Bayshore Christian School

Legal name: Bayshore Christian School Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
591371751
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Tampa, FL, USA
Phone
8138394297
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,083,161
Expenses
$4,434,140
Assets
$5,288,338
Liabilities
$666,918

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • REV KEVIN FRANCIS DONLON FORMER (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • MELANIE HUMENANSKY (HEAD OF SCHO): $122,476 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Bayshore Christian School challenges, develops, and empowers students for leadership by following the example of Jesus to “grow in wisdom, stature, and in favor with God and man.” (Luke 2:52). & Vision Mission Bayshore Christian School challenges, develops, and empowers students for leadership by following the example of Jesus to “grow in wisdom, stature, and in favor with God and man.” Luke 2:52. Bayshore Christian School challenges, develops, and empowers students for leadership by following the example of Jesus to “grow in wisdom, stature, and in favor with God and man.” Luke 2:52 Vision. Bayshore Christian School is a private, evangelical, non-denomination Christian school serving students PK2-12th grade. We are located in the heart of South Tampa, close to the Selmon Expressway and MacDill Air Force Base with easy access to the Brandon/Riverview area and St. Petersburg. BCS is...

What it reported doing in 2024

Bayshore christian school is a college preparatory, private christian school located in the heart of tampa fl. We serve students from age 2 through the 12th grade. We provide our students an educational climate that is academically excellent and unashamedly christian. Our facility and staff guide students through a methodical process of learning that focuses on core knowledge enriched with the arts, technology, foreign language, and athletics. The bayshore christian school graduate is a well rounded student, abundantly prepared for college and beyond. Bayshore christian school is accredited through different organizations that provide rigorous academic standards to which we adhere. Our facility and staff stay current with educational practices through attending the many conventions and training opportunities provided and required by our accrediting organizations. We are accredited through the following organizations: Florida council of independent schools, Florida kindergarten council, advanced through southern association of colleges of schools

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 73% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 41.3%; rating input score 41
  • Program expense ratio: 76.3%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.62 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 45.1%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.19; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.8%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.5% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.7% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
  • Where the money goes: 41.3% of revenue deployed · 76.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $122K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 42/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.