Hershey Christian Academy

Analysis

Hershey Christian Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Hershey, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2020, 6 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 July 2024, Hershey Christian Academy reported income of $978k and spending of $1.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2020 to July 2024, income grew from $382k to $978k (+156%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 888%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Hershey 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 79th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Life Fellowship Inc ($978k), United Way of Etowah County Alabama Inc ($978k) and Helping Other People Effectively Inc ($978k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $678k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $1,836, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 25 employees.