Nonprofit · EIN 93-1094933
COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97216
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,111,652 | $4,221,141 | -$109,489 | $9,673,149 | $3,971,706 | $5,701,443 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,982,817 | $3,943,969 | $38,848 | $9,760,119 | $4,041,905 | $5,718,214 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $433,098
- Program service revenue
- $3,328,086
- Investment income
- $69,911
- Net rental income
- $253,154
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$1,609
- Net income from fundraising events
- $5,625
- Net income from gaming
- $400
- Other revenue
- $280,557
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $763,290
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $99,876
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,666,643
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,185,685
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $39,897
- Occupancy
- $181,863
- Depreciation
- $251,652
- Program services (functional)
- $3,009,902
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,168,467
- Fundraising (functional)
- $42,772
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,760,119
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,673,149
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,971,706
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,701,443
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,075,905
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,322,498
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,380,980
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $320,463
- Gross receipts
- $4,518,566
- Employees
- 106
- Volunteers
- 104
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- OR
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMI VENSEL | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $91,669 | $7,605 |
| ROBERT GENTRY | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIAN HESS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE DEIDRICH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN LAWRENCE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX HESS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON POOLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL HENRY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PREUIT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMI VENSEL | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $89,997 | $6,923 |
| ROBERT GENTRY | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIAN HESS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN LAWRENCE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE DEIDRICH | MEMBER Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 9101 E BURNSIDE ST, PORTLAND, OR 97216-1515
- In care of
- % MORGAN OUTLAW MICHELLE CONRAD
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- AMI VENSEL, 9101 E BURNSIDE, PORTLAND, OR 97216
- Signed the 990
- AMI VENSEL, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (503) 252-8577
- Website
- WWW.COLUMBIACHRISTIAN.COM
- Return prepared by
- ALDRICH CPAS AND ADVISORS LLP
Mission
COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS SEEKS TO PROVIDE A CHRIST-CENTERED EDUCATION FOCUSED ON EXCELLENCE IN FAITH, CHARACTER AND ACADEMICS TO STUDENTS IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH 12TH GRADE.
Program accomplishments
- CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: IN FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025 A TOTAL OF 292 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL.EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM: THE COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN PRE-K PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS CHILDREN TO GAIN AN APPRECIATION OF THEIR WORLD AND OTHERS AROUND THEM THROUGH GUIDED DISCOVERY AS WELL AS LARGE AND SMALL GROUP INTERACTIONS. THESE EXPERIENCES WILL PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES WHERE THE CHILD IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE LEARNING PROCESS. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: THE ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM INCLUDES ART, BIBLE, COMPUTERS, LANGUAGE ARTS (GRAMMAR, READING, SPELLING, WRITING, ETC.), LIBRARY SKILLS, MATHEMATICS, MUSIC/DRAMA, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES AND SPELLING. ALL CORE SUBJECTS ARE TAUGHT BY THE PRIMARY TEACHER, WHILE ART, COMPUTERS, LIBRARY SKILLS, MUSIC/DRAMA, AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ARE ALL TAUGHT BY SPECIALISTS IN THOSE AREAS. DAILY DEVOTIONALS AND BIBLE CLASSES ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. AS PART OF THE REGULAR CURRICULUM, ELEMENTARY CLASSES ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN OCCASIONAL FIELD TRIPS. ELEMENTARY TEACHERS TEACH ALL SUBJECTS FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE. MIDDLE SCHOOL: THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM IS BASED ON STATE STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM INCLUDES YEAR-LONG CORE CLASSES IN BIBLE, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, SCIENCE (INCLUDING LIFE SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE), AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (INCLUDING GEOGRAPHY, WORLD HISTORY, AND U.S. HISTORY). HIGH SCHOOL: THE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM IS BASED ON THE STATE GUIDELINES FOR GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND INCLUDES ART, BIBLE/RELIGION, CHOIR, COMPUTERS, ECONOMICS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, FINE ARTS, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, KEYBOARDING, MATHEMATICS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, SCIENCE (INCLUDING LIFE SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, PHYSICAL SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS), SOCIAL SCIENCES (INCLUDING CAREERS, ECONOMICS, GEOGRAPHY, PERSONAL FINANCE, PSYCHOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY, U.S. HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT), AND YEARBOOK. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN OCCASIONAL FIELD TRIPS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE CURRICULUM. SECONDARY TEACHERS TEACH ALL SUBJECTS FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE.Expenses $2,756,440 · grants $763,290 · revenue $3,201,949
- STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND AUXILIARY PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE STUDENT PROGRAMS AS A PART OF THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. PERFORMING ARTS (MUSIC, BAND AND DRAMA) AND ALSO FINE ART WHERE STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO BASIC ART SKILLS AND MATERIALS USING A VARIETY OF MEDIA. THE SCHOOL ALSO PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH A LUNCH AND BUSSING PROGRAM TO HELP ENRICH THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. EXTENDED CARE: OFFERS BEFORE SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE FOR FAMILIES WHO NEED TO DROP STUDENTS OFF EARLY IN THE MORNING OR PICK THEM UP LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.ATHLETIC PROGRAMS: COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS, WHICH WE BELIEVE IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO THE EXPERIENCE STUDENTS HAVE IN SCHOOL BEYOND THE REGULAR DAY. BEING ACTIVE PROMOTES GOOD HEALTH, GOOD SELF-ESTEEM AND LEARNING TO WORK WITH OTHERS IN A TEAM CONCEPT. AT COLUMBIA, WE EMPHASIZE GROWTH IN CHARACTER, INTEGRITY, HUMILITY AND SPORTSMANSHIP - WHETHER ON THE PLAYING FIELD OR IN THE CLASSROOM.Expenses $253,462 · revenue $126,137
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 93-1094933
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,673,149
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,518,566
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,111,652 | $4,221,141 | $9,673,149 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,982,817 | $3,943,969 | $9,760,119 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,338,857 | $3,572,746 | $9,662,445 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 93-1094933).
Questions about COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
- What is the EIN of COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS is 93-1094933.
- Is COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names AMI VENSEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $91,669 (AMI VENSEL, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does COLUMBIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,111,652, expenses of $4,221,141 and total assets of $9,673,149 at year end.
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