Gardere Community Christian School

Analysis

Gardere Community Christian School is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 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, Gardere Community Christian School reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.9m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.1m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Gardere Community Christian School sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Granite Bay Montessori ($2.1m), Ars Holding Inc ($2.1m) and Aurora Waasakone Community of Learners ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. It paid $42k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $116k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 34 employees.