7,500+ Schools — Protestant Label, Catholic Doctrine
From Sunnydale Academy in Missouri to Andrews University in Michigan — every SDA school that claims "Protestant" identity while teaching the Trinity, seeking Catholic-influenced accreditation, and operating under the IRS Group Exemption GEN 1071 of the April 15, 1904 corporation is participating in religious donation fraud.
The Sunnydale Fraud — Missouri's False Protestant School
Sunnydale Adventist Academy in Centralia, Missouri is a textbook example of the donation fraud operating at every one of the 7,500+ SDA schools worldwide.
Sunnydale Adventist Academy — Centralia, MO 65240
What They Tell Donors
- "The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a mainstream Protestant church with approximately 19 million members worldwide"
- Fundraising materials emphasize Sabbath-keeping and Protestant Christian values
- Presents as a faith-based alternative to public education
- Solicits tithes and donations from local church members and parents
- Claims historic Adventist educational heritage
What They Actually Teach
- The Trinity — Catholic Catechism #234 / SDA Fundamental Belief #2 (rejected by all SDA pioneers)
- Union of Church and State — District of Columbia incorporation 1904
- Ecumenical partnerships with Papal institutions and accreditation bodies
- Curriculum compliant with state-accredited (Catholic-influenced) regional standards
- Replaces Pioneer sanctuary truths with Rome's theology as part of 27 Fundamentals
"The time is coming when in their fraud and insolence men will reach a point that the Lord will not permit them to pass, and they will learn that there is a limit to the forbearance of Jehovah."— Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 9, p. 13 (1909) / LDE 40.4
Four Crimes Against Every Donor
When a school collects donations claiming Protestant identity while teaching Catholic doctrine under a corporate 501(c)(3) structure, these are not theological disagreements — they are legal and moral violations.
Confirmed School EIN Numbers
These schools are individually registered 501(c)(3) entities or operate under the umbrella Group Exemption GEN 1071. All confirmed via GuideStar / ProPublica public records.
| School Name | EIN | Location | Accreditation / Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnydale Adventist Academy | Under GEN 1071 | Centralia, MO | False Protestant claim on sunnydalechurch.org |
| Highland View Academy | 52-0851123 | Hagerstown, MD | Middle States accreditation |
| Forest Lake Academy | 59-0816443 | Apopka, FL | SACS/CASI accredited |
| Portland Adventist Academy | 93-0446528 | Portland, OR | NWEA / state accredited |
| Columbia Adventist Academy | 91-0640498 | Battle Ground, WA | NWEA accredited |
| Hillside SDA School | 25-1605069 | Pennsylvania | State accredited |
| Valley View Adventist School | 77-0482349 | California | WASC candidate |
| Weimar Institute | 94-2423430 | Weimar, CA | Health/lifestyle focus |
| Advent Ridge Academy | 26-4136229 | Colorado | Under GC conference structure |
| Mt. Pleasant SDA Church & School | 38-3194119 | Michigan | NCA/CASI accreditation |
| Andrews University | 38-1627600 | Berrien Springs, MI | HLC accredited — flagship SDA university |
| Southern Adventist University | 62-0527040 | Collegedale, TN | SACSCOC accredited |
| Oakwood University | 63-0376813 | Huntsville, AL | SACSCOC — HBCU |
| La Sierra University | 95-3067126 | Riverside, CA | WASC accredited; evolution controversy 2010 |
| Washington Adventist University | 52-0680782 | Takoma Park, MD | MSCHE accredited |
Sources: GuideStar.org | ProPublica Nonprofits | 144000.com/schoolfraud
Arthur Daniells Started This in 1904
How Catholic Accreditation Entered SDA Schools
When Arthur G. Daniells became General Conference President (1901–1922) and signed the Articles of Incorporation on April 15, 1904, he began the process of aligning SDA educational institutions with government-regulated accreditation bodies. This was a strategic move to gain academic credibility — but it came at a devastating doctrinal cost.
Under Daniells' administration, SDA schools were brought into regional accreditation frameworks that had been shaped by Catholic educational philosophy — particularly the Higher Learning Commission, SACSCOC, and WASC systems, all of which require curriculum standards compatible with mainstream theological positions (including Trinitarian Christianity).
The result: SDA schools were forced to adopt Trinity-affirming theological statements, ecumenically acceptable academic standards, and state-approved curriculum — while continuing to raise funds from pioneer-tradition families who believed they were supporting Protestant, non-Trinitarian, sanctuary-truth-based education.
Daniells built the trap. Froom filled it with the books of a new order. And 7,500+ schools now operate in it — funded by your tithe.
Read Daniells Full Resume of Apostasy →What Catholic-Influenced Accreditation Forces SDA Schools to Teach
"The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a mainstream Protestant church with approximately 19 million members worldwide… operating 173 hospitals and sanitariums and more than 7,500 schools around the world."— Official SDA language on adventist.org and thousands of local church/school websites, used to solicit donations