The King's Academy is a christ-centered school that inspires academic excellence, servant leadership, and enduring relationships.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$950K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$950K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $13.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.4 months of spending in cash, plus $13.7M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $558K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.6M
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$24.5M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$20.9M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$13.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$24.5M
FY2021▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$23.1M
FY2021$24.5M
FY2022$25.8M
FY2023$26.1M
FY2024$31.6M
FY2025$32.7M
Expenses
$20.9M
FY2021▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$22.5M
FY2021$20.9M
FY2022$23.9M
FY2023$26.0M
FY2024$29.8M
FY2025$33.9M
Net assets
$13.1M
FY2021▲ +48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.8M
FY2021$13.1M
FY2022$13.3M
FY2023$13.4M
FY2024$16.0M
FY2025$15.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1992.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $18.0M Management & general 13% · $2.6M Fundraising 1% · $218K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $950K 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
Principal
$317,367Pt VII · Sec A
$133,788Pt VII · Sec A
$131,244Pt VII · Sec A
$126,035Pt VII · Sec A
$124,838Pt VII · Sec A
$117,159Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Meadows’s $289K as Director of Advancement is at the 62nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Meadows$288,508$387,026$273,300$254,819$317,367$633,115
Jeffrey Freeman$273,709$246,616————
Kristine Lui$147,369$193,037————
Michelle Larsen$174,477$169,573————
Jack Ferrante—$160,125$129,131$122,994$124,838$110,857
Dennis Bortz$142,499$159,396————
H George Parsons—$156,023————
Magdy Abadir$152,902$146,418————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates students in a Christ-centered college preparatory environment.

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3 programs · $17.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Academics

The king's academy is a christ-centered college preparatory school for students in grades 6-12. Tka offers a variety of academic curricula, with choices tailored to the individual student's talents and aspirations.

$15.0Mprogram expense
02

Athletics

The king's academy athletic program desires to "pursue victory with honor and to train up players committed to living a life of excellence in all areas, working unto the lord always and in every aspect of their lives.

$1.7Mprogram expense
03

Auxiliary

Everything at tka is designed to bring students closer to god, to create strong relationships between students and staff, and to build christian servant leaders. The entire student body has daily opportunities to mature spiritually through home groups, retreats, chapels, peer groups, mentoring, and service trips abroad as well as to…

$1.1Mprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $10.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,034,994
Unitemized GrantFY2024$949,566
Unitemized GrantFY2024$356,707
Unitemized GrantFY2024$116,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,250
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,537,260
Unitemized GrantFY2023$760,096
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,261,417
Unitemized GrantFY2021$609,134
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,101,815
Unitemized GrantFY2020$524,408
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,092,563
Unitemized GrantFY2019$498,917

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$259K
Money outPt IX
$20.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$18.0M
Managementcol C$2.6M
Fundraisingcol D$218K
Owns and owesPt X
$13.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$691K
Total assetsLn 16$23.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$259K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$518K
Total revenueLn 12$24.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$691K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$691K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.5M
Other assetsLn 15$50K
Total assetsLn 16$23.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.6M
Net assetsLn 32$13.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5395
VolunteersI 6551
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$691K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.9M$13.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.7M$7.5M
Total assetsLn 16$20.2M$23.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.3M$10.6M
Net assetsLn 32$8.8M$13.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.6M$1.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$228K$228K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.4M$8.1M$1.2M$162K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$520K$437K$74K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.5M$1.2M$212K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$699K$587K$100K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$260K$260K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$80K$80K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$99K$99K
Office expensesLn 13$257K$123K$134K
Information technologyLn 14$239K$201K$34K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$3.1M$2.9M$159K$5K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.1M$1.0M$57K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$43K$43K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.6M$1.5M$93K$556
All other expensesLn 24e$103K$103K
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.9M$18.0M$2.6M$218K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $32.7M$33.9M−$1.2M$15.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $31.6M$29.8M$1.8M$16.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $26.1M$26.0M$162K$13.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $25.8M$23.9M$1.9M$13.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $24.5M$20.9M$3.6M$13.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $23.1M$22.5M$621K$8.8M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $24,460,858 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,024,383$4,375,910
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,506,650$20,270,994
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $360,173−$252,323
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $210,108$66,277
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $23,101,314$24,460,858
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,591,480$1,626,223
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,982,478$12,368,835
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,906,572$6,898,932
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $22,480,530$20,893,990
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $620,784$3,566,868
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $24,460,858 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$9,237 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$3,034,431
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,341,479
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,375,910
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,270,994$20,270,994
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $259,060$259,060
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $80,490$80,490
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$517,758−$517,758
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,399$1,399
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,337,271 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$252,323$24,460,858
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,893,990 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,626,223$1,626,223
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $228,300$228,300
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,122,910 · Management $1,154,660 · Fundraising $161,658$9,439,228
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $436,689 · Management $74,348 · Fundraising $8,691$519,728
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,245,793 · Management $212,102 · Fundraising $24,793$1,482,688
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $587,226 · Management $99,978 · Fundraising $11,687$698,891
IX-11a Management feesManagement $260,366$260,366
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $79,865$79,865
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $98,754$98,754
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $122,695 · Management $134,213$256,908
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $201,053 · Management $34,230 · Fundraising $4,001$239,284
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,911,429 · Management $158,797 · Fundraising $5,119$3,075,345
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,700$4,700
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,048,449 · Management $57,185 · Fundraising $1,842$1,107,476
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $42,713$42,713
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,537,093 · Management $93,340 · Fundraising $556$1,630,989
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $102,532$102,532
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,026,657 · Management $2,648,986 · Fundraising $218,347$20,893,990
Part X · Balance sheet $23,661,038 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,782,547$691,034
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $402,180$1,400,305
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $413,143$374,417
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,668,942$7,472,416
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $8,866,104$13,672,866
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $50,000$50,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,182,916$23,661,038
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,672,004$1,387,676
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,666,660$1,463,852
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,007,729$7,708,288
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,346,393$10,559,816
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,531,900$11,651,174
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,304,623$1,450,048
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,836,523$13,101,222
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,182,916$23,661,038
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,101,222 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$24,460,858
XI-2 Total expenses$20,893,990
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,566,868
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,836,523
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$697,831
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,101,222

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