Blaze School is a private, independent, faith based School serving elementary and secondary students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $96K a year · 16% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$605K
Spent
$157K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$447K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$605K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$605K
FY2022$375K
FY2023$632K
FY2024$728K
Expenses
$157K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$157K
FY2022$431K
FY2023$642K
FY2024$726K
Net assets
$447K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$447K
FY2022$391K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$383K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $85K Management & general 46% · $72K Fundraising 0% · $372

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary / Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda Ryan’s $27K as Director is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Amanda Ryan$27,462—
Andrea Pratt—$7,370

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates elementary and secondary students in a faith-based environment.

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3 programs · $85K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Wages and other expenses directly associated with the educational goals of the organization

$85Kprogram expense
02

Blaze school received real property with a cost basis of $372,567 from blaze kids academy during the 2021 tax year. The real property is used in connection with the program services of blaze school.

Pt IX · col B
03

Participation fees received by the organization in connection with providing education services

Pt IX · col B

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$10K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$605K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$577K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Money outPt IX
$157K
Ln 25
Programscol B$85K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$372
Owns and owesPt X
$447K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$447K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$577K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$373K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Total revenueLn 12$605K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$368K
Total assetsLn 16$447K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$447K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$368K
Total assetsLn 16$0$447K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$447K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$65K$65K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$445
Information technologyLn 14$652$652
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69K$7K$62K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$2K$5K$372
Total functional expensesLn 25$157K$85K$72K$372

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $728K$726K$2K$383K 990 PDF
FY2023 $632K$642K−$10K$381K 990 PDF
FY2022 $375K$431K−$56K$391K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $605K$157K$447K$447K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $604,722 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$576,567
I-9 Program service revenue$28,155
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$604,722
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$70,421
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$86,805
I-18 Total expenses$157,226
I-19 Revenue less expenses$447,496
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $604,722 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$372,567
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$204,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$372,567
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$576,567
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $28,155$28,155
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,155 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$604,722
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $157,226 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $65,417$65,417
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,004$5,004
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,081$1,081
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,562 · Management $445$2,007
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $652$652
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,777$4,777
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,648$2,648
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,811 · Management $62,074$68,885
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,602 · Management $4,781 · Fundraising $372$6,755
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $85,173 · Management $71,681 · Fundraising $372$157,226
Part X · Balance sheet $447,496 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$79,706
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$367,790
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$447,496
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$447,496
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$447,496
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $447,496 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$604,722
XI-2 Total expenses$157,226
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$447,496
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$447,496

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