Sheldon Christian School Association

Analysis

Sheldon Christian School Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Sheldon, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1978, 48 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 July 2024, Sheldon Christian School Association reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.1m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2020 to July 2024, income grew from $1.1m to $1.3m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sheldon Christian School Association sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include College Association of New York City College of Technology Inc ($1.3m), Little Fountains of Light ($1.3m) and Childrens Bereavement Center Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $634k. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $60k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 36 employees.