Nonprofit · EIN 95-2272400
WESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Tax-exempt · CLAREMONT, CA 91711
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $23,983,002 | $20,425,262 | $3,557,740 | $33,914,706 | $12,133,551 | $21,781,155 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $21,304,461 | $18,511,751 | $2,792,710 | $31,080,836 | $12,857,421 | $18,223,415 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $19,439,894 | $15,826,314 | $3,613,580 | $28,698,033 | $13,267,328 | $15,430,705 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,295,153
- Program service revenue
- $21,107,054
- Investment income
- $646,063
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$65,268
- Other revenue
- -$65,268
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,684,006
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $248,920
- Other salaries and wages
- $8,338,265
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,301,036
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,305
- Accounting fees
- $41,170
- Occupancy
- $1,373,737
- Travel
- $3,133
- Depreciation
- $974,829
- Program services (functional)
- $17,860,593
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,814,812
- Fundraising (functional)
- $749,857
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $31,080,836
- Total assets, end of year
- $33,914,706
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,133,551
- Net assets, end of year
- $21,781,155
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $17,641,043
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,623,980
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $21,156,032
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $625,123
- Gross receipts
- $24,048,270
- Employees
- 280
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1958
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN ATTWOOD | SUPERINTENDENT Officer | 40 | $193,600 | $55,319 |
| DAVID YOUNG | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN RODAS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRYL RICHARDSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOELLE PEELGREN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED HARINGSMA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM LYNCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN ATTWOOD | SUPERINTENDENT Officer | 40 | $179,244 | $23,635 |
| DAVID YOUNG | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN RODAS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRYL RICHARDSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOELLE PEELGREN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3.75 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED HARINGSMA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM LYNCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN ATTWOOD | SUPERINTENDENT Officer | 40 | $170,281 | $21,973 |
| DAVID YOUNG | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN RODAS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRYL RICHARDSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOELLE PEELGREN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3.75 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED HARINGSMA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM LYNCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3105 PADUA AVE, CLAREMONT, CA 91711-2253
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOHN ATTWOOD, 100 W9TH ST, UPLAND, CA 91786
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER NAVARRO, FINANCE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (909) 920-5858
- Website
- WWW.WESTERNCHRISTIAN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GOEHNER ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2272400 or by the name WESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
MISSION: WESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS EXISTS TO LOVE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, TO TEACH THE TRUTH, AND TO SERVE OTHERS. VISION: RENEWED MINDS. TRANFORMED HEARTS. FOREVER. CORE VALUES: LOVE, TRUTH, SERVICE.
Program accomplishments
- WCS PROVIDES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH A QUALITY EDUCATION IN A CHRIST-CENTERED COMMUNITY. WESTERN IS A NON-DENOMINATIONAL, NON-SECTARIAN, PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL WITH NON-PROFIT STATUS. WESTERN CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL CURRENTLY SERVES 539 STUDENTS (DOES NOT INCLUDE IP OR PART-TIME PSP) FROM THE ETHNICALLY DIVERSE REGIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES.Expenses $8,659,974 · grants $1,171,644 · revenue $10,234,069
- WCS PROVIDES TK-8 SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH A QUALITY EDUCATION IN A CHRIST-CENTERED COMMUNITY. WESTERN IS A NON-DENOMINATIONAL, NON-SECTARIAN, PRIVATE SCHOOL WITH NON-PROFIT STATUS. WESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL CURRENTLY SERVES 599 TK-8 STUDENTS FROM THE ETHNICALLY DIVERSE REGIONS OF LOS ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES.Expenses $7,168,484 · grants $1,070,104 · revenue $8,471,476
- OUR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM FEATURES 2 LEVELS OF ESL AND CURRENTLY EDUCATES 48 STUDENTS FROM MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT WESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS HAS A REPUTATION FOR PROVIDING A QUALITY EDUCATION AND BOASTS A 100% GRADUATION RATE. OVER 96% OF OUR INTERNATIONAL GRADUATES GO ON TO THE UNIVERSITY OF THEIR CHOOSING.Expenses $383,370 · grants $876 · revenue $453,054
- ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE PRESCHOOL.Expenses $1,648,765 · grants $441,382 · revenue $1,948,455
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
- 95-2272400
- 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
- 1959
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B24Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $33,914,706
- Income (IRS master file)
- $24,048,270
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $23,983,002 | $20,425,262 | $33,914,706 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $21,304,461 | $18,511,751 | $31,080,836 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $19,439,894 | $15,826,314 | $28,698,033 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $17,637,186 | $13,989,329 | $25,468,278 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 95-2272400).
Questions about WESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
- What is the EIN of WESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS is 95-2272400.
- Is WESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1959.
- Are donations to WESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WESTERN 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 WESTERN 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 WESTERN 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 WESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN ATTWOOD.
- Who are the officers and directors of WESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $193,600 (JOHN ATTWOOD, SUPERINTENDENT).
- How much revenue does WESTERN CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $23,983,002, expenses of $20,425,262 and total assets of $33,914,706 at year end.
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