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Desert Christian Academy

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its July 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$9.25M (2023)

Expenses
$8.22M (2023)

Total Assets
$11.1M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$1.42M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending July
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,247,635
Expenses
$8,220,412
Net Income
$1,027,223
Net Assets
$9,717,950
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $350,723
3.8%
Program Services $8,453,377
91.4%
Investment Income $13,988
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $427,588
4.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,959
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $215,848
2.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,406,400
41.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,139,575
Total Liabilities $1,421,625
Net Assets $9,717,950
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debbee Scott (Co Head Of S) $107,924 $0 $10,572
Kirk Scott (Co Head Of S) $107,924 $0 $10,571
Richard Twiss (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Richard Mercatante (Secretary/Tr) $0 $0 $0
Bethany Cravalho (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Edgington (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
David Fulton (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Caroline Keck (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Janis Morrison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Duane Young (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,705,375
Expenses
$7,281,509
Net Income
$423,866
Net Assets
$8,681,062
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $236,056
3.1%
Program Services $6,989,614
90.7%
Investment Income $2,606
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $477,099
6.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $113,049
1.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $14,908
0.2%
Other Salaries and Wages $2,911,384
40.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,783,096
Total Liabilities $2,102,034
Net Assets $8,681,062
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debbee Scott (Co Head Of S) $113,789 $0 $6,545
Kirk Scott (Co Head Of S) $76,112 $0 $3,837
Richard Twiss (President) $0 $0 $0
Richard Mercatante (Secretary/Tr) $0 $0 $0
Bethany Cravalho (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
John Edgington (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
David Fulton (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Janis Morrison (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Duane Young (Chairman) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,719,360
Expenses
$5,823,613
Net Income
$895,747
Net Assets
$8,266,783
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $913,792
13.6%
Program Services $5,473,609
81.5%
Investment Income $3,135
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $1,500
0.0%
Net Fundraising $327,324
4.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $202,866
3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,498,963
42.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,028,074
Total Liabilities $1,761,291
Net Assets $8,266,783
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debbee Scott (Head Of Scho) $126,825 $0 $0
Tyler Jacobus (Dir. Operati) $76,041 $0 $0
Richard Twiss (President) $0 $0 $0
Casey Johnson (Vice Chairma) $0 $0 $0
Richard Mercatante (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Duane Young (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Janis Morrison (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
David Fulton (Founder/Trus) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,472,113
Expenses
$6,306,578
Net Income
$165,535
Net Assets
$7,670,055
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $768,111
11.9%
Program Services $5,456,021
84.3%
Investment Income $2,704
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $245,277
3.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $192,487
3.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,716,892
43.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,104,696
Total Liabilities $434,641
Net Assets $7,670,055
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debbee Scott (Head Of School) $102,070 $0 $14,377
Tyler Jacobus (Dir. Operations) $76,040 $0 $0
Richard Twiss (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Casey Johnson (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Richard Mercatante (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Duane Young (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Janis Morrison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
David Fulton (Founder) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,285,053
Expenses
$6,622,836
Net Income
-$337,783
Net Assets
$7,504,520
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $343,105
5.5%
Program Services $5,727,419
91.1%
Investment Income $32,867
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $6,725
0.1%
Net Fundraising $151,205
2.4%
Sales of Assets $23,732
0.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $198,100
3.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,677,126
40.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,643,685
Total Liabilities $1,139,165
Net Assets $7,504,520
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Debbee Scott (Head Of School) $113,646 $0 $13,179
Tyler Jacobus (Dir. Operations) $71,275 $0 $0
Duane Young (President) $0 $0 $0
Richard Twiss (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Rich Mercatante (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Landes (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
David Fulton (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Casey Johnson (Chairman) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,923,654
Expenses
$6,639,076
Net Income
$284,578
Net Assets
$7,894,907
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $449,189
6.5%
Program Services $5,823,857
84.1%
Investment Income $10,325
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $39,000
0.6%
Net Fundraising $472,891
6.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $26,381
0.4%
Other Revenue $102,011
1.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,647,365
54.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,034,927
Total Liabilities $1,140,020
Net Assets $7,894,907
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Stephanie Landes (President) $0 $0 $0
Greg Gritters (Member) $0 $0 $0
Rich Mercatante (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Duane Young (Member) $0 $0 $0
David Fulton (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Richard Twiss (Member) $0 $0 $0
Casey Johnson (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,647,220
Expenses
$7,499,850
Net Income
-$852,630
Net Assets
$7,610,331
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $437,457
6.6%
Program Services $5,754,068
86.6%
Investment Income $61,833
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $39,000
0.6%
Net Fundraising $261,824
3.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $16,051
0.2%
Other Revenue $76,987
1.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,452,292
46.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,822,746
Total Liabilities $1,212,415
Net Assets $7,610,331
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Stephanie Landes (President) $0 $0 $0
Greg Gritters (Member) $0 $0 $0
Rich Mercatante (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Duane Young (Member) $0 $0 $0
David Fulton (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Richard Twiss (Member) $0 $0 $0
Casey Johnson (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,990,342
Expenses
$6,318,551
Net Income
-$328,209
Net Assets
$8,462,961
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $291,962
4.9%
Program Services $5,434,381
90.7%
Investment Income $15,225
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $39,000
0.7%
Net Fundraising $212,198
3.5%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $9,612
0.2%
Other Revenue -$12,036
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,796,985
44.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,844,302
Total Liabilities $1,381,341
Net Assets $8,462,961

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The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,964,243
Expenses
$6,117,985
Net Income
-$153,742
Net Assets
$8,791,170
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $232,024
3.9%
Program Services $5,214,612
87.4%
Investment Income $238,475
4.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $39,081
0.7%
Net Fundraising $302,037
5.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$61,986
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,929,286
47.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,088,478
Total Liabilities $1,297,308
Net Assets $8,791,170
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Fulton (Trustee) $109,882 $0 $0
Debbee Scott (Head Of School) $104,498 $0 $0
Stephanie Landes (President) $0 $0 $0
Albert Keck (Member) $0 $0 $0
Rich Mercatante (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Duane Young (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,751,170
Expenses
$5,619,380
Net Income
$131,790
Net Assets
$8,944,912
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $163,131
2.8%
Program Services $4,845,844
84.3%
Investment Income $155,127
2.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $525,662
9.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $60,342
1.0%
Other Revenue $1,064
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,530,044
45.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,025,466
Total Liabilities $1,080,554
Net Assets $8,944,912
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Stephanie Landes (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Albert Keck (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Rich Mercatante (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jose Valencia (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Duane Young (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,685,348
Expenses
$5,227,926
Net Income
$457,422
Net Assets
$8,813,122
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $376,766
6.6%
Program Services $4,933,121
86.8%
Investment Income $123,757
2.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $184,676
3.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $67,028
1.2%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,414,016
46.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,948,653
Total Liabilities $1,135,531
Net Assets $8,813,122

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,788,578
Expenses
$4,704,495
Net Income
$84,083
Net Assets
$8,355,700
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $176,442
3.7%
Program Services $4,384,550
91.6%
Investment Income $39,676
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$10,587
Net Fundraising $132,082
2.8%
Sales of Assets $2
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $39,413
0.8%
Other Revenue $27,000
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,230,033
47.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,409,113
Total Liabilities $1,053,413
Net Assets $8,355,700

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,426,191
Expenses
$5,023,435
Net Income
-$597,244
Net Assets
$8,271,617
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $134,304
3.0%
Program Services $3,662,279
82.7%
Investment Income $74,616
1.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $502,403
11.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $9,497
0.2%
Other Revenue $43,092
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,384,532
47.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,352,730
Total Liabilities $1,081,113
Net Assets $8,271,617

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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