Willamette Valley Christian School

Analysis

Willamette Valley Christian School is a registered charity in United States, based in Salem, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1993, 33 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 June 2023, Willamette Valley Christian School reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.4m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Willamette Valley 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 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include LA Pintoresca Housing Inc ($1.4m), Habitat for Humanity of Wisconsin River Area Inc ($1.4m) and United Houma Nation Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.8% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $101k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $761k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $540k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 69 employees.