Phoenix Seminary INC

Tax-deductible

Scottsdale, AZ501(c)(3)Colleges & UniversitiesEIN 86-0711495Revenue $5.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSphoenixseminary.edu7901 E Shea Blvd, 85260-5510 · Scottsdale, AZTax-exempt since Sep 1992School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Phoenix seminary's mission is to train men and women for christ-centered ministry for the building of healthy churches in Phoenix and the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers and 81 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
Download 990
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $532K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$364K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 53% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$288K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.6M
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$6.6M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.6M
FY2025▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.1M
FY2021$10.1M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$6.5M
FY2025$5.6M
Expenses
$6.6M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$7.1M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$6.1M
FY2025$6.6M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2025▼ -25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$2.8M

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 Sep 1992.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $4.7M Management & general 17% · $1.1M Fundraising 10% · $684K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $364K 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
President
$130,428Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Operations
$127,581Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Academic Affairs
$78,002Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$27,807Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Hogg’s $130K as President is at the 53rd 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Darryl Delhousaye——$132,656$106,787$107,017$181,016
Brian Arnold——$162,183$135,749$122,976$98,810
Jonathan Hankin$127,581$130,811$52,042———
David Hogg$130,428—$75,311———
David Hogg - Interim Pres—$106,550————
Justin Smith———$104,440$104,392$103,074
Bing Hunter—————$103,027
Joshua Anderson————$101,744—

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

Trains people for Christ-centered ministry to build healthy churches globally.

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1 program · $4.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Phoenix seminary is a protestant, evangelical seminary that exists to train men and women for christ-centered ministry for the building up of healthy churches in phoenix and the world. We equip students with the necessary tools to carry out their god-given calling in the traditional disciplines of seminary education.

$4.7Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $7.7M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$637,442
Unitemized GrantFY2023$844,887
Unitemized GrantFY2022$750,525
Unitemized GrantFY2022$65,552
Bible Education Legacy Fund INCAZ · FY2021$1,300,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$532,135
Bible Education Legacy Fund INCAZ · FY2020$2,000,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$420,132
Unitemized GrantFY2019$380,582

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$76K
Money outPt IX
$6.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.7M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$684K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$505K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$288K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$194K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$162K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$76K
Gains on assetsLn 7$10K
Total revenueLn 12$5.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$456K
SavingsLn 2$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$505K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$926K
Other assetsLn 15$25K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$288K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 581
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$1.8M$505K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$916K$926K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$283K$288K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$742K$742K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$637K$637K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$620K$423K$197K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.2M$1.6M$228K$332K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$80K$57K$6K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$161K$102K$23K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$163K$123K$30K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$83K$83K
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$44K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$114K$114K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$148K$75K$73K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$130K$128K$45$2K
Office expensesLn 13$98K$24K$48K$27K
Information technologyLn 14$284K$62K$206K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$328K$189K$115K$24K
TravelLn 17$117K$105K$1K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$8K$4K$412
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$157K$124K$17K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$393K$270K$53K$70K
All other expensesLn 24e$49K$24K$14K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.6M$4.7M$1.1M$684K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.6M$6.6M−$996K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.5M$6.1M$405K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.9M$6.7M$256K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.0M$7.2M−$215K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.1M$7.1M$3.0M$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.1M$4.4M$739K$236K 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 $5,558,288 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,582,111$3,790,824
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,899,716$1,745,717
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $75,956$76,156
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$42,297−$54,409
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,515,486$5,558,288
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $844,887$1,379,649
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,224,028$3,216,995
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $81,500$113,737
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,960,428$1,843,743
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,110,843$6,554,124
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $404,643−$995,836
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $5,558,288 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,203 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$161,865
VIII-1d Related organizations$201,937
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,427,022
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$194,267
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,790,824
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,745,717$1,745,717
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $66,163$66,163
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $9,993$9,993
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$57,179−$57,179
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,973$3,973
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,744,514 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,950$5,558,288
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,554,124 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $742,207$742,207
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $637,442$637,442
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $422,656 · Management $197,208$619,864
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,634,565 · Management $227,534 · Fundraising $332,109$2,194,208
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $57,295 · Management $5,613 · Fundraising $16,685$79,593
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $102,403 · Management $23,396 · Fundraising $34,964$160,763
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $123,264 · Management $30,425 · Fundraising $8,878$162,567
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $82,547$82,547
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $44,100$44,100
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $113,737$113,737
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $74,994 · Management $73,027$148,021
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $127,595 · Management $45 · Fundraising $2,277$129,917
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,834 · Management $47,657 · Fundraising $26,868$98,359
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $62,221 · Management $206,163 · Fundraising $15,975$284,359
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $189,425 · Management $114,932 · Fundraising $23,978$328,335
IX-17 TravelPrograms $104,682 · Management $1,397 · Fundraising $10,863$116,942
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,537 · Management $3,824 · Fundraising $412$11,773
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $124,251 · Management $17,301 · Fundraising $15,728$157,280
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $269,943 · Management $53,023 · Fundraising $70,338$393,304
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,616 · Management $13,785 · Fundraising $11,405$48,806
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,727,930 · Management $1,141,977 · Fundraising $684,217$6,554,124
Part X · Balance sheet $3,060,580 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,101,581$456,239
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $717,201$48,688
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $78,479$59,283
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $15,645$15,449
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $67,245$100,803
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $915,717$926,406
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,037,441$1,428,926
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $32,824$24,786
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,966,133$3,060,580
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $186,018$184,842
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $62,639$76,287
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $34,121$26,519
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $282,778$287,648
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,120,721$1,535,785
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,562,634$1,237,147
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,683,355$2,772,932
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,966,133$3,060,580
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,772,932 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,558,288
XI-2 Total expenses$6,554,124
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$995,836
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,683,355
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$85,413
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,772,932

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