This is a private K-8 Christian School

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$151K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$151K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $552
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$471K
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$625K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$503K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +52%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$348K
FY2023$902K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$625K
FY2024
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$123K
FY2023$0
FY2024$625K
FY2025$306K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending May 2024) · 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 Apr 2022.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $1.2M Management & general 9% · $121K Fundraising 0% · $7K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $151K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director, Vice President
$67,497Pt VII · Sec A
Director, President
$67,497Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Treasurer
$15,950Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

April Bowles-Cuddihy’s $76K as President is at the 17th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
April Bowles-Cuddihy$75,751$67,497$62,610$18,180
Lita Curtis$75,751$67,497$62,610$18,208
April Lynne Bowles——$62,610—
Dana Bowles$16,988$15,950$15,188$5,350
Dana Hotton——$15,188—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Educates children in kindergarten through eighth grade with a Christian curriculum.

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2 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

During the 2023-2024 school year, our enrollment increased by 6.7%. In response to this growth, our staff expanded from 18 to 21. Additionally, this was the first year that we started three-year-old and four-year-old preschool classes.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Vineyard academy continued a scholarship fund program to support students and their families in affording tuition. Throughout the school year, the school provided financial assistance totaling $18,820 to several students.

$19Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$552
Grants paid · 3 grants · $90K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$41,662
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,820
Unitemized GrantFY2022$29,964

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$134K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$121K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$625K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$173K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$471K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$134K
Government grantsLn 1e$50K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$173K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$173K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$601K
Other assetsLn 15$261K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$471K
Net assetsLn 32$625K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$451K$173K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$103K$601K
Total assetsLn 16$801K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$201K$471K
Net assetsLn 32$599K$625K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$19K$19K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$155K$142K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$638K$585K$53K
Payroll taxesLn 10$72K$67K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$482
OccupancyLn 16$321K$312K$9K
InterestLn 20$583$583
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$97K$66K$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$121K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.8M−$319K$306K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.4M$1.4M$26K$625K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$902K$362K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $503K$348K$155K$123K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,399,828 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$134,492
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,365,138$1,257,881
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$7,455
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,365,138$1,399,828
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $29,964$18,820
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $633,569$864,468
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $401,495$490,435
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,065,028$1,373,723
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $300,110$26,105
Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
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 $1,399,828 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$50,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$84,492
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$134,492
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,257,881$1,257,881
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $7,455$7,455
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,257,881 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,455$1,399,828
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,373,723 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $18,820$18,820
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $142,078 · Management $12,870$154,948
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $584,939 · Management $52,985$637,924
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $67,322 · Management $4,274$71,596
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $10,530$10,530
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,013$20,013
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $6,621$6,621
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,617 · Management $482$2,099
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $311,537 · Management $9,432$320,969
IX-20 InterestManagement $583$583
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,190$7,190
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,851$15,851
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,448 · Management $30,579$97,027
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $9,552$9,552
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,246,345 · Management $120,757 · Fundraising $6,621$1,373,723
Part X · Balance sheet $1,096,848 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $451,263$173,219
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$50,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,375$11,982
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $102,893$600,894
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $241,999$260,753
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $800,530$1,096,848
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,420$14,079
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $192,777$180,888
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $201,197$471,410
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $599,333$621,820
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$3,618
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $599,333$625,438
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $800,530$1,096,848
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $625,438 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,399,828
XI-2 Total expenses$1,373,723
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,105
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$599,333
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$625,438

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