Arcadia Christian School FY2024 filing

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Christian day school

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$89K 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$165K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$240K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$969K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$240K
FY2024▲ +267%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$85K
FY2021$38K
FY2022$40K
FY2023$65K
FY2024$240K
FY2025$4K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Jun 1967.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.4M Management & general 18% · $301K Fundraising 1% · $18K

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; $89K 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
Principal
$89,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Edward Limon’s $79K as Principal is at the 18th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Edward Limon$78,558$89,000$80,000$72,000$70,724$69,526

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

Arcadia Christian School is an education nonprofit based in Arcadia, CA, formed in 1945.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Private Christian education, preschool through high school.

$1.4Mprogram 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$20K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$163K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$301K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$240K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$388K
Total assetsLn 16$405K
LiabilitiesLn 26$165K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$163K
Government grantsLn 1e$126K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$134
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$296K
SavingsLn 2$93K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$388K
Accounts receivableLn 4$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$405K
LiabilitiesLn 26$165K
Net assetsLn 32$240K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 540
VolunteersI 660
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K$388K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$312$3K
Total assetsLn 16$148K$405K
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K$165K
Net assetsLn 32$65K$240K
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$89K$44K$44K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$855K$151K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$8K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$87K$74K$13K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$344
Office expensesLn 13$33K$28K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$717
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$217K$184K$33K
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$685$582$103
InsuranceLn 23$30K$26K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$100K$82K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$73K$58K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$301K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 7, 2026 $1.5M$1.7M−$236K$4K 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 3, 2025 $1.9M$1.7M$175K$240K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 29, 2024 $1.7M$1.6M$25K$65K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 8, 2023 $1.2M$1.2M−$70K$40K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $1.1M$969K$123K$38K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 $1.3M$1.0M$265K−$85K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,859,052 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $169,701$163,278
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,227,319$1,679,860
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8$134
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $263,661$15,780
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,660,689$1,859,052
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,041,178$1,191,125
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $594,523$493,389
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,635,701$1,684,514
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $24,988$174,538
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $1,859,052 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$126,378
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$36,900
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$163,278
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,679,860$1,679,860
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $134$134
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $15,780$15,780
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,679,860 · Excluded from tax $15,914$1,859,052
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,684,514 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 $44,500 · Management $44,500$89,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $855,086 · Management $150,897$1,005,983
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,525 · Management $1,328$8,853
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $74,196 · Management $13,093$87,289
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,000$19,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $13,988$13,988
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,952 · Management $344$2,296
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,060 · Management $4,952$33,012
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,065 · Management $717$4,782
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $184,351 · Management $32,533$216,884
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 amortizationPrograms $582 · Management $103$685
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,730 · Management $4,541$30,271
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,989 · Fundraising $17,859$99,848
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $57,721 · Management $14,902$72,623
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,365,757 · Management $300,898 · Fundraising $17,859$1,684,514
Part X · Balance sheet $405,440 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $133,802$295,547
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$92,541
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,000$4,000
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $312$3,352
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 assetsStart of year $10,001$10,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $148,115$405,440
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,417$17,182
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $52,222$148,244
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $82,639$165,426
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $65,476$240,014
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $65,476$240,014
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $148,115$405,440
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $240,014 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,859,052
XI-2 Total expenses$1,684,514
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$174,538
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$65,476
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$240,014

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