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HIGH COUNTRY CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MINISTRIES

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.3M · expenses $1.3M · assets $573K

Also known as
Grace Academy Boone
EIN
26-2961966
Address
PO BOX 1212, BOONE, NC 28607-0676
Website
www.graceacademyboone.com
NTEE code
B20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2009
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Mission

Grace Academy Boone provides a classical Christian education to students in grades K-10.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Matthew Cottrell Chair2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Don Wood Treasurer2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Mary Houck Board Member2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Hannah Reeder Board Member2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Amy Chidester Secretary2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Josiah Davis Board Member2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jason Powers Board Member2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jason Kimak Board Member2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Mary Bolvi (former) Board Member2020-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Blake McFarland (former) Board Member2022 2 $0 reported 1
Deanna Ballard (former) Board Member2020-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Jonathan Webb (former) Secretary2020 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid · 39 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Matthew Cottrell Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Don Wood Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Houck Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Hannah Reeder Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Amy Chidester Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Josiah Davis Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Jason Powers Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Jason Kimak Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid · 37 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jason Kimak Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Matthew Cottrell Vice Chair2 $0$0$0 $01
Don Wood Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Houck Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Hannah Reeder Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Amy Chidester Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Josiah Davis Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Jason Powers Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid · 30 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jason Kimak Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Matthew Cottrell Vice Chair2 $0$0$0 $01
Don Wood Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Bolvi Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Hannah Reeder Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Amy Chidester Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Josiah Davis Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Blake McFarland Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid · 26 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jason Kimak Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Matthew Cottrell Vice Chair2 $0$0$0 $01
Don Wood Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Bolvi Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Deanna Ballard Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Amy Chidester Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Josiah Davis Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid · 23 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jason Kimak Chair5 $0$0$0 $01
Matthew Cottrell Vice Chair2 $0$0$0 $01
Don Wood Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Jonathan Webb Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Bolvi Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Deanna Ballard Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,335,258$1,252,631 $573,005$412,581 $87,119$1,238,119 $03910
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,038,645$975,984 $695,066$330,551 $17,108$1,010,320 $03710
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$894,907$821,510 $614,253$322,593 $48,512$843,314 $03010
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$659,759$609,123 $891,289$249,856 $5,234$653,886 $02610
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$587,424$486,638 $661,348$220,324 $5,824$580,863 $02310

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $85,222 in all, tax years 2012 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
SAMARITANS PURSE Public charity Exact 2012, 2015, 2017-2019 5$85,000 2019$20,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HIGH COUNTRY CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MINISTRIES” 2020-2023 4$222 2023$82
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COMMISSION LEADERSHIP ACADEMYNCB20 $1,694,943$1,391,418 HOSOperations$68,508 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$4,838,952100 222012–2024 TRIMONT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY; LINCOLN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOUNDATION; AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE ASIAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIA INC; HEART MINISTRIES INC and 18 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$2,590,56385 232016–2024 LINCOLN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOUNDATION; AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE ASIAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIA INC; ST AUGUSTINE ACADEMY INC; CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SOCIETY and 19 more
NORMAN AND EVANGELINE HAGFORS FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,925,0007 12017–2025 NI MAGNUSON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$1,779,47712 22014–2024 LINCOLN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOUNDATION; PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$1,477,93352 162014–2024 THE NEST ACADEMY INC; AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE ASIAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIA INC; HILLSDALE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL CORPORATION; AGAPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY and 12 more
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HARRISONBURG AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTY DAF sponsor$922,42810 12014–2023 CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
THE NIELS A LUNDGARD AND RUTH LUNDGARD Private foundation$835,9182 12022–2023 PIQUA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
TRIANGLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$549,60012 12013–2024 WAKE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
DALLAS SEMINARY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$516,5502 12013–2024 AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE ASIAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIA INC
ANABAPTIST FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$507,9759 12016–2024 LEGACY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
CORNERSTONE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$465,0009 12014–2023 LINCOLN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOUNDATION
KAZRUS FOUNDATION Private foundation$460,3092 12023–2024 AKROTECH HIGH SCHOOL
JUDGE AND MRS CARL B FELGER MEMORIAL TRUST Private foundation$448,1679 12017–2025 PIQUA EDUCATION FOUNDATION
COMMUNTIY FOUNDATION OF THE HOLLAND ZEELAND AREA DAF sponsor$445,0644 12020–2024 HOLLAND CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
LINCOLN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$414,51110 12015–2024 LINCOLN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $1,252,631 spent · pay $1,050,130 · grants $0 · events $3,525
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $974,791$974,791$0$0 77.8%
Occupancy $99,259$99,259$0$0 7.9%
Office expenses $76,633$76,633$0$0 6.1%
Payroll taxes $75,339$75,339$0$0 6.0%
Information technology $13,959$13,959$0$0 1.1%
Insurance $6,759$6,759$0$0 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,525$3,525$0$0 0.3%
Travel $2,366$2,366$0$0 0.2%
Total$1,252,631100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $975,984 spent · pay $857,537 · grants $0 · events $3,344
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $795,408$795,408$0$0 81.5%
Payroll taxes $62,129$62,129$0$0 6.4%
Occupancy $59,230$59,230$0$0 6.1%
Office expenses $36,727$36,727$0$0 3.8%
Information technology $12,368$12,368$0$0 1.3%
Insurance $6,778$6,778$0$0 0.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,344$3,344$0$0 0.3%
Total$975,984100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $821,510 spent · pay $689,333 · grants $0 · events $2,320
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $640,560$640,560$0$0 78.0%
Occupancy $60,280$60,280$0$0 7.3%
Payroll taxes $48,773$48,773$0$0 5.9%
Office expenses $46,033$46,033$0$0 5.6%
Information technology $11,151$11,151$0$0 1.4%
Travel $6,927$6,927$0$0 0.8%
Insurance $4,890$4,890$0$0 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,320$2,320$0$0 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $576$576$0$0 0.1%
Total$821,510100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $609,123 spent · pay $505,647 · grants $0 · events $5,134
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $469,867$469,867$0$0 77.1%
Office expenses $48,244$48,244$0$0 7.9%
Payroll taxes $35,780$35,780$0$0 5.9%
Occupancy $28,731$28,731$0$0 4.7%
Information technology $10,246$10,246$0$0 1.7%
Travel $5,830$5,830$0$0 1.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $5,134$5,134$0$0 0.8%
Insurance $4,391$4,391$0$0 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $900$900$0$0 0.1%
Total$609,123100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $486,638 spent · pay $420,130 · grants $0 · events $3,668
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $390,305$390,305$0$0 80.2%
Payroll taxes $29,825$29,825$0$0 6.1%
Office expenses $26,225$26,225$0$0 5.4%
Occupancy $21,213$21,213$0$0 4.4%
Information technology $10,761$10,761$0$0 2.2%
Insurance $4,427$4,427$0$0 0.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,668$3,668$0$0 0.8%
Travel $214$214$0$0 0.0%
Total$486,638100%

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