Sunrise Christian Academy

Analysis

Sunrise Christian Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Bel Aire, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2009, 17 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 2023, Sunrise Christian Academy reported income of $8.0m and spending of $5.3m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $4.4m to $8.0m (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sunrise Christian Academy sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Science and Technology Campus Corporation ($8.0m), Woodbury Leadership Academy ($8.0m) and Williamsburg Technical College Foundation Inc ($8.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $44k (0.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $7.3m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 180 employees.