Zion Christian School Association

Analysis

Zion Christian School Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Byron Center, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending July 2023, Zion Christian School Association reported income of $3.8m and spending of $2.9m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $3.8m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Zion Christian School Association sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University of Fort Lauderdale Inc ($3.8m), Villa Bella Expeditionary ($3.8m) and Isla Affiliated Building Company ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $7.0m against liabilities of $474k, net assets of $6.5m. It reported 51 employees.