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Bay City Christian School Inc

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 2025 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

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. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Organizations with gross receipts of less than $50,000 can file the form 990-N postcard filing, which doesn’t include financial details. All Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2025

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,111,285
Expenses
$3,384,783
Net Income
-$273,498
Net Assets
$1,100,984
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $441,767
14.2%
Program Services $2,649,424
85.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $20,094
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $64,082
1.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,230,831
36.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,041,686
Total Liabilities $1,940,702
Net Assets $1,100,984
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Aaron Lichtenwalner (Board Member) $6,088 $0 $0
Ray Anderson (Chairman) $4,863 $0 $0
Dave Bender (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Hennessy (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dan Weaver (Executive Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Micah Decleene (Executive Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brent Luther (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
David Burroughs (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mike Fleming (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Hinze (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Offord (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Schmidt (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jacob Thomas (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,486,953
Expenses
$3,021,941
Net Income
$465,012
Net Assets
$1,374,482
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $927,032
26.6%
Program Services $2,538,541
72.8%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $21,380
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $61,067
2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,125,882
37.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,834,658
Total Liabilities $2,460,176
Net Assets $1,374,482
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Aaron Lichtenwalner (Board Member) $6,486 $0 $0
Ray Anderson (Chairman) $3,091 $0 $0
Dave Bender (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Hennessy (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Smith (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Hangen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Aaron Hager (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Nathan Krebs (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mike Fleming (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Hinze (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Offord (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Schmidt (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Jacob Thomas (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,313,264
Expenses
$2,403,794
Net Income
$909,470
Net Assets
$909,470
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,264,974
38.2%
Program Services $2,037,984
61.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $10,306
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $54,435
2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $925,323
38.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,395,637
Total Liabilities $2,486,167
Net Assets $909,470
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jason Gillette (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Randy Pierquet (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Smith (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mike Fleming (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Aaron Hager (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Garrett Hangen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Nathan Krebs (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brent Luther (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jacob Thomas (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paul Brown (Chairman) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Gross receipts
Less than $50,000

Postcard filings do not ask for a specific revenue amount and provide no additional financial details.

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