Ferris Christian Academy

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Ferris, TX501(c)(3)Since 2000Human ServicesEIN 75-2912896Revenue $777K in FY2025

On file with the IRS[email protected]425 W 6th St, 75125-2401 · Ferris, TXTax-exempt since Dec 2001Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Provide child care and education in a Christian environment

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $36
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$777K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$908K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$497K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$777K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$706K
FY2021$785K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$749K
FY2025$777K
Expenses
$908K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$744K
FY2021$835K
FY2022$904K
FY2023$990K
FY2024$933K
FY2025$908K
Net assets
$497K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$464K
FY2021$586K
FY2022$714K
FY2023$812K
FY2024$628K
FY2025$497K

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 Dec 2001.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $883K Management & general 3% · $25K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer&se
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Dire
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gayle Gray’s $16K as Treasurer&se is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2022FY2021
Gayle Gray$16,334$13,500

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Offers childcare and education within a Christian setting.

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1 program · $835K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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A monthly average of 120 children were enrolled in day care, kindergarten through 3RD grade schooling and after school care provided in an environment of biblically based academics, training and instruction.

$835Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$36
Grants paid · 4 grants · $84K · 2020–2023
First Baptist ChurchFY2023$31,000
First Baptist ChurchFY2022$26,336
First Baptist ChurchFY2021$18,000
First Baptist ChurchFY2020$9,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$777K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$765K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$908K
Ln 25
Programscol B$883K
Managementcol C$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$497K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K
Total assetsLn 16$510K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$765K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$137
Total revenueLn 12$777K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50K
SavingsLn 2$72K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$122K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$383K
Total assetsLn 16$510K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$497K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 530
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$224K$122K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$401K$383K
Total assetsLn 16$628K$510K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$12K
Net assetsLn 32$628K$497K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$545K$545K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$46K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$176$176
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$30K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$5K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$154K$154K
All other expensesLn 24e$70K$66K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$908K$883K$25K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $777K$908K−$131K$497K 990 PDF
FY2024 $749K$933K−$184K$628K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$990K$98K$812K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$904K$127K$714K 990 PDF
FY2021 $785K$835K−$51K$586K 990 PDF
FY2020 $706K$744K−$37K$464K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $777,023 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $743,054$764,624
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,125$2,627
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,299$9,772
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $749,478$777,023
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $605,753$595,884
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $327,404$312,144
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $933,157$908,028
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$183,679−$131,005
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $777,023 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,805 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $755,819$755,819
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,490$2,490
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $137$137
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$8,819
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $953$953
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $768,067 · Excluded from tax $137$777,023
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $908,028 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $545,263$545,263
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,151$4,151
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,470$46,470
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,159$6,159
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $176$176
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,353$7,353
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,081$30,081
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,803$18,803
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,013 · Management $21,498$26,511
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $153,512$153,512
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $65,604 · Management $3,945$69,549
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $882,585 · Management $25,443 · Fundraising $0$908,028
Part X · Balance sheet $509,938 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,843$50,413
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $63,893$71,693
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$5,292
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $401,343$382,540
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $628,494$509,938
X-25 Other liabilities$12,449
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$12,449
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $628,494$497,489
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $628,494$509,938
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $497,489 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$777,023
XI-2 Total expenses$908,028
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$131,005
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$628,494
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$497,489

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