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To raise and manage funds to provide student scholarships and tuition grants for students attending upper columbia academy.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 73-1710393) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 2 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $856K a year · 54% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
68% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
0.5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $8.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
0.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $72K
3 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$94K
1% of total assets
Liabilities are 1% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$2.2M
+52% vs prior year
Spent
$670K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$8.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +52%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$397K
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$670K
FY2025▼ -49%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$307K
FY2022$421K
FY2023$864K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$670K
Net assets
$8.4M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$6.7M
FY2025$8.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2005.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $454K Management & general 24% · $160K Fundraising 8% · $56K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Klinger’s $52K as Executive Director is at the 8th 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.

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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 scholarships and tuition grants for students attending Upper Columbia Academy.

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1 program · $454K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization gave upper columbia academy $286,088 for student grants and $111,528 for campus infrastructure improvements.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 73-1710393) · Dispute this line
$454Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$72K
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2022
Upper Columbia AcademyWA · FY2022$641,631
Upper Columbia AcademyWA · FY2021$273,500
Upper Columbia AcademyWA · FY2020$184,125

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$436K
Investment incomeLn 3$260K
Money outPt IX
$670K
Ln 25
Programscol B$454K
Managementcol C$160K
Fundraisingcol D$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$260K
Other incomeLn 4–11$436K
Gains on assetsLn 7$436K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$29K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.2M
Other assetsLn 15$123K
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
Net assetsLn 32$8.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$177K$29K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.4M$8.2M
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$623K$94K
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M$8.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$398K$398K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$146K$49K$49K$49K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$1K$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$2K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$4K$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Investment management feesLn 11f$43K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$45K
Total functional expensesLn 25$670K$454K$160K$56K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 6, 2026 $2.2M$670K$1.6M$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 13, 2025 $1.5M$1.3M$161K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 13, 2024 $1.2M$864K$330K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 $2.6M$421K$2.1M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $397K$307K$90K$4.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,232,618 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,245,030$1,536,670
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $226,899$695,948
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,471,929$2,232,618
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,049,817$397,616
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $160,843$167,906
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $100,414$104,304
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,311,074$669,826
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $160,855$1,562,792
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,232,618 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,536,670
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,536,670
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $259,815$259,815
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $436,133$436,133
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $695,948$2,232,618
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $669,826 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $397,616$397,616
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $48,667 · Management $48,667 · Fundraising $48,666$146,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,339 · Management $1,338 · Fundraising $1,338$4,015
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,183 · Management $2,183 · Fundraising $2,182$6,548
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,781 · Management $3,781 · Fundraising $3,781$11,343
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,000$9,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $43,318$43,318
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,795$3,795
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,406$1,406
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,956$1,956
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $44,829$44,829
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $453,586 · Management $160,273 · Fundraising $55,967$669,826
Part X · Balance sheet $8,449,193 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,236$25,521
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $158,375$3,315
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $616,500$50,730
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,449,831$8,246,907
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $129,047$122,720
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,371,989$8,449,193
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $622,787$94,340
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $622,787$94,340
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$30,546−$49,212
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,779,748$8,404,065
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,749,202$8,354,853
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,371,989$8,449,193
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,354,853 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,232,618
XI-2 Total expenses$669,826
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,562,792
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,749,202
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$42,859
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,354,853

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

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