Prairie Creek Community School

Analysis

Prairie Creek Community School is a registered charity in United States, based in Northfield, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2004, 22 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, Prairie Creek Community School reported income of $3.1m and spending of $2.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $2.3m to $3.1m (+34%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Prairie Creek Community School sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Baylo University ($3.0m), Coastal Montessori Charter School ($3.1m) and Alumni Association School of Medicine Loma Linda University ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $288k (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $3.3m, net assets of -$111k. It reported 46 employees.