Foundation for Christian Schools

Analysis

Foundation for Christian Schools is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalispell, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a private non-operating foundation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Foundation for Christian Schools reported income of $405k and spending of $420k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $373k to $405k (+8.5%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 174% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Foundation for Christian Schools sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Ellis County ($404k), Otsego County United Way Inc ($405k) and Houston Food Bank Endowment Inc ($404k).

Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (23% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 2 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.