Sunnyside Christian School Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911784632
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Sunnyside, WA, USA
Phone
5098372050
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$446,859
Expenses
$277,514
Assets
$5,337,406
Liabilities
$147,500

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BOB GROENEWEG (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • HENRY BOSMA (BOARD MEMBER)
  • LARRY CLEVERINGA (BOARD MEMBER)
  • DAN DEBOER (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

Sunnyside christian school foundation mission statement it is the purpose of the sunnyside christian school foundation to offer all friends of the school and people in the community, through information and assistance in estate & financial planning, an opportunity to support sunnyside christian schools beyond their lifetime. The opportunity for support can come in many different ways: bequests, cash gifts, securities, life insurance, pension plans, real property, contacts, trusts, and other types of life income agreements. The foundation's goal is to make sound investments with all gifts given and in return give the interest earned to the directors of sunnyside christian school. At no time will the principal ever be touched.

What it reported doing in 2024

Payments made directly to the sunnyside christian school

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 61% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - 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 liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 92%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th 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: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 37.9%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 19.23; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81% of revenue deployed · 92% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $255K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.