Public Charity

ARETE PREPARATORY ACADEMY

ARETE PREPARATORY ACADEMY is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in PHOENIX, AZ. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $6.7M, expenses of $6.7M, total assets of $10.1M. Imperigo tracks 15 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $456K.

EIN: 205332933 PHOENIX, AZ Charter Schools NTEE: B29 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.7M
Total Expenses$6.7M
Total Assets$10.1M
Grant Records15
Funding Total$456K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

AN ARETE PREPARATORY ACADEMY EDUCATION PREPARES STUDENTS TO BE MORE THAN JUST PROFICIENT TEST TAKERS, BUT RATHER, TO BECOME GREAT-HEARTED LEADERS CAPABLE OF SUCCESS THROUGHOUT THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. WITH A CURRICULUM BUILT UPON A CLASSICAL LIBERAL ARTS TRADITION AND A REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH TO SCHOOL ITSELF, GREAT HEARTS CULTIVATES THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF STUDENTS IN THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH, GOODNESS, AND BEAUTY.

Where $100 goes at Arete Preparatory Academy

How Arete Preparatory Academy divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$84 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$84
An Arete Preparatory Academy education prepares students to be more than just proficient test takers, but rather, to become great-hearted leaders capable of success throughout their higher education…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

VICE CHAIRMA Christofer Pereyra
SECRETARY John Thorpe
HEADMASTER Melanie Attridge
DIRECTOR Mona Moore
CHAIRMAN Robert Mulhern

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$363,177 5 grants
General Support
$93,274 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.7M $6.7M $10.1M
2024 $6.8M $6.6M $10.3M
2023 $6.8M $6.5M $10.3M
2022 $5.9M $5.7M $1.8M
2021 $5.5M $5.4M $1.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $5.5M to $6.7M (+21%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.1M.

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