Middle Tennessee Christian School

Analysis

Middle Tennessee Christian School is a registered charity in United States, based in Murfreesboro, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1963, 63 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 2024, Middle Tennessee Christian School reported income of $19.6m and spending of $14.2m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2024, income grew from $9.0m to $19.6m (+118%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Middle Tennessee Christian School sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Civic Works Inc ($19.6m), Significant Educators ($19.6m) and Valley Christian School System ($19.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $6.5m. At year end it held assets of $31.9m against liabilities of $8.2m, net assets of $23.7m. It reported 226 employees.