Western Christian High School

Analysis

Western Christian High School is a registered charity in United States, based in Sioux Center, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1955, 71 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 June 2023, Western Christian High School reported income of $5.3m and spending of $5.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.9m to $5.3m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Western Christian High School sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holy Family Foundation ($5.3m), Trust Uw Carl F Hertenstein General Trust ($5.3m) and Child Development Health & Nutrition Inc ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $10.6m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $9.3m. It reported 126 employees.