Discovery Christian School

Analysis

Discovery Christian School is a registered charity in United States, based in Florence, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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 2023, Discovery Christian School reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.7m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $3.0m (+160%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Discovery Christian 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 90th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Metropolitan Arts Institute ($3.0m), Mountain Village Montessori Charter School ($3.0m) and Resource Impact ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 72% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $3.0m, net assets of $756k. It reported 89 employees.