Society of Pella Christian Schools

Analysis

Society of Pella Christian Schools is a registered charity in United States, based in Pella, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1949, 77 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 2024, Society of Pella Christian Schools reported income of $5.0m and spending of $6.3m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $4.1m to $5.0m (+23%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Society of Pella Christian Schools sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Sandhills Childrens Center ($5.0m), Consortium for School Networking ($5.0m) and Piedmont Classical High School ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $15.9m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $14.1m. It reported 109 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.