $0$22,182
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $33,309 · Fundraising $0$33,309
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,958 · Management $4,750 · Fundraising $0$42,708
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $162 · Fundraising $0$162
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $70,881 · Management $2,043 · Fundraising $0$72,924
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,949 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,949
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $196,436 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$196,436
IX-20 InterestPrograms $17,808 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,808
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,073 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,073
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,552 · Management $4,658 · Fundraising $0$6,210
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $623,658 · Management $70,422 · Fundraising $0$694,080
Part X · Balance sheet $320,739 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $251,493$259,834
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,194$6,890
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,842$20,312
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,000$33,703
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $272,879$320,739
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,571$18,087
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $410$24,785
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $27,050$69,948
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $324,716$396,471
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$63,273−$81,657
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,436$5,925
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$51,837−$75,732
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $272,879$320,739
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$75,732 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$670,185
XI-2 Total expenses$694,080
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$23,895
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$51,837
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$75,732

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