Laurel Christian School

Analysis

Laurel Christian School is a registered charity in United States, based in Laurel, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1994, 32 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, Laurel Christian School reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.4m, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $2.4m to $1.9m (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Laurel Christian School sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Womens Resource Center of North Central Washington ($1.9m), Alaska E-Health Network Inc ($1.9m) and The Marion I and Henry Jknott Scholarship Fund Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 81% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $474k against liabilities of $125k, net assets of $349k. It reported 95 employees.