Society for Christian Instruction

Analysis

Society for Christian Instruction is a registered charity in United States, based in Sanborn, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1990, 36 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 2024, Society for Christian Instruction reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.1m to $1.3m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Society for Christian Instruction sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% 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 Los Alamitos Youth Center Inc ($1.3m), National Alliance on Mental Illness in Delaware Foundation ($1.3m) and St Anns Community Day Care Center ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $707k. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $69k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 34 employees.