Desert Christian Academy

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Bermuda Dunes, CA501(c)(3)Since 1976EIN 95-3048608Revenue $10.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSdesertchristianacademy.org40700 Yucca Ln, 92203-8122 · Bermuda Dunes, CATax-exempt since Jan 1977School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To train students to glorify Jesus Christ by growing spiritually, academically, physically and socially.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 96 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
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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 $508K a year · 6% 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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$209K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $317K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.1M
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.8M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$10.3M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$10.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.8M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$6.7M
FY2022$7.7M
FY2023$9.2M
FY2024$9.4M
FY2025$10.8M
Expenses
$10.3M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$9.3M
FY2025$10.3M
Net assets
$10.9M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.7M
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$9.7M
FY2024$10.5M
FY2025$10.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 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 Jan 1977.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $7.5M Management & general 27% · $2.7M Fundraising 1% · $138K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $209K 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
Co-Head of S
$148,120Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Head of S
$60,596Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Debbee Scott$148,120$133,106$107,924$113,789$126,825$102,070
Kirk Scott$60,596$73,703$107,924$76,112——
Tyler Jacobus————$76,041$76,040

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

Educates students to grow spiritually, academically, physically, and socially, glorifying Jesus Christ.

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1 program · $7.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Academic programs

$7.5Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 21 grants · $9.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,035,096
Unitemized GrantFY2024$637,200
Unitemized GrantFY2024$74,227
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,750
Unitemized GrantFY2023$833,722
Unitemized GrantFY2023$712,275
Unitemized GrantFY2023$37,631
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,300
Unitemized GrantFY2022$944,012
Unitemized GrantFY2022$677,695
Unitemized GrantFY2022$49,456
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,800
Unitemized GrantFY2021$837,230
Unitemized GrantFY2021$582,263
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,650
Unitemized GrantFY2020$700,423
Unitemized GrantFY2020$519,566
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,800
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$10.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.5M
Managementcol C$2.7M
Fundraisingcol D$138K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$16.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$111K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$961K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Total revenueLn 12$10.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$988K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$180K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.6M
Other assetsLn 15$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$16.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M
Net assetsLn 32$10.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 596
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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$3.9M$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$167K$180K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.6M$9.6M
Total assetsLn 16$14.9M$16.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M$5.1M
Net assetsLn 32$10.5M$10.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.8M$1.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$209K$131K$77K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.2M$2.7M$1.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$98K$62K$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$772K$487K$286K
Payroll taxesLn 10$336K$212K$124K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$2K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$9K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$143K$54K$89K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$502K$141K$222K$138K
OccupancyLn 16$230K$184K$46K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$231K$185K$46K
InsuranceLn 23$184K$147K$37K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$1.2M$55K
All other expensesLn 24e$418K$286K$132K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.3M$7.5M$2.7M$138K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $10.8M$10.3M$418K$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.4M$9.3M$116K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.2M$8.2M$1.0M$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.7M$7.3M$424K$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.7M$5.8M$896K$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.5M$6.3M$166K$7.7M 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 $10,757,060 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,178,286$1,821,290
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,127,164$9,078,860
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $93,012$11,359
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,432−$154,449
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,405,894$10,757,060
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,588,928$1,752,273
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,115,003$5,625,561
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,586,092$2,960,899
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,290,023$10,338,733
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $115,871$418,327
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $10,757,060 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$960,817
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$860,473
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$111,489
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,821,290
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,078,860$9,078,860
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,359$11,359
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$154,449
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,078,860 · Excluded from tax $11,359$10,757,060
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,338,733 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,752,273$1,752,273
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $131,491 · Management $77,225$208,716
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,652,642 · Management $1,557,900$4,210,542
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $61,631 · Management $36,196$97,827
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $486,635 · Management $285,801$772,436
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $211,705 · Management $124,335$336,040
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,585 · Management $4,075$5,660
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,721 · Management $22,424$31,145
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $54,285 · Management $88,839$143,124
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $11,214$11,214
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $141,434 · Management $222,253 · Fundraising $138,173$501,860
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $183,858 · Management $45,964$229,822
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $184,745 · Management $46,186$230,931
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $147,031 · Management $36,758$183,789
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,151,024 · Management $54,658$1,205,682
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $285,983 · Management $131,689$417,672
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,455,043 · Management $2,745,517 · Fundraising $138,173$10,338,733
Part X · Balance sheet $16,088,014 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,847,957$988,017
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,075,543$1,349,435
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $135,981$122,952
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,747$8,748
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $95,397$111,732
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,552,873$9,609,377
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $166,540$179,817
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,034,704$3,717,936
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,917,742$16,088,014
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $389,710$228,522
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,971,610$2,047,304
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $149,900$149,900
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,865,714$2,715,715
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,376,934$5,141,441
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,398,432$10,787,891
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $142,376$158,682
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,540,808$10,946,573
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,917,742$16,088,014
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,946,573 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,757,060
XI-2 Total expenses$10,338,733
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$418,327
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,540,808
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,989
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$25,551
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,946,573

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

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