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Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Phoenix, AZ EIN: 86-0269193 Website

To provide ps to 12th grade students with a strong academic foundation and a christ-centered world view.

Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc at a glance

In short: Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc gave $257K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $257K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$256,708
-88.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$256,708
-77.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$256,708
Total assets
$14,114,526
+26.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Christian Education Legacy Fund: $257KChristian Education LegacyFund$257K

The largest 2025 recipient was Christian Education Legacy Fund ($257K).

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K3$250–500K2$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 9 (33%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Phoenix

How Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc gives

  • Giving fell 93% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M1 grant2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2021) to $3.7M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $257K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Christian Education Legacy Fund Phoenix, AZEndowment Fund$256,708
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$14,114,526$22,395,913$18,537,947$256,7081$69,320
2024$11,166,882$17,007,608$18,292,045$2,254,4672$83,236
2023$11,993,072$15,920,053$15,621,971$1,187,0003$98,513
2022$10,965,490$17,088,438$16,441,287$3,731,4412$13,614
2021$9,239,792$11,774,239$11,173,838$40,0001$-2,279

About Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc

Based on IRS filings

Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Phoenix, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $257K. Net investment income was $69K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc is led by Pascal Hinnen, President on every filing since 2021; 5 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Pascal Hinnen

    President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Bynum

    Assistant Superintendent

    Middle School Principal → Assistant Superintendent, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $107K (2021) → $142K (2025)

  • Brent Hodges

    Superintendent

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $233K (2021) → $294K (2025)

  • Craig Cummings

    Diretor of It

    It Director → Diretor of It, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $97K (2021) → $106K (2025)

  • Jackie Ortega

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2022) → $2K (2025)

  • Stephen Williams

    Administrator of Operations

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $63K (2025)

  • Chad Bechert

    Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jodi Preudhomme

    Member

    Secretary → Member, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jordan Thiessen

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Dickerson

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Damore

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Kotter

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keegan Healey

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Taffee Brunell

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Don Lee (2022–2024) — Administrator of Operations
  • Former: Chantelle Deangelis (2021–2022) — Member
  • Former: Jennifer Dyer (2021–2022) — Member
  • Former: Josh Sandberg (2021–2022) — Treausuer
  • Former: Latasha Taves (2021–2022) — Member
  • Former: Scott Baughman (2021–2022) — Administrator of Operations
  • Former: Jeremy Richards (2021) — High School Principal
  • Former: Kevin Sieling (2021) — Curriculum Director
  • Former: Sherilyn Sue Moy (2021) — Elementary School Principal

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Brent Hodges — Superintendent: $294KBrent HodgesSuperintendent$294KAaron Bynum — Assistant Superintendent: $142KAaron BynumAssistant Superintendent$142KCraig Cummings — Diretor of It: $106KCraig CummingsDiretor of It$106KStephen Williams — Administrator of Operations: $63KStephen WilliamsAdministrator of Operations$63KJackie Ortega — Member: $2KJackie OrtegaMember$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $294K, to Brent Hodges (Superintendent). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc

How much does Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc give each year?

Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc gave $257K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.3M across 2 grants.

How large is Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc?

Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc reported $14.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $22.4M.

What is Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc?

Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Phoenix, AZ. It holds $14.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc operate?

Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc's EIN?

Scottsdale Christian Academy Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0269193. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 29, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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