Dbsc INC FY2021 filing

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A private school that integrates academics and city engagement, mentoring students to become whole person, in relationships, in christ. We have seven core values that animate our mission and ground our school and relationships with one another.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $163K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 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
$120K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$467K
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$878K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$920K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$294K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$878K
FY2021▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$878K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$920K
FY2021▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$933K
FY2021$920K
FY2022$982K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$294K
FY2021▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$336K
FY2021$294K
FY2022$343K
FY2023$452K
FY2024$799K
FY2025$987K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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% · $672K Management & general 22% · $199K Fundraising 5% · $49K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $120K 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
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Craig Doerksen’s $139K as Director is at the 58th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Craig Doerksen$139,308$137,280$124,800$124,800$120,000$120,000

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 academically and spiritually, fostering whole-person development through city engagement and relationships.

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1 program · $672K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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A private school that integrates academics and city engagement, mentoring students to become whole person, in relationships, in christ. We have seven core values that animate our mission and ground our school and relationships with one another.

$672Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$878K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$627K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Investment incomeLn 3$43
Money outPt IX
$920K
Ln 25
Programscol B$672K
Managementcol C$199K
Fundraisingcol D$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$294K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$546K
Total assetsLn 16$761K
LiabilitiesLn 26$467K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$627K
Investment incomeLn 3$43
Total revenueLn 12$878K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$207K
SavingsLn 2$339K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$546K
Accounts receivableLn 4$208K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$7K
Total assetsLn 16$761K
LiabilitiesLn 26$467K
Net assetsLn 32$294K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 620
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$496K$546K
Total assetsLn 16$740K$761K
LiabilitiesLn 26$404K$467K
Net assetsLn 32$336K$294K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$503K$344K$129K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$71K$45K$24K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$23K$12K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$5K$770$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$12K$4K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$150$149
Office expensesLn 13$14K$6K$6K$897
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$277$554
OccupancyLn 16$54K$46K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$187K$187K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$17$2K$460
Total functional expensesLn 25$920K$672K$199K$49K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $1.9M$1.7M$187K$987K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 27, 2025 $1.8M$1.4M$347K$799K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 5, 2024 $1.2M$1.1M$109K$452K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 24, 2023 $1.0M$982K$49K$343K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 6, 2022 $878K$920K−$42K$294K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 6, 2021 $1.3M$933K$325K$336K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $877,644 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $813,441$250,654
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $487,906$626,947
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,044$43
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$44,722$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,257,669$877,644
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $599,964$611,313
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $14,400$10,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $318,581$298,412
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $932,945$919,725
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $324,724−$42,081
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $877,644 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$250,654
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$250,654
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $626,947$626,947
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $43$43
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $626,947 · Excluded from tax $43$877,644
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $919,725 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $344,041 · Management $128,820 · Fundraising $30,000$502,861
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $44,530 · Management $23,972 · Fundraising $2,622$71,124
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,486 · Management $11,674 · Fundraising $2,168$37,328
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $770 · Management $4,172$4,942
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,021$1,021
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $10,000$10,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,670 · Management $4,267 · Fundraising $2,124$18,061
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,898 · Management $150 · Fundraising $149$3,197
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,483 · Management $6,389 · Fundraising $897$13,769
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,711 · Management $277 · Fundraising $554$5,542
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $46,229 · Management $7,284$53,513
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,339$8,339
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $187,087$187,087
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17 · Management $2,464 · Fundraising $460$2,941
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $671,922 · Management $198,829 · Fundraising $48,974$919,725
Part X · Balance sheet $761,447 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $195,904$206,907
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $299,882$339,275
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $235,684$208,421
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,311$6,844
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $739,781$761,447
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,616$9,443
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $393,065$457,985
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $403,681$467,428
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $36,218−$45,256
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $299,882$339,275
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $336,100$294,019
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $739,781$761,447
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $294,019 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$877,644
XI-2 Total expenses$919,725
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$42,081
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$336,100
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$294,019

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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