Christian School of York
Legal name: Christian School Association of York Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 231501815
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- York, PA, United States
- Phone
- (717) 767-6842
- Rating
- 88
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Christianity
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $7,724,727
- Expenses
- $6,698,417
- Assets
- $5,978,715
- Liabilities
- $2,527,459
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MATT THOMSON (PRESIDENT)
- DANIELLE FLICKINGER (VICE PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- R ANDREW BELL (SUPERINTENDENT): $92,975 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Equipping students through academic rigor and uncompromising Biblical truth to impact the world for Christ. We support students' commitment to the Lord and their pursuit of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. We assist students to think critically by viewing the world through the lens of scripture. 2. & Values Define Everything We Do 309032801_453578246836924_8768908021267416769_n.jpeg Our Mission. Equipping students through academic rigor and uncompromising Biblical truth to impact the world for Christ Hear directly from our students about the mission of Christian School of York.
What it reported doing in 2024
Christian school of york is dedicated to the purpose of preparing students to make jesus christ pre-eminent in their educational experiences, spirtual maturity and civil and social responsiblities. Christian school of york has dual accreditation by the association of christian schools international and middle states association. This dual accreditation is highly recognized by colleges and universities, meeting or surpassing their acceptance standards. We offer a student services center and resource room to assist children with learning challenges. Our facility consists of 41 full-time teachers and 3 part-time teachers. Total enrollment is currently 554 students.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 73% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 70% for direct work, and 30% for grants.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 80
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 54
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 78.7%; rating input score 79
- Program expense ratio: 90.6%; rating input score 91
- Fundraising efficiency: $14.59 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 50; 50th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- 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: 13.3%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.89; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.42; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 1.4%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 78.7% of revenue deployed · 90.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6.1M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $93K · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
- Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 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.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 50/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.