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Phoenix Charter Academy

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Redding, CA501(c)(3)Since 2017Education EIN 82-1965839Revenue $4.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSourpca.org145 Shasta View Dr, 96003-8648 · Redding, CATax-exempt since Jul 2019School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The mission of pca is to provide a variety of innovative teaching methods and opportunities for teachers, parents, students, and community members to improve pupil outcomes. Using a variety of learning opportunities and highly trained credentialed staff, we partner with the parent to create a learning path for each individual student.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 28 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$551K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.2M
64% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 64% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.7M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$4.8M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$4.7M
Expenses
$4.8M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$4.8M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$876K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M

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 Jul 2019.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $3.5M Management & general 27% · $1.3M

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

9 people listed on the 990; $551K 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
Dr Patricia Dougherty
Executive Director
$197,777Pt VII · Sec A
Kimberly a Coughren
Teacher, Library, Admin Asst
$127,435Pt VII · Sec A
Jeanna M Parks
Teacher of Record
$116,371Pt VII · Sec A
Patricia L Kelly
Sped Support Admin Asst
$109,834Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Susan Blake
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rod Menezes
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Patricia Dougherty’s $198K as Executive Director is at the 81st 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Patricia Dougherty$197,777$198,890$191,966$186,441$85,204$157,644
Kimberly a Coughren$127,435—————
Jeanna M Parks$116,371—————
Patricia L Kelly$109,834—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering students with personalized learning and supporting parental education choices.

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1 program · $3.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Phoenix charter academy (pca) operates as a school that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Pca provides a voluntary public educational choice for families who want to educate their children in a home environment.

$3.5Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Webber Family Foundation INCFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Money outPt IX
$4.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.5M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$586K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$277K
SavingsLn 2$309K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$586K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 65
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$795K$586K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$97K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.8M$41K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$340K$327K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$98K$94K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$52K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$206K$83K$124K
Legal feesLn 11b$67K$67K
Accounting feesLn 11c$65K$65K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$696K$237K$459K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$2K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$6K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$855K$598K$256K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
InterestLn 20$71K$71K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$62K$62K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$313K$224K$89K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.8M$3.5M$1.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.7M$4.8M−$118K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.9M$4.9M−$44K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.7M$5.1M−$1.4M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.7M$4.0M$771K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.5M$3.7M$801K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.8M$3.7M$144K$876K 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
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Part I · Summary $4,714,736 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,857,923$4,653,728
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,714$5,510
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,073$26,512
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,724$28,986
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,876,434$4,714,736
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,737,450$2,451,635
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,183,422$2,380,982
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,920,872$4,832,617
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$44,438−$117,881
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $4,714,736 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,653,728
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,653,728
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,510$5,510
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,512$26,512
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $28,986$28,986
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,510 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $55,498$4,714,736
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,832,617 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $97,016 · Management $32,339$129,355
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,788,792 · Management $40,983$1,829,775
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $327,157 · Management $12,916$340,073
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $94,422 · Management $3,120$97,542
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,060 · Management $2,830$54,890
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $82,586 · Management $123,879$206,465
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $66,830$66,830
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $64,905$64,905
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $237,040 · Management $458,570$695,610
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,475 · Management $10,115$12,590
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,501 · Management $5,168$10,669
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $598,166 · Management $256,357$854,523
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,275$7,275
IX-20 InterestManagement $71,086$71,086
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $16,017$16,017
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $61,630$61,630
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $224,022 · Management $89,360$313,382
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,516,512 · Management $1,316,105 · Fundraising $0$4,832,617
Part X · Balance sheet $3,534,134 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $211,614$276,954
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $583,013$309,197
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $253,829$385,086
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $62,022$72,404
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,373,819$2,490,493
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,797$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,493,094$3,534,134
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $979,595$1,188,795
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $42,384$108,208
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $634,398$932,882
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $434,587$20,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,090,964$2,249,885
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,402,130$1,284,249
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,402,130$1,284,249
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,493,094$3,534,134
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,284,249 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,714,736
XI-2 Total expenses$4,832,617
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$117,881
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,402,130
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,284,249

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

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