Indy West Christian School
Legal name: Indianapolis Christian School System Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 832896707
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2018–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Jul 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Indianapolis, IN, United States
- Phone
- (317) 272-2227
- Rating
- 85
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Primary, Elementary Schools
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $5,895,346
- Expenses
- $5,630,346
- Assets
- $3,815,542
- Liabilities
- $3,446,798
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- BRITTANY WHITE (CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER): $82,204 total reported compensation
- JASON VAN CUREN (PRINCIPAL): $81,320 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Glorifying Christ through faith-inspired learning and leadership. At Indy West, our Statement of Faith is the cornerstone of our educational mission. We are a non-denominational Christian institution firmly rooted in the tenets of orthodox Christianity. We believe in the Triune God, the authority of Scripture, salvation through faith in Christ, and the role of the Church as the Body of Christ. Our faith values love, integrity, compassion, kindness, and responsibility. We actively encourage parental involvement and foster collaboration between home and school to create a solid student support system. Our Beliefs .
What it reported doing in 2024
Indianapolis christian school system is an educational institution from preschool through eighth grade. The school was founded in 1977 and is a member of the association of christian schools international (acsi) and accredited by the state of Indiana. The school has 119 full and part-time teachers and staff and 520 students in preschool through eighth grade, as well as before and after school supervision. Our school's purpose hasn't changed over the years. We are committed to honor god in education and the total environment of our ministry and to see the values of love for god, love for learning, and love for others saturate every element for our school, from staff and students to athletics and events.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 90% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 87% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 77
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 95
- Sustainability: 39
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 72.4%; rating input score 72
- Program expense ratio: 79.2%; rating input score 79
- Fundraising efficiency: $1,134.45 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 98; 98th 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
- 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: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 4.5%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.68; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.9; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 2.9%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 10.5% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 15.7% per year; rating input score 100; 76th 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: 72.4% of revenue deployed · 79.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.5M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $82K · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 49/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.