Cascade Christian Schools: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 91-1572300)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$16.4M
FY2021	$18.3M
FY2022	$22.1M
FY2023	$24.1M
FY2024	$25.9M
FY2024	$24.8M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$15.1M
FY2021	$16.7M
FY2022	$19.2M
FY2023	$23.6M
FY2024	$25.6M
FY2024	$24.9M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$10.3M
FY2021	$11.9M
FY2022	$14.5M
FY2023	$14.8M
FY2024	$14.9M
FY2024	$14.9M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1994.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

87%

Program services 87% · $21.7M Management & general 11% · $2.7M Fundraising 2% · $483K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $761K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Ken Friesen

Superintendent

$183,545Pt VII · Sec A

Tina Devries

Associate Superintendent of Academics

$137,207Pt VII · Sec A

Timothy Kleefeld

Executive Director of Business

$116,836Pt VII · Sec A

Jacob Petersen

Associate Superintendent of Operations

$114,501Pt VII · Sec A

Rob Mitton

Executive Director of Advancement

$107,419Pt VII · Sec A

Courtney Petersen

Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives

$101,073Pt VII · Sec A

Tyler McClung

Board Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Zetterburg

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ken Friesen’s $184K as Superintendent is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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

Name	FY2024	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Ken Friesen	$183,545	$185,000	$148,941	$134,790	$140,806	$127,438
Tina Devries	$137,207	$131,950	$122,355	$126,802	—	—
Timothy Kleefeld	$116,836	$121,800	$104,438	—	—	—
Tiffany Wakefield	—	$115,000	—	—	—	—
Jacob Petersen	$114,501	—	—	—	—	—
Rob Mitton	$107,419	$107,590	—	—	—	—
Josh Kristoff	—	$101,500	—	—	—	—
Courtney Petersen	$101,073	—	—	—	—	—

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

Provides Christian education for K-12 students, teaching purpose before God.

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1 program · $21.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Provide childcare and preschool through 12TH grade christian education for approximately 1,913 students.

$21.7Mprogram 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

M J Murdock Charitable TrustFY2024$200K

American Endowment FoundationFY2024$100K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$21K

The Harry B and Betty M Corliss FoundationFY2024$20K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$14K

Thrivent Charitable Impact & InvestingFY2024$11K

Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$8K

Names Family FoundationFY2024$4K

Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$378K

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$24.8M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$22.9M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$100K

Money outPt IX

$24.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$21.7M

Managementcol C$2.7M

Fundraisingcol D$483K

Owns and owesPt X

$14.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M

Total assetsLn 16$37.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$22.5M

PeoplePt VI, VII

12

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$149K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$733K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$22.9M

Investment incomeLn 3$100K

Total revenueLn 12$24.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.4M

SavingsLn 2$853K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$179K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31.1M

Other assetsLn 15$3.0M

Total assetsLn 16$37.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$22.5M

Net assetsLn 32$14.9M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5474

VolunteersI 6400

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$4.1M	$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$149K	$179K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$27.5M	$31.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$33.6M	$37.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$18.7M	$22.5M
Net assetsLn 32	$14.9M	$14.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$2.2M	$2.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$190K	$169K	$18K	$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$13.1M	$11.7M	$1.2M	$227K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.2M	$1.1M	$116K	$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1.3M	$1.2M	$121K	$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$771K	$199K	$469K	$103K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$61K		$61K
Office expensesLn 13	$137K		$134K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.4M	$1.3M	$59K
InterestLn 20	$633K	$633K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$1.4M	$1.3M	$71K
InsuranceLn 23	$358K		$358K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.8M	$1.8M		$30K
All other expensesLn 24e	$338K	$209K	$57K	$73K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$24.9M	$21.7M	$2.7M	$483K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024	$25.9M	$25.6M	$391K	$14.9M	990 PDF
FY2023	$24.1M	$23.6M	$466K	$14.8M	990 PDF
FY2022	$22.1M	$19.2M	$2.9M	$14.5M	990 PDF
FY2021	$18.3M	$16.7M	$1.6M	$11.9M	990 PDF
FY2020	$16.4M	$15.1M	$1.4M	$10.3M	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

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Part I · Summary $24,822,429 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,364,681$1,794,816

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,397,246$22,927,760

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $180,048$99,853

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $25,941,975$24,822,429

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,523,986$2,164,625

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $15,558,534$15,845,834

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,468,145$6,858,914

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $25,550,665$24,869,373

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $391,310−$46,944

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

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 $24,822,429 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$733,065

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,061,751

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$149,479

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,794,816

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $22,927,760$22,927,760

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $99,853$99,853

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,927,760 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $99,853$24,822,429

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,869,373 across 14 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,164,625$2,164,625

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $169,192 · Management $17,667 · Fundraising $3,296$190,155

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,656,092 · Management $1,217,123 · Fundraising $227,121$13,100,336

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,110,588 · Management $115,967 · Fundraising $21,639$1,248,194

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,163,043 · Management $121,444 · Fundraising $22,662$1,307,149

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $198,531 · Management $469,452 · Fundraising $102,710$770,693

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $61,107$61,107

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $134,264 · Fundraising $3,210$137,474

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,333,317 · Management $59,235$1,392,552

IX-20 InterestPrograms $632,739$632,739

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,281,160 · Management $71,270$1,352,430

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $357,808$357,808

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,785,688 · Fundraising $29,974$1,815,662

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $209,167 · Management $56,637 · Fundraising $72,645$338,449

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $21,704,142 · Management $2,681,974 · Fundraising $483,257$24,869,373

Part X · Balance sheet $37,459,942 assets, 20 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,933,350$1,378,025

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,153,024$853,367

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $309,220$281,389

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $53,488$84,990

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,977$1,977

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $717,679$604,278

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,499,617$31,060,274

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $148,870$178,730

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $802,801$3,016,912

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,620,026$37,459,942

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,198,388$2,361,720

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,997,372$4,883,612

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $752,959$2,401,257

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,688,780$22,527,777

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,411,308$13,412,227

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,519,938$1,519,938

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,931,246$14,932,165

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,620,026$37,459,942

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,932,165 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$24,822,429

XI-2 Total expenses$24,869,373

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$46,944

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,931,246

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$104,628

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$56,765

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,932,165

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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