Bell's Crossing Elementary School EIN 32-0010543 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Bell's Crossing Elementary School

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Improves education and student success by engaging parents. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $179K in revenue, $188K in expenses, and $62K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Simpsonville, SC
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$179KFY2025
Expenses
$188K
Net assets
$62K
People
8
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  32-0010543 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Simpsonville, SC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Improves education and student success by engaging parents.
Leadership
Mellisa Kendall · President
Money in and out
$179K revenue, $188K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$179K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$188K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$62K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$9K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.22
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▼ -21% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -58% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-5%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -123% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$179K
FY2025▲ +55%
Expenses
$188K
FY2025▲ +111%
Total assets
$62K
FY2025▼ -13%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$179K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$188K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$62K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$9K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$62K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $145K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provided for capital improvements for the school, including playground equipment, grounds improvement, school beautification.

$74Kprogram expense
02

Supplemented teacher need (supplies, staff development, equipments) and other support not provided by the school district.

$47Kprogram expense
03

Supplied students with necessary additional support, included related arts, health room, traffic safety, supplies, and other programs,not furnished and paid for by the school district.

$24Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBell's Crossing Elementary School
EINHdr · item D32-0010543
Principal addressHdr · item CSimpsonville, SC
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MSC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1979

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Communications
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Volunteers
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Ways and Means
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Teacher Liaiaon
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$168K · 94%
Contributions & grants$11K · 6%
Other revenue94%$168K
Contributions & grants6%$11K
Investment income$73
Total revenueLn 12$179K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.22
Program services77%$145K
Management & general1%$2K
Fundraising22%$41K
Total functional expensesLn 25$188K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$62K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$62K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $62K · Operating expenses/yr $188K
4.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $145K · Total expenses $188K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $2K · Total expenses $188K
1.0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $41K · Total expenses $188K
22%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $14K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $7K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $11K · Total revenue $179K
6%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $179K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $179K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $73 · Total revenue $179K
+0.04%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $188K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $179K · Prior year $115K
+55%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $49K · FY2024 $179K
+38%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $62K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $179K · Expenses $188K
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $62K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $62K · Total assets $62K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $62K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mellisa Kendall · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $188K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $188K
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $41K · Gross raised $133K
30%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 1.0%
Fundraising cost ratio 376%
Revenue growth 55%
Fundraising fee ratio 22%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$179K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$115K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$57K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$44K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$49K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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