Westside Christian Academy

Analysis

Westside Christian Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Westlake, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 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, Westside Christian Academy reported income of $6.0m and spending of $3.7m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $6.0m (+224%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Westside Christian Academy sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Florida Child Development Inc ($6.0m), Skagit Valley College Foundation C-12 Campus Center Building ($6.0m) and Franklin Phonetic Primary School Inc ($6.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $169k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $9.2m against liabilities of $4.2m, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 102 employees.