Timothy Christian Schools: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 36-1870590)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$23.1M
FY2021	$20.4M
FY2022	$22.2M
FY2023	$22.1M
FY2024	$20.0M
FY2025	$21.7M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$15.5M
FY2021	$17.3M
FY2022	$18.0M
FY2023	$18.9M
FY2024	$20.4M
FY2025	$22.0M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$34.8M
FY2021	$37.9M
FY2022	$42.1M
FY2023	$45.3M
FY2024	$39.3M
FY2025	$39.1M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1957.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

82%

15%

Program services 82% · $18.1M Management & general 15% · $3.4M Fundraising 2% · $493K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Matt Davidson

Superintendent

$308,693Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin Hackert

Director of IT

$133,892Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Vanderaa

Director of Marketing

$129,271Pt VII · Sec A

Justin Horne

P-8 Principal

$127,219Pt VII · Sec A

Jack Le Grand

Athletic Director

$122,532Pt VII · Sec A

Bradford Mitchell

Hs Principal

$122,372Pt VII · Sec A

Tyler Vanderbrug

Director of Finance & Operations

$112,102Pt VII · Sec A

Joel Mathew

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Matt Davidson	$308,693	$293,330	$282,450	$273,365	$257,094	$281,547
Michael Vanderaa	$129,271	$124,241	$148,415	$126,221	—	—
Tim Hoeksema	—	—	—	—	—	$135,878
Kevin Hackert	$133,892	$130,290	$128,205	$129,056	$122,232	$117,963
Justin Horne	$127,219	$122,396	$117,840	$114,251	—	—
Jack Le Grand	$122,532	$117,896	—	—	—	—
Bradford Mitchell	$122,372	$121,294	$116,216	$115,153	$108,441	$101,641
Bob Venhousen	—	—	$112,317	$108,387	$106,102	$110,982

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Equips students to become Christian leaders who transform the world.

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2 programs · $18.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Founded in 1911, timothy christian schools (timothy) is a fully accredited, parent-run, pre-kindergarten through grade 12 christian school system that places academic excellence and a reformed biblical worldview at the heart of its mission.

$17.2Mprogram expense

02

Auxiliary Services

Transportation services - daily busing services to and from SCHOOL.INTERNATIONAL student program - increase global awareness in our community and to further our mission of "embracing christ's call to transform the WORLD."BEFORE and after school care - safe and affordable before and after school care and summer care.

$962Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management INCFY2024$430K

Timothy Christian Schools FoundationFY2024$352K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$280K

The Brandsma Family FoundationFY2024$240K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$41K

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$35K

Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$35K

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$26K

Total grants receivedfrom 15 funders$1.5M

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Grants paid · 17 grants · $11.5M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,150,109

Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,964,036

Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,500

Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,861,783

Unitemized GrantFY2022$500

Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,580,734

Chicago West Side Christian School AssociationIL · FY2021$25,570

Daystar Education AssociationIL · FY2021$25,300

Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,500

Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,052,734

Chicago West Side Christian School AssociationIL · FY2020$16,100

Daystar Education AssociationIL · FY2020$16,100

Unitemized GrantFY2020$12,000

Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,720,867

Chicago West Side Christian School AssociationIL · FY2019$43,700

Daystar Education AssociationIL · FY2019$43,700

Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$21.7M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$17.1M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M

Other incomeLn 4–11$228K

Money outPt IX

$22.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$18.1M

Managementcol C$3.4M

Fundraisingcol D$493K

Owns and owesPt X

$39.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M

Total assetsLn 16$50.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$11.7M

PeoplePt VI, VII

25

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a18

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$341K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$17.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$61K

Other incomeLn 4–11$228K

Gains on assetsLn 7$116

Total revenueLn 12$21.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$150

SavingsLn 2$4.2M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.2M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$148K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44.5M

Other assetsLn 15$109K

Total assetsLn 16$50.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$11.7M

Net assetsLn 32$39.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5272

VolunteersI 650

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.4M	$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$148K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$44.8M	$44.5M
Total assetsLn 16	$50.3M	$50.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$11.0M	$11.7M
Net assetsLn 32	$39.3M	$39.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$2.2M	$2.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$535K	$195K	$193K	$146K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$177K	$177K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$9.5M	$7.9M	$1.4M	$149K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$313K	$255K	$49K	$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.0M	$834K	$162K	$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$705K	$551K	$150K	$5K
Legal feesLn 11b	$46K		$46K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$43K		$43K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$355K	$182K	$119K	$54K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$233K	$63K	$170K
Office expensesLn 13	$504K	$403K	$100K	$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$130K	$130K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.2M	$956K	$207K	$866
TravelLn 17	$141K	$136K	$6K
InterestLn 20	$494K		$494K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2.3M	$2.2M	$42K	$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.8M	$1.7M	$34K	$65K
All other expensesLn 24e	$400K	$191K	$178K	$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$22.0M	$18.1M	$3.4M	$493K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$21.7M	$22.0M	−$250K	$39.1M	990 PDF
FY2024	$20.0M	$20.4M	−$320K	$39.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$22.1M	$18.9M	$3.2M	$45.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$22.2M	$18.0M	$4.2M	$42.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$20.4M	$17.3M	$3.1M	$37.9M	990 PDF
FY2020	$23.1M	$15.5M	$7.5M	$34.8M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $21,731,002 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,154,810$4,309,416

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,803,085$17,132,332

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $48,853$61,136

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39,101$228,118

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $20,045,849$21,731,002

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,966,536$2,150,109

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,756,768$12,206,874

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,642,665$7,624,424

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $20,365,969$21,981,407

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$320,120−$250,405

Part VI · Governance 14 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18

VI-1b Independent voting members14

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $21,731,002 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,042 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,295,929

VIII-1d Related organizations$352,229

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,661,258

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$340,977

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,309,416

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,132,332$17,132,332

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $61,020$61,020

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $159,685$159,685

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $116$116

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $67,391$67,391

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,133,374 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $288,212$21,731,002

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $21,981,407 across 19 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,150,109$2,150,109

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $195,428 · Management $193,105 · Fundraising $146,334$534,867

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $177,403$177,403

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,929,102 · Management $1,373,868 · Fundraising $149,411$9,452,381

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $254,517 · Management $49,367 · Fundraising $8,634$312,518

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $834,249 · Management $161,813 · Fundraising $28,300$1,024,362

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $550,676 · Management $150,103 · Fundraising $4,564$705,343

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $46,473$46,473

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $42,554$42,554

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $182,483 · Management $119,179 · Fundraising $53,711$355,373

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $63,451 · Management $169,970$233,421

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $402,558 · Management $100,075 · Fundraising $1,600$504,233

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $130,130$130,130

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $955,804 · Management $207,400 · Fundraising $866$1,164,070

IX-17 TravelPrograms $135,861 · Management $5,610$141,471

IX-20 InterestManagement $493,723$493,723

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,219,736 · Management $41,572 · Fundraising $4,451$2,265,759

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,749,119 · Management $33,861 · Fundraising $64,715$1,847,695

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $191,081 · Management $177,717 · Fundraising $30,724$399,522

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,121,707 · Management $3,366,390 · Fundraising $493,310$21,981,407

Part X · Balance sheet $50,800,425 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $139$150

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,403,546$4,202,564

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,757,772$1,568,037

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $56,449$127,701

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $146,402$171,820

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $44,784,852$44,473,476

X-12 Other securities$147,971

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $145,624$108,706

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $50,294,784$50,800,425

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,235,909$1,614,333

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,572,951$3,309,385

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $130,862$82,846

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,976,479$11,732,525

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $36,214,164$37,159,410

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,104,141$1,908,490

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $39,318,305$39,067,900

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $50,294,784$50,800,425

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $39,067,900 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$21,731,002

XI-2 Total expenses$21,981,407

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$250,405

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$39,318,305

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$39,067,900

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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