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Buffalo Christian School

Tax-deductible

Buffalo, WY501(c)(3)Since 2020EducationEIN 46-2849937

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The mission of Buffalo Christian academy is to glorify god by partnering with parents and churches to provide an excellent bible-centered education to equip children spiritually and academically to courageously pursue jesus christ in a way that positively impacts the world around them.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 13 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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 6% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $5K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$302K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$306K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$56K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$302K
FY2025▼ -14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$92K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$201K
FY2024$283K
FY2025$351K
FY2025$302K
Expenses
$306K
FY2025▼ -1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$196K
FY2024$277K
FY2025$310K
FY2025$306K
Net assets
$56K
FY2025▼ -6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2021$2K
FY2022$7K
FY2024$19K
FY2025$59K
FY2025$56K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2016.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $306K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Vigil
Director
$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

Provides excellent Bible-centered education to equip children spiritually and academically.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $282K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Buffalo christian school maintains a christ-centered academic program that promotes scholastic excellence from a biblical perspective.

$282Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Litt -The Ray and Kay Littler TrustFY2023$5K
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$53
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$302K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Investment incomeLn 3$80
Money outPt IX
$306K
Ln 25
Programscol B$306K
Owns and owesPt X
$56K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K
Total assetsLn 16$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Government grantsLn 1e$98K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Investment incomeLn 3$80
Total revenueLn 12$302K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$56K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K$45K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$66K$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$59K$56K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$217K$217K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$44K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$380$380
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$208$208
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$456$456
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$306K$306K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $351K$310K$41K$59K 990 PDF
FY2024 $283K$277K$6K$19K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $201K$196K$4K$7K 990 PDF
FY2021 $126K$2K 990 PDF
FY2020 $92K$31K 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 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $302,379 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $157,004$187,910
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $193,974$114,389
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$80
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $350,980$302,379
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $240,118$233,477
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $70,243$72,334
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $310,361$305,811
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,619−$3,432
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $302,379 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$97,920
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$89,990
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$187,910
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $114,389$114,389
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $80$80
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $114,389 · Excluded from tax $80$302,379
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $305,811 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $216,646$216,646
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,831$16,831
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,178$2,178
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,795$43,795
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $380$380
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,392$1,392
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $208$208
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,162$12,162
IX-17 TravelPrograms $456$456
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,575$7,575
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,188$4,188
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $305,811 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$305,811
Part X · Balance sheet $57,356 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,484$44,817
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,114$12,539
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $65,598$57,356
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,225$262
X-25 Other liabilities$1,153
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,225$1,415
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $59,373$55,941
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $59,373$55,941
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $65,598$57,356
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,941 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$302,379
XI-2 Total expenses$305,811
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,432
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$59,373
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,941

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

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