Bentonville Christian Academy

Analysis

Bentonville Christian Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Bentonville, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 December 2023, Bentonville Christian Academy reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.1m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $987k to $1.3m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bentonville Christian Academy sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Talent Maker City ($1.3m), Boston Landmarks Orchestra Inc ($1.3m) and The Washington Chorus Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.6% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $799k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $161k, net assets of $854k. It reported 47 employees.