The Chastain School at St John Inc

Analysis

The Chastain School at St John Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sandy Springs, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1989, 37 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, The Chastain School at St John Inc reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.4m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2022, income grew from $828k to $1.7m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Chastain School at St John Inc 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 85th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Peters Haven Corporation ($1.7m), New Community Cinema Club Inc ($1.7m) and Cathedral Square Housing Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $693k. At year end it held assets of $651k against liabilities of $87k, net assets of $564k. It reported 30 employees.