Transitional Kindergarten through 12th grade Christian education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 285 volunteers and 234 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.8M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$763K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $46K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30.7M
77% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 77% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$20.5M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$19.4M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$9.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$20.5M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.9M
FY2021$14.5M
FY2022$18.6M
FY2023$18.4M
FY2024$19.5M
FY2025$20.5M
Expenses
$19.4M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.7M
FY2021$12.5M
FY2022$14.3M
FY2023$16.7M
FY2024$18.2M
FY2025$19.4M
Net assets
$9.4M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$4.8M
FY2021−$1.5M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$8.1M
FY2025$9.4M

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 Mar 1942.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $16.3M Management & general 15% · $3.0M Fundraising 1% · $123K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $763K 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
Head of School
$370,738Pt VII · Sec A
$177,051Pt VII · Sec A
Middle School Principal
$108,003Pt VII · Sec A
Elementary School Principal
$106,881Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marc Horton$370,738$337,957$300,057$254,167$253,981$153,357
Terry Cutter$177,051$155,961$125,284$112,554$105,707$96,480
Dawna Sivertson$108,003—————
Wendy Silvester$106,881—————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides Christian education for students from Transitional Kindergarten through 12th grade.

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3 programs · $16.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Linfield christian high school (9-12) educates approximately 463 students. 96% of our high school graduates go on to 2 or 4-YEAR colleges or universities . Linfield's students' SAT/ACT scores are consistently among the highest in our valley. High school students receive personalized college counseling beginning in 8TH grade.

$8.2Mprogram expense
02

Linfield christian elementary school (TK-5) educates approximately 465 students. At linfield, college prep begins at the elementary school. Students benefit from a low STUDENT/TEACHER ratio, a rigorous curriculum and qualified, caring faculty.

$4.6Mprogram expense
03

Linfield christian middle school (6-8) educates approximately 290 students. Students at the middle school continue their collegiate journey through continued exposure in the classroom to technology, modern science laboratories, and the arts.

$3.4Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$46K
Grants paid · 21 grants · $11.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,155,084
Unitemized GrantFY2024$259,630
Unitemized GrantFY2024$66,331
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,793
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,013,415
Unitemized GrantFY2023$192,769
Unitemized GrantFY2023$61,810
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,949
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,724,985
Unitemized GrantFY2022$217,344
Unitemized GrantFY2022$60,076
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,440
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,682,967
Unitemized GrantFY2021$133,606
Unitemized GrantFY2021$13,505
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,252,583
Unitemized GrantFY2020$76,075
Unitemized GrantFY2020$29,821
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$20.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$953K
Investment incomeLn 3$188K
Money outPt IX
$19.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$16.3M
Managementcol C$3.0M
Fundraisingcol D$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.1M
Total assetsLn 16$40.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$953K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$188K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Total revenueLn 12$20.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$969K
SavingsLn 2$4.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20.6M
Other assetsLn 15$8.4M
Total assetsLn 16$40.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30.7M
Net assetsLn 32$9.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5234
VolunteersI 6285
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.3M$5.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.3M$5.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.2M$20.6M
Total assetsLn 16$36.3M$40.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28.2M$30.7M
Net assetsLn 32$8.1M$9.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.5M$2.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$602K$602K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.5M$7.3M$1.2M$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$146K$130K$16K$114
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.4M$846K$595K$697
Payroll taxesLn 10$703K$549K$153K$583
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$110K$110K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$100K$100K
Office expensesLn 13$193K$154K$38K$890
Information technologyLn 14$150K$129K$19K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$538K$508K$24K$5K
TravelLn 17$179K$178K$590$118
InterestLn 20$751K$721K$23K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.5M$1.4M$70K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$49K$46K$2K$485
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$1.8M$42K$85K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K$467$94
Total functional expensesLn 25$19.4M$16.3M$3.0M$123K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $20.5M$19.4M$1.2M$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $19.5M$18.2M$1.2M$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $18.4M$16.7M$1.7M$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $18.6M$14.3M$4.3M$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $14.5M$12.5M$2.0M−$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $12.9M$12.7M$147K−$4.8M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $20,542,414 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $836,164$953,155
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $18,084,759$19,367,981
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $261,308$187,516
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $308,653$33,762
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $19,490,884$20,542,414
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,272,943$2,483,838
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,688,708$11,415,558
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,279,881$5,479,165
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,241,532$19,378,561
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,249,352$1,163,853
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $20,542,414 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $842 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$931,770
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,385
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$953,155
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,367,981$19,367,981
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $187,516$187,516
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $32,920$32,920
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,367,981 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $221,278$20,542,414
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $19,378,561 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,483,838$2,483,838
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $601,539$601,539
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,343,048 · Management $1,175,070 · Fundraising $5,626$8,523,744
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $129,539 · Management $16,127 · Fundraising $114$145,780
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $846,031 · Management $595,001 · Fundraising $697$1,441,729
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $549,371 · Management $152,812 · Fundraising $583$702,766
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,557$7,557
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $109,777$109,777
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $100,252$100,252
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $154,044 · Management $37,605 · Fundraising $890$192,539
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $128,869 · Management $19,480 · Fundraising $1,498$149,847
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $508,157 · Management $23,991 · Fundraising $5,406$537,554
IX-17 TravelPrograms $178,337 · Management $590 · Fundraising $118$179,045
IX-20 InterestPrograms $721,142 · Management $22,536 · Fundraising $7,512$751,190
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,377,988 · Management $70,137 · Fundraising $14,655$1,462,780
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $45,617 · Management $2,426 · Fundraising $485$48,528
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,804,036 · Management $41,878 · Fundraising $84,834$1,930,748
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,787 · Management $467 · Fundraising $94$9,348
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,278,804 · Management $2,977,245 · Fundraising $122,512$19,378,561
Part X · Balance sheet $40,077,912 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,298,342$968,587
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$4,163,494
X-4 Accounts receivable$97,972
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $283,703$319,897
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,208,408$20,593,592
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,260,654$5,566,390
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,207,761$8,367,980
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $36,258,868$40,077,912
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,083,289$1,684,392
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,823,953$6,654,163
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $20,735,888$21,864,211
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $35,683$26,768
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,191,366$30,683,172
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,067,502$9,394,740
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,067,502$9,394,740
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,258,868$40,077,912
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,394,740 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$20,542,414
XI-2 Total expenses$19,378,561
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,163,853
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,067,502
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$163,385
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,394,740

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