Pacific Northwest Christian College

Analysis

Pacific Northwest Christian College is a registered charity in United States, based in Kennewick, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pacific Northwest Christian College reported income of $1.4m and spending of $2.0m, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $525k to $1.4m (+172%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Pacific Northwest Christian College sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Laudato Si Challenge Inc ($1.4m), Valley Churches United ($1.4m) and Mission Discovery Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $695k. At year end it held assets of $843k against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of -$176k. It reported 44 employees.