Together, we create interdisciplinary, experiential, and diverse learning environments that inspire future leaders to develop a healthy, just and sustainable world. We value our inclusive community, experiential and field-based learning, a culture of creativity, justice, individualized education, and regenerative sustainability. Prescott College provides experiential and collaborative education, creating opportunities for students to effect positive change in education, environment, and society.

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80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers and 594 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
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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 $936K 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$923K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $457K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.7M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 17 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$20.2M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$21.3M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$21.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$20.2M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$26.2M
FY2021$28.0M
FY2022$26.7M
FY2023$23.2M
FY2024$22.7M
FY2025$20.2M
Expenses
$21.3M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$25.2M
FY2021$25.7M
FY2022$24.6M
FY2023$22.0M
FY2024$22.6M
FY2025$21.3M
Net assets
$21.5M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.4M
FY2021$18.1M
FY2022$20.2M
FY2023$21.5M
FY2024$22.5M
FY2025$21.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 May 1975.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $17.1M Management & general 18% · $3.8M Fundraising 2% · $387K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $923K 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
$271,653Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$144,541Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy COO
$114,196Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Student Affairs
$113,947Pt VII · Sec A
Dean of Academic Affairs
$108,934Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee - Staff Rep.
$80,800Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee - Faculty Rep.
$76,796Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee (thru 06/25)
$11,029Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Barbara Morris$271,653$271,278$269,306$153,879——
John Flicker———$130,633$207,448$199,763
Paul Burkhardt———$166,770$147,023$136,171
Michele Peterson$144,541$145,091$142,767———
Richard Floyd————$123,309—
Andrea Jaeckel———$116,652$121,027$113,818
Carla Snook———$120,526——
Jerri Brown$114,196$115,046$113,091$113,035$116,076—

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

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Teaches diverse learners to understand, thrive in, and improve our global community and environment.

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3 programs · $15.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Undergraduate Programson-Campus

Prescott college offers experience-based bachelor of arts degrees focused on justice, the environment, adventure education, and the human experience within a liberal arts curriculum. Undergraduate - on-line: prescott college offers an online yet experience-based bachelor of arts degree in PSYCHOLOGY.IN 2022 prescott college earned a…

$11.5Mprogram expense
02

Counseling

Masters - prescott college's cacrep-accredited MS in counseling gives students the opportunity to focus on areas of emphasis including: human sexuality counseling; marriage, couple, and family counseling; social justice in counseling; and somatic counseling.

$1.9Mprogram expense
03

Arizona Serve Program

The mission of arizona serve is to connect passionate people with transformative community projects to fight poverty. The vision is that communities and the individuals who serve them thrive when every person contributes to a sustainable and just existence.

$1.6Mprogram 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 · 6 grants · $30.2M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,441,996
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,617,222
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,992,021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,136,578
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,941,738
Unitemized GrantFY2019$7,080,627

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$20.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$403K
Money outPt IX
$21.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$17.1M
Managementcol C$3.8M
Fundraisingcol D$387K
Owns and owesPt X
$21.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$31.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$403K
Gains on assetsLn 7$137K
Total revenueLn 12$20.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
SavingsLn 2$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20.1M
Other assetsLn 15$382K
Total assetsLn 16$31.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.7M
Net assetsLn 32$21.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5594
VolunteersI 613
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$5.3M$3.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.8M$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20.0M$20.1M
Total assetsLn 16$32.7M$31.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.2M$9.7M
Net assetsLn 32$22.5M$21.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.4M$2.4M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$242K$242K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$738K$302K$436K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.9M$7.7M$1.2M$91K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$140K$117K$22K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.4M$984K$370K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$704K$571K$127K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$53K$53K
Accounting feesLn 11c$144K$144K
Investment management feesLn 11f$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$707K$395K$120K$191K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$616K$19K$589K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$65K$13K$50K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$924K$487K$389K$48K
OccupancyLn 16$1.0M$957K$59K$167
TravelLn 17$292K$269K$11K$12K
InterestLn 20$502K$466K$35K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$934K$868K$65K
InsuranceLn 23$415K$370K$45K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$928K$77K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$21.3M$17.1M$3.8M$387K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $20.2M$21.3M−$1.1M$21.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $22.7M$22.6M$98K$22.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $23.2M$22.0M$1.2M$21.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $26.7M$24.6M$2.1M$20.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $28.0M$25.7M$2.3M$18.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $26.2M$25.2M$1.0M$15.4M 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 F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $20,208,970 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,295,206$3,066,218
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,732,542$16,750,331
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$572,072$402,966
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $262,469−$10,545
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,718,145$20,208,970
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,909,777$2,684,494
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,776,855$11,889,498
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,933,494$6,706,648
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $22,620,126$21,280,640
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $98,019−$1,071,670
Part VI · Governance 13 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $20,208,970 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $60,085 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,111,901
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,954,317
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,066,218
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,750,178$16,750,178
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $265,472$265,472
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$70,477−$70,477
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $137,494$137,494
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,810,263 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $332,489$20,208,970
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $21,280,640 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,441,996$2,441,996
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $242,498$242,498
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $301,882 · Management $436,236$738,118
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,671,254 · Management $1,179,963 · Fundraising $90,561$8,941,778
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $116,717 · Management $22,255 · Fundraising $1,401$140,373
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $983,841 · Management $369,535 · Fundraising $11,859$1,365,235
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $570,768 · Management $126,523 · Fundraising $6,703$703,994
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $53,455$53,455
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $143,753$143,753
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $21,124$21,124
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $395,135 · Management $120,467 · Fundraising $191,160$706,762
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,077 · Management $588,889 · Fundraising $7,958$615,924
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,010 · Management $49,530 · Fundraising $2,786$65,326
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $487,048 · Management $389,174 · Fundraising $48,129$924,351
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $956,741 · Management $58,591 · Fundraising $167$1,015,499
IX-17 TravelPrograms $268,518 · Management $11,097 · Fundraising $12,225$291,840
IX-20 InterestPrograms $466,496 · Management $35,113$501,609
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $868,198 · Management $65,348$933,546
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $370,439 · Management $44,509$414,948
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $927,726 · Management $76,850 · Fundraising $13,935$1,018,511
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,101,344 · Management $3,792,412 · Fundraising $386,884$21,280,640
Part X · Balance sheet $31,135,641 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,317,465$1,661,910
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,971,652$1,884,732
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $564,545$281,908
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,085,797$2,091,508
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $694,233$520,033
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,012,592$20,147,088
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,165,037$3,444,870
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $596,674$721,245
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $263,240$382,347
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $32,671,235$31,135,641
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,047,485$770,368
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,705,433$1,658,618
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $7,112,107$6,815,907
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $309,334$413,364
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,174,359$9,658,257
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $18,800,237$17,892,847
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,696,639$3,584,537
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $22,496,876$21,477,384
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $32,671,235$31,135,641
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,477,384 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$20,208,970
XI-2 Total expenses$21,280,640
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,071,670
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$22,496,876
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$52,178
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$21,477,384

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