Pacifica Christian High School

Tax-deductible

Santa Monica, CA501(c)(3)Since 2004EducationEIN 54-2135360

To teach students to think & understand the world around them;equip students to communicate effectively;stimulate heartfelt joy & interest in learning;encourage students to live lives of faith,character & service;and create an environment that fosters friendship & unity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$567K 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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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$567K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 52% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $131K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.4M
62% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 62% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.8M
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$11.2M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$11.8M
FY2025▲ +30%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$8.8M
FY2024$9.1M
FY2025$11.8M
Expenses
$11.2M
FY2025▲ +14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$8.1M
FY2023$9.2M
FY2024$9.9M
FY2025$11.2M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +28%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.7M

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 May 2004.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $8.9M Management & general 17% · $1.9M Fundraising 4% · $429K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $567K 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
Head of School
$235,657Pt VII · Sec A
$177,563Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Head
$142,756Pt VII · Sec A
Associate Head
$11,292Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Knight’s $236K as Head of School is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
James Knight$235,657$225,074—$212,563$200,798
James Knight——$215,545——
Erick Streelman$177,563$177,353———
Nichole Knottcraig—$158,966———
Michael Balsley——$55,437—$151,700
Brandon Shaw—$147,553—$104,500—
Walter Hirsch$142,756$133,020—$106,667—
Michael Balsley———$136,285—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Inspires students to learn, think critically, communicate well, and serve others with joy and faith.

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1 program service account for $8.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$131K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $10.1M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,768,937
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,339,869
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,186,605
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,680,357
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,172,801

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$674K
Money outPt IX
$11.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.9M
Managementcol C$1.9M
Fundraisingcol D$429K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$217K
Other incomeLn 4–11$674K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$11.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.1M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$208K
Total assetsLn 16$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 581
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$1.8M$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M$7.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.8M$2.8M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$525K$168K$263K$95K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.1M$3.4M$654K$41K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$481K$399K$77K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$333K$277K$53K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$374K$374K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$183K$165K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$85K$71K$14K$852
Information technologyLn 14$20K$17K$3K$201
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$461K$382K$74K$5K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$215K$215K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$773K$495K$34K$244K
All other expensesLn 24e$920K$722K$181K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.2M$8.9M$1.9M$429K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $11.8M$11.2M$602K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.1M$9.9M−$751K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.8M$9.2M−$373K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.9M$8.1M−$143K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.6M$5.9M$759K$3.2M 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 $11,829,603 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,530 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,430,517
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,430,517
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,502,382$9,502,382
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $217,109$217,109
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$576,395
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $97,670$97,670
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,725,021 · Excluded from tax $97,670$11,829,603
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,227,943 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,768,937$2,768,937
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $168,034 · Management $262,554 · Fundraising $94,519$525,107
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,392,989 · Management $654,070 · Fundraising $40,879$4,087,938
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $399,331 · Management $76,980 · Fundraising $4,811$481,122
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $276,723 · Management $53,344 · Fundraising $3,334$333,401
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $374,040$374,040
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $164,884 · Fundraising $18,320$183,204
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $70,717 · Management $13,632 · Fundraising $852$85,201
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,687 · Management $3,217 · Fundraising $201$20,105
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $382,285 · Management $73,693 · Fundraising $4,606$460,584
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $215,178$215,178
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $494,852 · Management $34,137 · Fundraising $244,057$773,046
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $721,688 · Management $180,502 · Fundraising $17,890$920,080
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,907,421 · Management $1,891,053 · Fundraising $429,469$11,227,943
Part X · Balance sheet $7,100,930 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,785,198$3,072,713
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $312,699$287,307
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $98,301$201,829
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,113,079$1,243,337
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,870,912$2,088,125
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $207,619$207,619
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,387,808$7,100,930
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $88,884$199,034
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,107,519$4,023,737
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $72,376$157,606
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,268,779$4,380,377
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,119,029$2,720,553
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,387,808$7,100,930
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,720,553 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,829,603
XI-2 Total expenses$11,227,943
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$601,660
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,119,029
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$136
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,720,553

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