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Covenant Christian School

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Aurora, IL501(c)(3)Education EIN 27-1263354Revenue $390K in FY2024Latest return filed Nov 11, 2025

On file with the IRSAurora, ILTax-exempt since Oct 2010School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Covenant Christian School exist to partner with Christian parents in training their children; to provide a quality Christ-centered academic education for children; and to actively promote service in the local church, community and nation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 25 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$14K
60% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 60% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$390K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$443K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$9K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$390K
FY2024▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$437K
FY2021$767K
FY2022$560K
FY2023$467K
FY2024$390K
Expenses
$443K
FY2024▼ -28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$496K
FY2021$519K
FY2022$558K
FY2023$617K
FY2024$443K
Net assets
$9K
FY2024▼ -85%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$22K
FY2021$226K
FY2022$213K
FY2023$63K
FY2024$9K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $332K Management & general 23% · $102K Fundraising 2% · $10K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Huntley Brown
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Reuben Arulanandam
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Erin Haley
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates children in Christ-centered academics and promotes service to church and community.

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1 program · $332K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Covenant Christian School partnered with christian parents throughout the year in training their children, provided a quality christ - centered academic education, and actively promoted service in the local church, community and nation.

$332Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$390K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$228K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Investment incomeLn 3$63
Money outPt IX
$443K
Ln 25
Programscol B$332K
Managementcol C$102K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$9K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$162K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$228K
Investment incomeLn 3$63
Total revenueLn 12$390K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$9K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K$23K
Total assetsLn 16$72K$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$63K$9K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$337K$253K$84K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$21K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$10K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$36K$32K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$692
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$7K$276$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$2K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$443K$332K$102K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2025 $390K$443K−$53K$9K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 16, 2024 $467K$617K−$151K$63K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 15, 2023 $560K$558K$2K$213K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 7, 2022 $767K$519K$248K$226K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 28, 2021 $437K$496K−$59K−$22K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $389,828 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $109,315$161,733
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $357,394$228,032
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13$63
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $466,722$389,828
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $822$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $482,149$364,976
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $134,363$78,106
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $617,334$443,082
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$150,612−$53,254
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $389,828 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $19,288 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$19,851
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$141,882
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$161,733
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $208,744$208,744
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $63$63
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $228,095 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$389,828
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $443,082 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $252,571 · Management $84,190$336,761
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,161 · Management $7,054$28,215
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,248 · Management $1,139$11,387
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,013 · Management $3,557$35,570
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,228 · Management $692$6,920
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,307 · Management $276 · Fundraising $9,799$17,382
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,242 · Management $4,605$6,847
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $331,770 · Management $101,513 · Fundraising $9,799$443,082
Part X · Balance sheet $22,909 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,631$20,845
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $33,768$2,064
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $72,399$22,909
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,884$13,648
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,884$13,648
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $62,515$9,261
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $62,515$9,261
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $72,399$22,909
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,261 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$389,828
XI-2 Total expenses$443,082
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$53,254
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$62,515
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,261

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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