Prairie Christian School

Analysis

Prairie Christian School is a registered charity in United States, based in El Paso, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1991, 35 years ago. 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, Prairie Christian School reported income of $316k and spending of $319k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $241k to $316k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Prairie Christian School sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad ($316k), American Legion ($316k) and En Ka Society Inc ($316k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $212k. At year end it held assets of $733k against liabilities of $8,461, net assets of $725k. It reported 9 employees.