Belleville Christian School

Analysis

Belleville Christian School is a registered charity in United States, based in Belleville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 December 2023, Belleville Christian School reported income of $132k and spending of $257k, spending 195% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4,839 to $132k (+2635%), an average of +129% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 2215%. Over the whole period it spent 208% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Belleville Christian School sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little League Baseball Inc ($132k), Environmental Education Association of Illinois ($132k) and West Forsyth Athletic Booster Club Inc ($132k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 103% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $127k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 20 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.