Cedar Creek Schools

Analysis

Cedar Creek Schools is a registered charity in United States, based in Ruston, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 2023, Cedar Creek Schools reported income of $6.0m and spending of $5.6m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $6.1m to $6.0m (-1.2%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cedar Creek Schools sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Girl Scouts of Central Illinois Inc ($6.0m), Chapel Hill Academy Inc ($6.0m) and Freedom Christian Academy Inc ($6.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.0% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.7m. At year end it held assets of $9.5m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $8.4m. It reported 158 employees.