Portersville Christian School

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
251125240
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Portersville, PA, United States
Phone
724-368-8787
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Primary, Elementary Schools
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,596,524
Expenses
$2,915,660
Assets
$1,722,236
Liabilities
$147,232

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAY DAUGHERTY (PRESIDENT)
  • BRIAN MORLEY (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JAIME LOCKWOOD (HEAD ADMINISTRATOR THROUGH MAR 2025): $88,535 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of Portersville Christian School is to glorify God by preparing students to serve Jesus Christ as Lord, partnering with family and church, and instilling high spiritual, academic, social, and physical standards. The school continued to grow and, in 1969, a separate building was constructed on a 17-acre property behind the church with the help of parents and student volunteers. The first commencement was held in 1970 when the oldest class reached twelfth grade. Sensing God’s leading and seeing the blessings of student growth, a gymnasium was built in 1977 at the end of the school building. As the sports program grew, the Lord provided the means for a soccer field in the lower area of the school property and, finally, a full-size gymnasium was built as a separate building in 1994. Over the next three years, the old gymnasium was renovated into ten classrooms, a lunchroom...

What it reported doing in 2024

Portersville christian school has been providing christian education since 1963. We are located in butler county on 40 acres overlooking lake arthur. The vision of portersville christian school is to graduate students with a heart for god who are prepared to serve him in every area of life. Our k-12 program includes rigorous academics, athletics, fine arts, and dual credit courses, all from a biblical worldview. The mission of portersville christian school is to glorify god by preparing students to serve jesus christ as lord, partnering with family and church, and instilling high spiritual, academic, social, and physical standards.our core values drive every decision we make and every program we offer. These values are christian character, passion for god, academic excellence, service, and partnership. Christianity is not rules, but relationship. We are to live in christ, rooted and built up in him through prayer and the word. (galatians 5:22-26; james 1:22-25) spiritual maturity involves the understanding and practice of traditional christian spiritual disciplines, including prayer, bible study, worship, accountability, and witness. (matthew 28:20; mark 12:30; colossians 3:2) portersville christian school approaches academics through a biblical worldview. (colossians 3:23; proverbs 4:7-8) we strive to help our students view the world through the lens of scripture, and we are proud to offer dual credit courses with christian colleges. God calls us to servant leadership characterized by transparency. The students of pcs serve one another and the surrounding community and develop an outward focus of service. (philippians 2:3-4; galatians 6:2) the school is a partner with the church and christian home in developing the lives of students. Faculty and staff support parents in the training and instruction of their children. (galatians 6:1, philippians 1:3-6; matthew 7:1-5) the need for christian education is more crucial than ever. Today, rather than being accepting of the christian faith, our culture is resistant to the teachings of scripture. Instead of placing god at the heart of the curriculum, public schools are pushing him out. At pcs, we educate students through a biblical lens, providing a strong foundation of truth to stand on as they grow and mature. Our goal is to graduate students who are confident in their faith and prepared to serve him in every area of life. We look forward to continuing to partner with churches, families, and mission-minded donors in christian education for many years to come.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 88% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 83% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.9%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 74.6%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.82 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 5; 5th 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: Fail
    • 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: -12.3%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.59; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 82.9% of revenue deployed · 74.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $89K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Document-retention policy not reported.