Pacifica Christian High School

Analysis

Pacifica Christian High School is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Monica, CA. 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 2023, Pacifica Christian High School reported income of $8.8m and spending of $9.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $8.8m (+70%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Pacifica Christian High School sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include NDSCS Foundation ($8.8m), Northwestern State University Foundation ($8.8m) and Educational Options Foundation ($8.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $461k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 81 employees.