Knoxville Christian School

Analysis

Knoxville Christian School is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1970, 56 years ago. 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 2024, Knoxville Christian School reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.3m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.6m to $2.5m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Knoxville Christian School sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dublin Latchkey ($2.5m), Tucker Maxon School ($2.5m) and Voices of Stephenson County ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 72% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 68 employees.