Starkville Christian School

Analysis

Starkville Christian School is a registered charity in United States, based in Starkville, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1998, 28 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 2024, Starkville Christian School reported income of $724k and spending of $760k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $946k to $724k (-24%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Starkville Christian School sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camas Montessori School Association ($723k), Writers Series of Traverse City ($724k) and Kan Cobra Tiger Alliance Incorporated ($723k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.8% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $507k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $114k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 31 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.