Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 311225392
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Phone
- 5132470900
- Rating
- 91
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Standard
- Sector
- Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $34,167,284
- Expenses
- $32,430,379
- Assets
- $113,482,665
- Liabilities
- $16,033,107
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
22 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- SALLY DEMPSEY (Vice-President)
- STEVEN HOWERY (President)
- Gary Price (Past President / Member at Large)
- Danielle Wilson (Executive Director of Communications & Marketing)
Highest reported compensation
- Dean Nicholas (Head of School): $329,024 total reported compensation
- MICHAEL WALLACE (Chief Financial Officer): $289,702 total reported compensation
- Ryan Betscher (Athletic Director): $198,684 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To prepare students intellectually and spiritually for success in higher education and beyond, and to impact and influence the world according to their unique gifts and talents. Education is our mission, and making an impact is our calling. Together, we inspire students to unleash a lifelong passion to learn, lead, and serve. World-class christian education female graduates World-Class Christian Education. Learn More CHCA at a Glance. Building an engaged school community** —encompassing faculty, staff, students, families, alumni, and donors—that reinforces the school’s vision, mission, and core values. Vision To unleash each student’s God-given gifts through Christ-centered academic excellence, develop the whole person, and instill a...
What it reported doing in 2024
- direct operation of a private school - education from preschool through high school - 1,300 students attending 4 campuses located in symmes township, Ohio (pk2 - grade 12) and downtown cincinnati (pk3/4 - grade 6).
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 78% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 76% for direct work, and 24% for grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 86
- Transparency & Controls: 96
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 63
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 85.9%; rating input score 86
- Program expense ratio: 88.3%; rating input score 88
- Fundraising efficiency: $73.67 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
- Written employment contract: Pass
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- 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: 5.1%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.5; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 5%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 85.9% of revenue deployed · 88.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $28.6M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $329K · 22 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $2.6M reported
- Consistency: 46 of 46 current checks pass
- Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.