To operate a Christian learning cooperative program, working in conjunction with academic content to provide home-schooled children supplemental faith-based instruction on various subjects.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 18 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
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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 4% 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$53K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$752K
+0.2% vs prior year
Spent
$791K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$82K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$752K
FY2025+0.2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$422K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$751K
FY2025$752K
Expenses
$791K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$290K
FY2023$575K
FY2024$739K
FY2025$791K
Net assets
$82K
FY2025▼ -40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$132K
FY2023$126K
FY2024$137K
FY2025$82K

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 Apr 2022.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $712K Management & general 10% · $79K

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; $53K 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 Dir.
$52,927Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeffrey Snyder’s $53K as Executive Dir. is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Jeffrey Snyder$52,927$62,121$59,169

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides supplemental faith-based instruction for homeschooled children.

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1 program · $712K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provided supplemental religious education to students ages 3 through 16.

$712Kprogram expense

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$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$752K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$715K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Money outPt IX
$791K
Ln 25
Programscol B$712K
Managementcol C$79K
Owns and owesPt X
$82K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K
Total assetsLn 16$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$715K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$752K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$88K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$88K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$82K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K$88K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$150K$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$122K$82K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$53K$48K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$511K$460K$51K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$48K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$900$100
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$6K$707
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$204$184$20
Office expensesLn 13$18K$17K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$40K$36K$4K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$19K$18K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$75K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$403
Total functional expensesLn 25$791K$712K$79K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $752K$791K−$40K$82K 990 PDF
FY2024 $751K$739K$11K$137K 990 PDF
FY2023 $568K$575K−$7K$126K 990 PDF
FY2022 $422K$290K$132K$132K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $751,845 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $704,084$715,374
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,405$29,543
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $44$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,066$6,928
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $750,599$751,845
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $578,213$617,972
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $161,121$173,506
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $739,334$791,478
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,265−$39,633
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $751,845 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$691,899
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,475
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$715,374
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $29,543$29,543
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$6,928
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,543$751,845
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $791,478 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,634 · Management $5,293$52,927
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $460,220 · Management $51,135$511,355
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $48,321 · Management $5,369$53,690
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $900 · Management $100$1,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,367 · Management $707$7,074
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $184 · Management $20$204
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,607 · Management $1,845$18,452
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,018 · Management $4,002$40,020
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,517 · Management $1,946$19,463
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $74,935 · Management $8,325$83,260
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,630 · Management $403$4,033
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $712,333 · Management $79,145 · Fundraising $0$791,478
Part X · Balance sheet $90,293 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $149,610$87,768
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$2,525
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $149,610$90,293
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,814$8,130
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,814$8,130
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $121,796$82,163
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $149,610$90,293
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $82,163 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$751,845
XI-2 Total expenses$791,478
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,633
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$121,796
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$82,163

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