Grace Christian School

Tax-deductible

Staunton, VA501(c)(3)Since 1980EIN 54-1249847Revenue $3.9M in FY2024

On file with the IRSgcswarriors.org116 Cedar Green Rd 100, 24401-5424 · Staunton, VATax-exempt since Nov 1983Church — 170(b)(1)(A)(i)

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

To assist Christian parents by providing a sound academic education in a christ-centered environment designed to prepare our young people to know god and to live in obedience to his will for their lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 49 volunteers and 131 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $143K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $149K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$305K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.9M
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2024▲ +21%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2024$3.9M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2024▲ +13%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2024$3.5M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2024▲ +23%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2024$2.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1983.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $3.0M Management & general 11% · $368K Fundraising 3% · $112K

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

Something off? The org can add a note here. Request edit privileges.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Head of Scho
$87,225Pt VII · Sec A
Business Man
$20,260Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023
Don Larson$87,225$85,975$84,250
Lina Smith$20,260$19,843$19,552

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.

See Grace Christian School executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Request edit privileges.

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 Christian children in a Christ-centered environment to know God and live according to His will.

Questions for Grace Christian School

Tap to ask. Grace Christian School sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Grace Christian School answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

1 program · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To operate a school, grades preschool through 12, which provides a christian education and related programs. 309 students were enrolled for the year ended june, 2025

$3.0Mprogram 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
RenewanationFY2024$141K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$149K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$277,548
Unitemized GrantFY2023$248,530
Unitemized GrantFY2022$274,502
Unitemized GrantFY2021$198,133
Unitemized GrantFY2020$178,720

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$432K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$368K
Fundraisingcol D$112K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$305K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$432K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$26K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$284K
SavingsLn 2$906K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$305K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5131
VolunteersI 649
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$321K$305K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$278K$278K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.6M$151K$38K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$43K$28K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$170K$152K$14K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$50K$7K$43K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$33K$12K$5K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$78K$66K$12K$485
OccupancyLn 16$196K$152K$35K$10K
TravelLn 17$34K$32K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$195$195
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$65K$65K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$31K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$548K$440K$107K$883
All other expensesLn 24e$121K$110K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$3.0M$368K$112K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.2M$3.1M$130K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$3.1M$57K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$3.0M$171K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$2.9M$216K$1.5M 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,924,604 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $270,554$431,622
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,967,668$3,496,013
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,398$34,587
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$29,672−$37,618
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,234,948$3,924,604
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $248,530$277,548
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,833,127$2,051,938
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,023,747$1,172,115
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,105,404$3,501,601
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $129,544$423,003
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,924,604 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,506 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$26,428
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$405,194
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$26,428
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$431,622
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,491,507$3,491,507
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31,587$31,587
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $3,000$3,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$37,618
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,499,013 · Excluded from tax $31,587$3,924,604
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,501,601 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $277,548$277,548
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,649,702 · Management $150,972 · Fundraising $38,063$1,838,737
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,630 · Management $15,496$43,126
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $152,416 · Management $14,103 · Fundraising $3,556$170,075
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,090$7,090
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $7,053 · Fundraising $42,917$49,970
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,303$5,303
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,379 · Management $5,352 · Fundraising $14,979$32,710
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $66,069 · Management $11,631 · Fundraising $485$78,185
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $151,822 · Management $34,504 · Fundraising $9,743$196,069
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,961 · Management $1,682$33,643
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $195$195
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $64,851$64,851
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,649 · Management $3,198 · Fundraising $1,599$35,446
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $439,942 · Management $106,821 · Fundraising $883$547,646
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $110,482 · Management $10,525$121,007
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,020,754 · Management $368,427 · Fundraising $112,420$3,501,601
Part X · Balance sheet $2,588,557 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $125,562$283,843
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $937,078$905,822
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,994$1,240
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,278$28,386
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,076,774$1,369,266
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,181,686$2,588,557
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $320,411$304,630
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $446$95
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $320,857$304,725
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,835,150$2,227,497
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,679$56,335
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,860,829$2,283,832
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,181,686$2,588,557
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,283,832 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,924,604
XI-2 Total expenses$3,501,601
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$423,003
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,860,829
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,283,832

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

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.