Ridgeline Academy INC

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Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)Since 1992EIN 86-0698441Revenue $9.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSridgelineacademy.org33625 N North Valley Pkwy, 85085-4229 · Phoenix, AZTax-exempt since Jul 1992School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To know and grow each child every day.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $975K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$192K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$16.9M
66% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 66% of assets; over 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
$9.7M
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$10.5M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$8.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.7M
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$10.9M
FY2024$11.3M
FY2025$9.7M
Expenses
$10.5M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$8.0M
FY2023$9.1M
FY2024$9.9M
FY2025$10.5M
Net assets
$8.8M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$6.4M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$9.7M
FY2025$8.8M

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 1992.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $8.8M Management & general 16% · $1.7M

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

6 people listed on the 990; $192K 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
Executive Di
$114,750Pt VII · Sec A
Primary Prin
$77,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Keven Barker$114,750$114,750$114,750$115,000$158,250$119,911
Bonnie Perry—$85,000$80,500———
Herminio Maldonado$77,000$77,000————

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

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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Fosters critical thinking, academic excellence, and lifelong learning in students.

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1 program · $8.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Ridgeline academy provides families with a community school culture and small class sizes with an enriched core knowledge curriculum and high academic expectations in a respect-based learning environment supported by character-based education.

$8.8Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$334K
Other incomeLn 4–11$242K
Money outPt IX
$10.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.8M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$8.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.3M
Total assetsLn 16$25.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$334K
Government grantsLn 1e$302K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$242K
Total revenueLn 12$9.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17.7M
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$25.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16.9M
Net assetsLn 32$8.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6150
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$8.3M$7.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.0M$17.7M
Total assetsLn 16$26.9M$25.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17.3M$16.9M
Net assetsLn 32$9.7M$8.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$209K$185K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.8M$4.2M$532K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$50K$44K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$741K$658K$83K
Payroll taxesLn 10$374K$332K$42K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$85K$85K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$458K$340K$118K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$93K$93K
Information technologyLn 14$35K$21K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$107K$97K$11K
TravelLn 17$68K$68K
InterestLn 20$951K$856K$95K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$724K$652K$72K
InsuranceLn 23$88K$88K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.1M$375K
All other expensesLn 24e$281K$277K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.5M$8.8M$1.7M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $9.7M$10.5M−$829K$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.3M$9.9M$1.5M$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.9M$9.1M$1.8M$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.4M$8.0M$1.4M$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.0M$6.5M$1.5M$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.4M$5.0M$452K$3.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $9,709,865 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $450,298$333,703
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,621,893$9,133,966
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $272,788$242,196
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,344,979$9,709,865
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,850,266$6,148,866
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,015,667$4,389,562
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,865,933$10,538,428
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,479,046−$828,563
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $9,709,865 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $151 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$301,553
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$32,150
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$333,703
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,133,815$9,133,815
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $42,972$42,972
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $199,224$199,224
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,376,162$9,709,865
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,538,428 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $185,459 · Management $23,261$208,720
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,243,591 · Management $532,236$4,775,827
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $44,382 · Management $5,566$49,948
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $658,067 · Management $82,535$740,602
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $332,115 · Management $41,654$373,769
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,147 · Management $7,163$14,310
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $84,779$84,779
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $340,448 · Management $117,886$458,334
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $93,419$93,419
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,944 · Management $13,821$34,765
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $96,727 · Management $10,747$107,474
IX-17 TravelManagement $67,747$67,747
IX-20 InterestPrograms $855,943 · Management $95,105$951,048
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $651,948 · Management $72,439$724,387
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $88,334$88,334
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,109,650 · Management $374,811$1,484,461
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $277,055 · Management $3,449$280,504
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,823,476 · Management $1,714,952 · Fundraising $0$10,538,428
Part X · Balance sheet $25,782,555 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,296,550$7,269,265
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $104,274$298,389
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $497,454$467,498
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,139$31,017
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,966,997$17,702,751
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $41,635$13,635
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $26,925,049$25,782,555
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $585,242$558,360
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,251,884$16,937,953
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,567,716$7,537,664
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,105,449$1,306,938
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,673,165$8,844,602
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $26,925,049$25,782,555
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,844,602 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,709,865
XI-2 Total expenses$10,538,428
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$828,563
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,673,165
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,844,602

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