Christ Academy: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 92-1141060)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024	$190K
FY2025	$337K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024	$68K
FY2025	$119K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2023.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

81%

16%

Program services 81% · $232K Management & general 16% · $47K Fundraising 3% · $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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Christopher Bechtel

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessyca Yang

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sonja Elzinga

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stuart Eagon

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan Topper

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Christ Academy is an education nonprofit based in Salem, OR, formed in 2023.

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3 programs · $232K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Presented two formal public programs at the end of each semester featuring graded choir concerts and graphic arts shows. Approximately 150 people attended each event, in december 2024 and may 2025. Also conducted a public graduation ceremony attended by 90-100, honoring the school's first graduate in june 2025.

$77Kprogram expense

02

Provided daily instruction through ten salaried faculty members (4 full-time, 6 parttime) and two volunteer teachers over a full school year beginning september 3, 2024 and ending june 4, 2025, with traditional times off around thanksgiving, christmas and new years and spring break.

$77Kprogram expense

03

Operated a k-12 educational program serving 45 students using a classical method of instruction in the context of christian orthodoxy. One senior high school student graduated in june 2025.

$77Kprogram 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

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$337K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$235K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101K

Investment incomeLn 3$820

Money outPt IX

$287K

Ln 25

Programscol B$232K

Managementcol C$47K

Fundraisingcol D$7K

Owns and owesPt X

$119K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$206K

Total assetsLn 16$206K

LiabilitiesLn 26$87K

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$101K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$22K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$235K

Investment incomeLn 3$820

Total revenueLn 12$337K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$206K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$206K

Other assetsLn 15$280

Total assetsLn 16$206K

LiabilitiesLn 26$87K

Net assetsLn 32$119K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 517

VolunteersI 650

Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$109K	$206K
Total assetsLn 16	$112K	$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$43K	$87K
Net assetsLn 32	$68K	$119K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$177K	$160K	$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$18K	$16K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$27K		$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$788	$788
Office expensesLn 13	$10K	$10K
OccupancyLn 16	$8K	$8K
InsuranceLn 23	$4K	$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$37K	$30K		$7K
All other expensesLn 24e	$5K	$3K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$287K	$232K	$47K	$7K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$337K	$287K	$51K	$119K	990 PDF
FY2024	$190K			$68K	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 $337,232 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $76,553$101,079

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $109,679$235,333

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$820

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,633$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $189,865$337,232

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $77,884$194,608

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $72,034$91,948

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $149,918$286,556

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,947$50,676

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

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 $337,232 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$21,582

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$79,497

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$101,079

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $235,333$235,333

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $820$820

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $236,153$337,232

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $286,556 across 9 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $160,255 · Management $16,501$176,756

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,185 · Management $1,667$17,852

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,950$26,950

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $788$788

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,720$9,720

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,475$8,475

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,878$3,878

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,010 · Fundraising $7,425$37,435

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,628 · Management $2,074$4,702

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $231,939 · Management $47,192 · Fundraising $7,425$286,556

Part X · Balance sheet $206,293 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,150$205,610

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,423$403

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$280

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $111,573$206,293

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,179$1,017

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $38,215$86,421

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $43,394$87,438

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $68,179$118,855

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $68,179$118,855

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $111,573$206,293

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $118,855 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$337,232

XI-2 Total expenses$286,556

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$50,676

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$68,179

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$118,855

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV