Brookside Christian Academy
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 834123745
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2019–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2018
- Location
- Dunn, NC, USA
- Phone
- 9102922107
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Primary, Elementary Schools
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $2,592,126
- Expenses
- $2,631,520
- Assets
- $5,388,909
- Liabilities
- $4,467,870
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MEREDITH GORDON (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- ELIZABETH DEAN (VICE PRESIDE)
- FABIANA EVANS (BOARD MEMBER)
- MARK GODWIN (BOARD MEMBER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Brookside Christian Academy is a Christ-centered school seeking to serve families by providing academic excellence for students while establishing a Biblically based foundation that they may impact the world by living their lives on mission. Brookside christian academy 2004 US Hwy 301 N. The idea behind Brookside Christian Academy came from two local educators: Betsy Dean and Cortney Gordon. Dean and Gordon worked in public education for years and have a love for watching learning come to life in the eyes of their students. Their goal was to take the best elements from public, private, and home schools and combine them to create a unique setting where students thrive and find joy in learning. BCA has become a peaceful refuge in the lives of students, families, and staff.
What it reported doing in 2024
Brookside christian academy is committed to the spiritual and intellectual well being of every student regardless of their educational background. We strive to serve private, public, and homeschool students through academic engagement, enrichment, and support.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 91% of the money available for current operations came from other operating 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 74
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 82
- Sustainability: 44
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 71.7%; rating input score 72
- Program expense ratio: 70.7%; rating input score 71
- Fundraising efficiency: $316.39 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 94; 94th 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: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -1.5%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.05; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.83; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 37.2% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 37% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 61.7% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
- Where the money goes: 71.7% of revenue deployed · 70.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.9M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.