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Modesto Christian School INC

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Modesto, CA501(c)(3)Education EIN 81-0801701Revenue $2.7M in FY2025Latest return filed Apr 6, 2026

On file with the IRSmodestochristian.org5755 Sisk Rd, 95356-9756 · Modesto, CATax-exempt since May 2016School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Operate as a Christian School and provide education to students in the Modesto, ca area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 94 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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.7M a year · 91% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $104K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
85% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 85% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.7M
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$309K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2025▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022−$5.3M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2025▼ -28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$309K
FY2025▼ -48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.2M
FY2021$10.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$914K
FY2024$588K
FY2025$309K

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 2016.

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% · $2.0M Management & general 31% · $913K Fundraising 1% · $39K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Terriann Zeek
Imm. Past PR
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gregory Christie
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cheryl Layman
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kyle Bethke
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Zeek
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Valerie Sutter’s $130K as Administrato is at the 52nd 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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates students in Modesto, CA as a Christian school.

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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Providing an exceptional learning environment for grades pre- KINDERGARTEN-12. The organization is committed to the educational development of each student and provides a spiritual foundation through biblical teaching and personal relationship with jesus christ.

$2.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Kamps Family FoundationFY2024$100K
The Neeb Family FoundationFY2024$4K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$104K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$641K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$913K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$309K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$641K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$146K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$146K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$586K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$309K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 594
VolunteersI 6150
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$124K$146K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$662K$586K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$588K$309K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$969K$613K$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$197K$118K$75K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$133K$80K$51K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$58K$58K
OccupancyLn 16$258K$99K$159K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$77K$77K
InsuranceLn 23$41K$41K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$398K$398K
All other expensesLn 24e$173K$173K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.0M$913K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 6, 2026 $2.7M$3.0M−$280K$309K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 15, 2025 $3.8M$4.1M−$326K$588K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2024 $3.3M$3.7M−$434K$914K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 −$5.3M$3.8M−$9.1M$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $3.4M$3.4M−$47K$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 $3.4M$3.5M−$97K$10.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,687,133 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,080,102$640,504
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,669,224$1,990,318
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $54,757$56,311
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,804,083$2,687,133
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,659,776$1,944,932
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,470,131$1,021,801
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,129,907$2,966,733
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$325,824−$279,600
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,687,133 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,392 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$630,504
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$640,504
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,990,318$1,990,318
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$3,762−$3,762
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $14,838$14,838
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $37,317 · Unrelated business $526$37,843
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,027,635 · Unrelated business −$3,236 · Excluded from tax $22,230$2,687,133
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,966,733 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $969,420 · Management $612,699 · Fundraising $32,247$1,614,366
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $118,467 · Management $75,029 · Fundraising $3,949$197,445
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $79,603 · Management $50,856 · Fundraising $2,662$133,121
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,917$12,917
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,646$2,646
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $57,500$57,500
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $99,117 · Management $158,842$257,959
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,439$2,439
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $76,626$76,626
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $41,098$41,098
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $397,820$397,820
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $172,796$172,796
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,014,886 · Management $912,989 · Fundraising $38,858$2,966,733
Part X · Balance sheet $2,062,565 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $124,479$146,301
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,548,609$1,311,039
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $46,548$19,455
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $662,397$585,770
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,382,033$2,062,565
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $188,034$148,824
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,588,844$1,435,172
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $17,023$170,037
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,793,901$1,754,033
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $588,132$308,532
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $588,132$308,532
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,382,033$2,062,565
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $308,532 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,687,133
XI-2 Total expenses$2,966,733
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$279,600
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$588,132
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$308,532

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

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