Lititz Christian School

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Lititz, PA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 90-0123234Revenue $5.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSlititzchristian.net300 W Orange St, 17543-1815 · Lititz, PATax-exempt since Apr 2017School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Lititz Christian is dedicated to providing an excellent education for students, preparing them for a life of continual learning and application. Our goal is to equip students in knowledge, attitude, integrity, and passion for the present and future, so they will impact the world for christ.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 129 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
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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $133K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$274K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 72% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$487K
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% 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
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Revenue
$5.2M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$627K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2025▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$5.2M
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2025▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$5.1M
Net assets
$627K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$210K
FY2021−$114K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$619K
FY2024$537K
FY2025$627K

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 Apr 2017.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $4.1M Management & general 17% · $847K Fundraising 3% · $163K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $274K 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
Head of School
$95,606Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Head of School
$66,961Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Facilities
$59,447Pt VII · Sec A
Elc Director
$52,125Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Allyson Harmon’s $96K as Head of School is at the 28th 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Allyson Harmon$95,606$92,755$90,040$52,000——
Rick Bernhardt————$80,640$80,388
Nicole Cadwalader$66,961$64,890$48,676$41,000——
Elizabeth Grubb——$60,030———
Ryan McCracken$59,447$50,985—$50,000——
Jessica Daugherty$52,125$46,200————
Brooke Vaught——$31,000———

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Educates students to foster lifelong learning, integrity, and passion for impacting the world.

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1 program · $4.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provide early learning center, elementary school, middle school and high school education in order to equip students in knowledge, attitude, integrity, and passion for the present and future, so they will impact the world for christ.

$4.1Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$400,616
Unitemized GrantFY2023$301,632
Unitemized GrantFY2022$304,200
Unitemized GrantFY2021$277,648
Unitemized GrantFY2020$214,329
Unitemized GrantFY2019$293,726

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$704K
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.1M
Managementcol C$847K
Fundraisingcol D$163K
Owns and owesPt X
$627K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$572K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$487K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$704K
Government grantsLn 1e$456K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$182K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.5M
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$407K
SavingsLn 2$164K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$572K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$376K
Other assetsLn 15$41K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$487K
Net assetsLn 32$627K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5129
VolunteersI 610
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$286K$572K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$218K$376K
Total assetsLn 16$715K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$178K$487K
Net assetsLn 32$537K$627K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$401K$401K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$274K$215K$59K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.2M$1.9M$245K$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$824K$255K$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$206K$159K$41K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$25K
OccupancyLn 16$296K$289K$4K$3K
InterestLn 20$21K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$69K$69K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$341K$341K
All other expensesLn 24e$185K$114K$62K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M$4.1M$847K$163K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.2M$5.1M$90K$627K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.9M$4.0M−$83K$537K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$4.1M−$478K$619K 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.4M$4.2M$1.2M$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.1M$4.0M$95K−$114K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.8M$3.8M−$36K−$210K 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
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Part I · Summary $5,182,051 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $731,825$703,713
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,195,471$4,495,563
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$2,178$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$21,982−$17,225
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,903,136$5,182,051
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $301,632$400,616
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,983,950$3,753,930
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $700,117$937,817
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,985,699$5,092,363
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$82,563$89,688
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $5,182,051 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$181,626
VIII-1e Government grants$455,559
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$66,528
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,520
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$703,713
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,495,563$4,495,563
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$17,225−$17,225
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,495,563 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$17,225$5,182,051
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,092,363 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $400,616$400,616
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $214,692 · Fundraising $59,447$274,139
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,864,576 · Management $245,115 · Fundraising $41,646$2,151,337
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $824,438 · Management $254,547 · Fundraising $43,372$1,122,357
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $158,695 · Management $41,219 · Fundraising $6,183$206,097
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $25,454$25,454
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $289,103 · Management $4,428 · Fundraising $2,942$296,473
IX-20 InterestPrograms $21,011$21,011
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $69,133$69,133
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $340,673$340,673
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $113,943 · Management $61,615 · Fundraising $9,515$185,073
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,082,188 · Management $847,070 · Fundraising $163,105$5,092,363
Part X · Balance sheet $1,113,886 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $82,246$407,343
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $203,539$164,359
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $17,263$24,248
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $100,438$84,335
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $86,071$16,421
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $218,066$375,866
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,500$41,314
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $715,123$1,113,886
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $130,702$178,258
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $31,545$28,803
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$264,261
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $178,247$487,322
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $261,536$384,869
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $275,340$241,695
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $536,876$626,564
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $715,123$1,113,886
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $626,564 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,182,051
XI-2 Total expenses$5,092,363
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$89,688
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$536,876
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$626,564

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

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