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Sandhills Classical Christian School Inc

  • Whisper Pnes, NC
  • Tax-exempt since Sept. 1999
  • EIN: 56-2147523

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12 (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2024 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$6.45M (2024)

Expenses
$5.83M (2024)

Total Assets
$16.9M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$12.5M (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,446,657
Expenses
$5,834,241
Net Income
$612,416
Net Assets
$4,429,615
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,287,067
20.0%
Program Services $4,985,406
77.3%
Investment Income $25,180
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $149,004
2.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $219,160
3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,829,179
48.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,943,751
Total Liabilities $12,514,136
Net Assets $4,429,615
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gene Liechty (Director Of Development) $110,160 $0 $0
Wendell Cook (Head Of School) $109,000 $0 $0
Amita Sherwood (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Carol Pizzi (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
John Stamas (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Alan Terry (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jamie Encinosa (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cheryl Bachelder (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Simonette (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kathie Parson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Consie (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 26, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,955,847
Expenses
$5,293,394
Net Income
$662,453
Net Assets
$3,852,586
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,189,298
20.0%
Program Services $4,680,708
78.6%
Investment Income $1,081
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $84,760
1.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,179,907
Total Liabilities $11,327,321
Net Assets $3,852,586
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gene Liechty (Director Of Development) $108,000 $0 $0
Wendell Cook (Head Of School) $106,000 $0 $0
Amita Sherwood (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Carol Pizzi (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
John Stamas (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Alan Terry (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jamie Encinosa (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nathan Shelton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Simonette (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kathie Parson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matt Furby (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,362,103
Expenses
$3,828,795
Net Income
$533,308
Net Assets
$3,204,163
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $807,630
18.5%
Program Services $3,482,120
79.8%
Investment Income $5,498
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $66,855
1.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,276,564
Total Liabilities $8,072,401
Net Assets $3,204,163
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gene Liechty (Director Of Development) $105,000 $0 $0
Wendell Cook (Head Of School) $103,000 $0 $0
Amita Sherwood (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Carol Pizzi (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
William Fields (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Stamas (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jamie Encinosa (Director) $0 $0 $0
Alan Terry (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Simonette (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Kirby (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kathie Parson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matt Furby (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 4, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,476,503
Expenses
$3,384,731
Net Income
$1,091,772
Net Assets
$2,702,721
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,518,959
33.9%
Program Services $2,930,042
65.5%
Investment Income $119
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$5,212
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $32,595
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,906,418
56.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,926,213
Total Liabilities $7,223,492
Net Assets $2,702,721
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Amita Sherwood (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Tom Martin (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
William Fields (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Stamas (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jamie Encinosa (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kathie Parson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Simonette (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Kirby (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carol Pizzi (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matt Furby (Director) $0 $0 $0
Alan Terry (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 7, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,351,259
Expenses
$2,798,680
Net Income
$552,579
Net Assets
$1,594,786
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,185,179
35.4%
Program Services $2,142,202
63.9%
Investment Income $93
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $23,785
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,564,127
55.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,468,807
Total Liabilities $4,874,021
Net Assets $1,594,786
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
William Fields (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Tom Martin (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Carol Pizzi (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Stamas (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jamie Encinosa (Director) $0 $0 $0
Amita Sherwood (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Simonette (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Kirby (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Jacobs (Director) $0 $0 $0
Matt Furby (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kathie Parson (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Dec. 8, 2020

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,830,314
Expenses
$2,829,134
Net Income
$1,180
Net Assets
$1,040,380
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $381,636
13.5%
Program Services $2,423,036
85.6%
Investment Income $128
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $25,514
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,630,469
57.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,641,213
Total Liabilities $4,600,833
Net Assets $1,040,380

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,835,307
Expenses
$2,759,586
Net Income
$75,721
Net Assets
$1,039,200
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $372,054
13.1%
Program Services $2,473,159
87.2%
Investment Income $96
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$40,302
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $30,300
1.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,584,397
57.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,671,979
Total Liabilities $1,632,779
Net Assets $1,039,200

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,029,084
Expenses
$2,403,223
Net Income
$625,861
Net Assets
$963,479
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $952,329
31.4%
Program Services $2,167,670
71.6%
Investment Income $63
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$110,277
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $19,299
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,391,143
57.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,558,381
Total Liabilities $594,902
Net Assets $963,479

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,305,096
Expenses
$2,029,746
Net Income
$275,350
Net Assets
$337,618
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $394,147
17.1%
Program Services $1,910,884
82.9%
Investment Income $65
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,158,012
57.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $672,570
Total Liabilities $334,952
Net Assets $337,618

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,818,024
Expenses
$1,939,919
Net Income
-$121,895
Net Assets
$62,268
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $89,582
4.9%
Program Services $1,728,309
95.1%
Investment Income $133
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,116,796
57.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $409,296
Total Liabilities $347,028
Net Assets $62,268

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,200,628
Expenses
$1,226,455
Net Income
-$25,827
Net Assets
$184,163
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $64,225
5.3%
Program Services $1,136,203
94.6%
Investment Income $200
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $508,525
Total Liabilities $324,362
Net Assets $184,163

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,091,229
Expenses
$1,044,640
Net Income
$46,589
Net Assets
$209,990
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $46,231
4.2%
Program Services $990,528
90.8%
Investment Income $752
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $53,718
4.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $756,510
72.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $497,339
Total Liabilities $287,349
Net Assets $209,990

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,069,849
Expenses
$969,320
Net Income
$100,529
Net Assets
$163,401
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $47,817
4.5%
Program Services $949,717
88.8%
Investment Income $979
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $71,336
6.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $731,053
75.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $502,861
Total Liabilities $339,460
Net Assets $163,401

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$944,849
Expenses
$903,473
Net Income
$41,376
Net Assets
$62,872
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $64,269
6.8%
Program Services $809,623
85.7%
Investment Income $1,647
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $69,310
7.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $602,663
66.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $360,615
Total Liabilities $297,743
Net Assets $62,872

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

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