Sheboygan Christian School

Legal name: Sheboygan County Christian High School Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391131644
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2014
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2014
Location
Sheboygan, WI, US
Phone
920-458-9981
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,527,225
Expenses
$1,157,295
Assets
$1,154,797
Liabilities
$819,246

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOEL VAN ESS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CHAD BLACK (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JAMES HOFMAN (ADMINISTRATOR (INTERIM)): $31,920 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Sheboygan Christian School advances Christian education and supports students in knowing God and His world and glorifying Him through obedient service.

What it reported doing in 2014

To provide a christian based education to prepare christian young people to take their place in society through entering the work force upon graduation or continuing their education in institutions of higher learning. The school year of 180 days consists of two semesters of students in grades 9-12. Approximately 100 students.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70.7%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 82.4%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $17.14 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 58; 58th 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; 73rd 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.2%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.71; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.8%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.5% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -22% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 70.7% of revenue deployed · 82.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $953K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $32K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2011 to 2014
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 58/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.