Is it real?
Yes. Exemption reinstated (2023-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2025.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
10 people listed on the 990; $196K paid to officers and key staff.
Ryan Hall’s $196K as 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.
See Cedar Ridge Christian School executive salaries →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
Educates approximately 355 students from preschool through 12th grade, offering music, athletics, and ensuring all pass state tests.
Questions for Cedar Ridge Christian School
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Provided education for all students from preschool through 12TH grade for the 2024/2025 school year ending may 2025. There were approximately 355 students. Music and athletic programs were provided to all students. All kindergarten through 12TH grade students passed the state wide assessments tests.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.3M | $696K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $54K | $3.0M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.4M | $3.7M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $117K | $1.5M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.2M | $2.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $541K | $541K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $222K | $222K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.9M | $1.4M | $377K | $82K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $39K | $26K | $10K | $3K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $85K | $79K | $2K | $4K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $177K | $136K | $34K | $7K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $2K | $2K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $500 | $500 | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $19K | $13K | $5K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $41K | $39K | $567 | $1K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $125K | $73K | $52K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $95K | $10K | $85K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $465K | $393K | $72K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $140 | $140 | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $25 | $25 | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $48K | $48K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $508K | $490K | $19K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $4.2M | $3.5M | $658K | $96K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 | $5.2M | $4.2M | $934K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,165,727 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,165,727 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,231,516 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,696,848 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,168,846 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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