Highland Christian Academy

Analysis

Highland Christian Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Valdosta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 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, Highland Christian Academy reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $957k to $1.2m (+25%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Highland Christian Academy sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 84th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico Inc ($1.2m), Foundation for State Technical College of Missouri Inc ($1.2m) and H a and Edna Benning Charitable Endowment Fund ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.6% and program service revenue 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $609k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $278k. It reported 45 employees.