Morning Star Christian School

Analysis

Morning Star Christian School is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2001, 25 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 2024, Morning Star Christian School reported income of $4.4m and spending of $2.6m, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $3.8m to $4.4m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Morning Star Christian School sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Plains Education Foundation Inc ($4.3m), American Paradigm Schools ($4.4m) and Great Schools Partnership Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $12.5m against liabilities of $175k, net assets of $12.3m. It reported 64 employees.