Chesterton Academy of the St Croix Valley

Analysis

Chesterton Academy of the St Croix Valley is a registered charity in United States, based in Stillwater, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2020, 6 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 December 2023, Chesterton Academy of the St Croix Valley reported income of $796k and spending of $506k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $366k to $796k (+118%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Chesterton Academy of the St Croix Valley sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bnot Chaya Academy ($796k), Wellington Christian Academy Inc ($796k) and Screven Christian Academy Inc ($796k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $341k. It paid $732 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $96k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $96k.