South Side Christian Academy

Analysis

South Side Christian Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Peoria, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2016, 10 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, South Side Christian Academy reported income of $1.1m and spending of $780k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $384k to $1.1m (+193%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 378%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, South Side Christian Academy sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Learning Resource Ctr of Polk Co ($1.1m), Olney Christian School ($1.1m) and Learning Institute of Texas ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $456k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $407, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 26 employees.