Sonshine Christian School

Analysis

Sonshine Christian School is a registered charity in United States, based in Vancouver, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2021, 5 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, Sonshine Christian School reported income of $1.8m and spending of $953k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.8m (+77%), an average of +77% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sonshine Christian School sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bolder Options ($1.8m), Westchester Heavy Construction ($1.8m) and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Foundation Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $705k. It paid $14k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $929k against liabilities of $54k, net assets of $876k.