Blue Mountain Christian University

Analysis

Blue Mountain Christian University is a registered charity in United States, based in Blue Mountain, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1946, 80 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, Blue Mountain Christian University reported income of $21.6m and spending of $20.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $16.5m to $21.6m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 32%. 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, Blue Mountain Christian University 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 98th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alumni Association of the University of Michigan ($21.6m), Nashoba Learning Group Inc ($21.6m) and Harlem Village Academies Charter Schools ($21.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $6.0m. At year end it held assets of $38.2m against liabilities of $6.3m, net assets of $31.8m. It reported 296 employees.