Island Christian Academy
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 262474316
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2020
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2020
- Location
- Langley, WA, USA
- Phone
- 360-221-0919
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $543,561
- Expenses
- $515,554
- Assets
- $213,213
- Liabilities
- $27,594
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- Brenda Chittim (School Principal): $44,674 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
At ICA we integrate faith and learning in a nurturing environment as we partner with parents to develop students who love the learning process and internalize a truly Christian world view over their years with us. ICA recognizes the need to provide proper balance among spiritual, academic and physical activities, and seeks to educate the whole person without neglecting any area or emphasizing one at the expense of another. Island Christian Academy is a non-denominational school with a desire to enter into partnerships with parents and churches of various backgrounds. We believe truth is derived from the Word of God as presented in the Bible and teach basic Christian doctrine that would align with the beliefs of most evangelical believers (see Statement of Faith). | Picture | | Island Christian Academy.
What it reported doing in 2020
The school enrolled 109 students for the 2019/2020 school year.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 89% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 93% 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.
- 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 expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 83
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 90
- Sustainability: 33
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 84.9%; rating input score 85
- Program expense ratio: 89.5%; rating input score 89
- Fundraising efficiency: $23.34 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 59; 59th 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; 74th 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
- 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: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 5.2%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.41; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 8.7%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 13.5% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
- Where the money goes: 84.9% of revenue deployed · 89.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $461K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $45K · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 11 filing years from 2010 to 2020
- 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 59/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 45/100.