Calhoun Christian School

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Battle Creek, MI501(c)(3)Since 2007EducationEIN 75-3103392Revenue $2.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRS20 Woodrow Ave S, 49015-2922 · Battle Creek, MITax-exempt since Jun 2008School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Calhoun Christian School provides academic excellence while upholding gods truth and challenging children to serve. Calhoun Christian School will be the benchmark of excellence in Christian education serving preschool through 12th grade.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 volunteers and 82 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 89% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
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
Named funders
3
named funders · $136K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$514K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$584K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$584K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$412K
FY2021$423K
FY2022$697K
FY2023$698K
FY2024$710K
FY2025$584K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2008.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $2.0M Management & general 16% · $387K Fundraising 2% · $55K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $64K 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
Administrator
$64,423Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeralyn Belote’s $64K as Administrator is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeralyn Belote$64,423$62,548$60,798$60,173$58,423$58,410

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

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

Programs and updates

Educates students from preschool through 12th grade with academic excellence and Christian values.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Calhoun christian school has an enrollment of approximately 345 students from preschool through 12TH grade. We graduate approximately 15-20 students per year. The school has high academic standards with an average act score of 22. Our students regularly achieve in the 85-90TH percentile on sat scores.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

The school offers services to students consisting of lunch yearbook field trips and primarily mission trips. All students participate in community service at least 4 times per year and high school students go on annual mission trips - 9TH - local; 10TH - great lakes region; 11TH - washington DC and 12TH - dominican republic.

$188Kprogram expense
03

The school participates in mhsaa sports in high school as well as operates elementary and middle school programs primarily basketball. The school is in a sports co-op with ST philip catholic for all high school sports except boys and girls basketball and girls volleyball.

$82Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$136K
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $1.7M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$229,382
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,668
Unitemized GrantFY2023$286,402
Unitemized GrantFY2022$276,741
Unitemized GrantFY2021$280,427
Unitemized GrantFY2020$243,311
Unitemized GrantFY2019$338,486

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$287K
Other incomeLn 4–11$170K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$387K
Fundraisingcol D$55K
Owns and owesPt X
$584K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$514K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$287K
Government grantsLn 1e$7K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$65K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$170K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$109K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$128K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$207K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$695K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$514K
Net assetsLn 32$584K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 582
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K$128K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$197K$207K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$761K$695K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$605K$514K
Net assetsLn 32$710K$584K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$232K$232K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$29K$36K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.1M$136K$24K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$20K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$106K$95K$10K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$0$1K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$67K$19K$39K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$1K$583$830
Office expensesLn 13$35K$1K$30K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$37K$2K$35K$750
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$64K$51K$11K$2K
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K$0$0
InterestLn 20$9K$7K$2K$232
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$83K$66K$15K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$16K$4K$504
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$336K$271K$64K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$2.0M$387K$55K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.3M$2.4M−$129K$584K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$2.3M−$11K$710K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$2.1M$3K$698K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$1.9M$294K$697K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.6M$788$423K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.7M$125K$412K 990 PDF

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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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,276,204 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $368,310$287,161
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,824,597$1,810,026
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,336$8,933
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $137,586$170,084
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,337,829$2,276,204
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $286,402$232,050
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,441,485$1,511,397
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $621,149$661,998
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,349,036$2,405,445
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,207−$129,241
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,276,204 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$64,588
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$6,621
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$215,952
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$287,161
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,810,026 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,810,026
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,933$8,933
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$76,192
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $93,892 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$93,892
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,903,918 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,933$2,276,204
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,405,445 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $232,050$232,050
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,571 · Management $35,714 · Fundraising $7,143$71,428
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,149,629 · Management $135,693 · Fundraising $24,119$1,309,441
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,562 · Management $3,000 · Fundraising $1,500$24,062
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $94,596 · Management $10,025 · Fundraising $1,845$106,466
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,708 · Fundraising $0$1,708
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,055 · Fundraising $0$1,055
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,388 · Management $39,146 · Fundraising $8,871$67,405
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,423 · Management $583 · Fundraising $830$2,836
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,207 · Management $29,791 · Fundraising $3,747$34,745
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,044 · Management $34,624 · Fundraising $750$37,418
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,807 · Management $11,314 · Fundraising $1,613$63,734
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,781 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,781
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,308 · Management $1,627 · Fundraising $232$9,167
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $65,975 · Management $14,692 · Fundraising $2,094$82,761
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,875 · Management $3,535 · Fundraising $504$19,914
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $270,564 · Management $64,188 · Fundraising $1,722$336,474
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,963,780 · Management $386,695 · Fundraising $54,970$2,405,445
Part X · Balance sheet $1,097,766 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $138,454$19,024
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $104,692$108,630
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $38,598$550
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,121$10,850
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,367$5,045
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $59,879$52,036
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $761,331$694,515
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $197,333$207,116
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,314,775$1,097,766
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $179,897$157,547
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $174,518$127,100
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,601$6,454
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $604,768$514,145
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $507,790$371,461
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $202,217$212,160
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $710,007$583,621
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,314,775$1,097,766
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $583,621 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,276,204
XI-2 Total expenses$2,405,445
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$129,241
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$710,007
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,855
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$583,621

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