Ohio Christian University

Analysis

Ohio Christian University is a registered charity in United States, based in Circleville, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1979, 47 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 June 2023, Ohio Christian University reported income of $19.8m and spending of $20.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $33.9m to $19.8m (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ohio Christian University sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include De Toledo High School ($19.7m), Christian Academy of Knoxville Inc ($19.8m) and New World Preparatory Charter School ($19.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $6.8m. At year end it held assets of $42.6m against liabilities of $8.4m, net assets of $34.2m. It reported 522 employees.