Southwest Christian Academy EIN 99-3855940

Southwest Christian Academy

EIN  99-3855940 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Temecula, CA Founded 2024
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers homeschooling families with essential resources and guidance.
Leadership
Marsha Lowe · Director · $16K
Money in and out
$353K revenue, $313K expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency

Empowers homeschooling families with essential resources and guidance. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $353K in revenue, $313K in expenses, and $125K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$353K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$313K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$125K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $40K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×18 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$353K
FY2025▲ +261%
Expenses
$313K
FY2025▲ +222%
Total assets
$125K
FY2025▲ ×205
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$353K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$313K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$125K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$40K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$125K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 32
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $272K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The organization offered in-person and remote classes for homeschoolers in the Temecula Valley for homeschool students

$272Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSouthwest Christian Academy
EINHdr · item D99-3855940
Principal addressHdr · item CTemecula, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.swchristianacademy.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2024
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2024

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a2
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$16,375Pt VII · Sec A
$8,325Pt VII · Sec A
$7,826Pt VII · Sec A
$7,787Pt VII · Sec A
$7,596Pt VII · Sec A
$7,439Pt VII · Sec A
$7,399Pt VII · Sec A

Marsha Lowe’s $16K as Director is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Marsha Lowe$16,375$16,255
Ashley Humphrey$8,325$7,245
Hortencia Ortega$7,826$7,794
Delaney Spaulding$7,787$7,756
Amber Donaldson$7,596$7,596
Katy Chidester$7,439
Christa Sullivan$7,399$7,397
Lindsay Wood$2,256

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$349K · 99%
Contributions & grants$4K · 1%
Program service revenue99%$349K
Contributions & grants1%$4K
Total revenueLn 12$353K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.01
Program services87%$272K
Management & general13%$39K
Fundraising1%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$313K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$122K
Total assetsLn 16$125K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$125K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $122K · Operating expenses/yr $313K
4.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $272K · Total expenses $313K
87%
Management & General
Management & general $39K · Total expenses $313K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $313K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $822 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $7K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $4K · Total revenue $353K
1%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $353K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $349K · Total revenue $353K
99%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $353K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $349K · Total expenses $313K
112%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $353K · Prior year $98K
+261%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $125K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $353K · Expenses $313K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $125K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $125K · Total assets $125K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $125K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Marsha Lowe · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $16K · Total expenses $313K
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $118K · Total expenses $313K
38%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 39%
Revenue growth 261%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$353K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$98K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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