Northstar Christian Academy

Analysis

Northstar Christian Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2015, 11 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, Northstar Christian Academy reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.9m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $2.3m (+7.0%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Northstar Christian Academy sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wexner Center Foundation ($2.3m), Intergenerational High School ($2.3m) and Mountain Discovery Charter School of Swain County ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $724k. At year end it held assets of $13.7m against liabilities of $371k, net assets of $13.3m. It reported 49 employees.