Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $27,009,563
- Total expenses
- $21,866,808
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,847,779
- Grants paid
- $2,310,299
- Program service revenue
- $20,842,374
- Investment income
- $128,295
- Other revenue
- $191,115
- Total assets, end of year
- $22,702,702
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,392,122
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $14,310,580
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $18,070,141
- Management and general expenses
- $3,604,030
- Fundraising expenses
- $192,637
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $18,070,141
Program services were 82.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$158,137
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,992,859
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,696,783
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$43,768
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2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES
total $19,673,745 · related or exempt $19,673,745
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2b · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY INCOME
total $1,168,629 · related or exempt $1,168,629
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3 · Investment income
total $128,920 · excluded $128,920
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6a · Gross rents
real property $111,564
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $18,384
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $93,180
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $93,180 · excluded $93,180
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $48,982
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $49,607
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$625
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$625 · excluded -$625
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$229,794
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$158,137
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$164,327
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $65,467 · excluded $65,467
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$450,412
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$422,377
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $28,035 · unrelated business $28,035
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11d · All other revenue
total $4,433 · excluded $4,433
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11e · Other revenue, total
$4,433
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $34,490 · program services $34,490
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $2,275,809 · program services $2,275,809
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $418,010 · management and general $418,010
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $44,297 · program services $44,297
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $10,125,746 · program services $8,200,999 · management and general $1,855,597 · fundraising $69,150
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $266,389 · program services $213,727 · management and general $52,662
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,703,727 · program services $1,378,030 · management and general $325,697
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $809,649 · program services $640,674 · management and general $168,975
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11b · Fees: legal
total $15,721 · management and general $15,721
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $144,496 · management and general $144,496
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $1,256 · management and general $1,256
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $65,891 · management and general $65,891
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13 · Office expenses
total $199,497 · management and general $199,497
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14 · Information technology
total $340,137 · program services $340,137
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16 · Occupancy
total $899,815 · program services $855,595 · management and general $44,220
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17 · Travel
total $166,584 · program services $166,584
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $10,654 · management and general $10,654
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20 · Interest
total $233,237 · program services $233,237
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $970,926 · program services $970,926
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23 · Insurance
total $120,913 · management and general $120,913
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24a · Other expenses: STUDENT ACTIVITIES
total $2,020,191 · program services $2,020,191
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24b · Other expenses: BLDG & BUS MAINTENANCE
total $667,026 · program services $655,337 · management and general $11,689
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24c · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING MATERIAL
total $123,487 · fundraising $123,487
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24e · All other expenses
total $208,860 · program services $40,108 · management and general $168,752
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $549,336 · end of year $871,190
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,314,708 · end of year $1,655,444
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $154,307 · end of year $105,155
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $95,421 · end of year $142,670
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $287,951 · end of year $334,617
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$32,617,274
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$15,823,365
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $13,367,721 · end of year $16,793,909
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $2,063,280 · end of year $2,435,089
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $1,000
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $89,021 · end of year $363,628
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,498,996 · end of year $1,237,088
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $776,906 · end of year $1,098,790
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $196,120
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $1,960,926 · end of year $1,711,012
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $4,333,546 · end of year $4,345,232
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,263,258 · end of year $11,417,587
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,892,993 · end of year $2,892,993
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORDSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE AUTHORITY OF GOD'S WORD, WE WILL EDUCATE EACH UNIQUE STUDENT IN COOPERATION WITH THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SO THAT HE OR SHE IS EQUIPPED AND INSPIRED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR JESUS CHRIST IN THE WORLD.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SCHOOL - TO INSTRUCT CHILDREN IN QUALITY CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES PRESCHOOL - 12.
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VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SYSTEM (VCSS) IS A PRIVATE, COEDUCATIONAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL LOCATED NEAR THE BORDER OF LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTY. THE SCHOOL (PRESCHOOL - 12TH GRADE) WAS FOUNDED IN 1935 BY PARENTS FROM REFORMED CHURCHES AND IS OPERATED BY A SOCIETY OF PARENTS AND INTERESTED PARTIES DRAWN FROM CHURCHES ADHERING TO THE REFORMED THEOLOGY. STUDENTS COME FROM A GEOGRAPHICAL RADIUS OF APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES AND ATTEND OVER 200 DIFFERENT CHURCHES. THE STUDENT ETHNIC COMPOSITION IS APPROXIMATELY 40% CAUCASIAN AND 60% OTHER ETHNICITIES. AT VALLEY CHRISTIAN OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE WHOLE STUDENT: ACADEMICALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND PHYSICALLY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OUR MISSION IS: IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORDSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE AUTHORITY OF GOD'S WORD, WE WILL EDUCATE EACH UNIQUE STUDENT IN COOPERATION WITH THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SO THAT HE OR SHE IS EQUIPPED AND INSPIRED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR JESUS CHRIST IN THE WORLD. OUR STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM MANY OPPORTUNITIES THAT PREPARE THEM FOR LEADERSHIP THROUGH PROGRAMS IN ART, MUSIC, SPORTS, SERVICE, AND ACADEMICS. WE OFFER AVENUES OF SERVICE TO DEVELOP HABITS AND PATTERNS OF SERVANTHOOD. EACH STUDENT IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE. EACH WEEK, TIME IS SET ASIDE AT EACH CAMPUS TO WORSHIP AS A BODY. VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SYSTEM IS ACCREDITED BY THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
Expenses $18,070,141 · Grants $2,310,299 · Revenue $20,842,374
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Troy StahlTROY STAHL
SUPERINTENDENT
- Total calculated
- $250,541
- From this org
- $211,581
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,960
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $200,661
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $10,920
- Deferred
- $7,982
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,978
- Filer's total
- $250,541
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Christopher BecherCHRISTOPHER BECHER
HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
- Total calculated
- $207,364
- From this org
- $130,353
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $77,011
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $130,353
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,954
- Nontaxable benefits
- $72,057
- Filer's total
- $207,364
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Rhonda Van KampenRHONDA VAN KAMPEN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
- Total calculated
- $200,050
- From this org
- $142,811
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $57,239
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $142,811
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,410
- Nontaxable benefits
- $51,829
- Filer's total
- $200,050
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John FitzgeraldJOHN FITZGERALD
DIR. OF BUSINESS OPS.
- Total calculated
- $140,968
- From this org
- $121,549
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,419
- Hours/week
- 45
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Laura PfieferLAURA PFIEFER
HIGH SCHOOL ASST. PRINCIPAL
- Total calculated
- $134,912
- From this org
- $114,735
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,177
- Hours/week
- 45
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Brian PetteysBRIAN PETTEYS
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL/DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $166,157
- From this org
- $144,886
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,271
- Hours/week
- 45
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $144,886
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,441
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,830
- Filer's total
- $166,157
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Matt De YoungMATT DE YOUNG
FACILITIES DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $120,568
- From this org
- $113,650
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,918
- Hours/week
- 45
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Wesley TurnbowWESLEY TURNBOW
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Mark LeeMARK LEE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Scott KroezeSCOTT KROEZE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jeff BrouwerJEFF BROUWER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Art De JongART DE JONG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Gary EricksGARY ERICKS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jason Van DuynJASON VAN DUYN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tracy Van HofwegenTRACY VAN HOFWEGEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tobin WhiteTOBIN WHITE
BOARD MEMBER & VICAR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Mike SiebersmaMIKE SIEBERSMA
SUPERINTENDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 45
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 1a · Travel for companions
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- COMPENSATION FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT, TROY STAHL, INCLUDES AN ANNUAL TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR HIMSELF AND FAMILY. THIS IS GROSSED-UP FOR TAXES AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS FULLY TAXED IN HIS W-2.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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$34,490
REDISTRIBUTION OF GRANT
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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CALIFORNIA CHRISTIAN EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
501(C)(3) · PROVIDE SUPPORT TO VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SYSTEM · CA · controlled entity
Directly controlled by VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SYSTEM
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 6 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601269349302620
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