TRINITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL OF FAIRFAX Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

TRINITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL OF FAIRFAX

EIN 54-1455112 · Education (B200)

What they do

Trinity Christian School of Fairfax Exists As A Community of Believers In Jesus Christ Who Desire to Raise Their Children In The Historic Christian Faith. As A Discipleship School Seeking to Educate The Children of Christian Parents, Our Goal is That The Home, The School, and The Church Will Be In Consonant Agreement Regarding The Truth and Authority of Holy Scripture and The Person and Work of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and Thus Able to Consistently Speak The Same Truth Into The Lives of Our Children. Our Community Strives to Nurture Students So That Gods Image is Manifested In Each of Them As They Walk Humbly With God In Their Minds, Love Mercy In Their Hearts, and Act Justly In Their Lives.

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Of every $100 spent, about $85.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders16 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

79.27%of revenue went to mission work85.9% of expenses · Program services

0.03%of revenue went to fundraising0.0% of expenses

$92.33spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

13.02%of revenue went to management and office costs14.1% of expenses

$1.85in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

3.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $422,494 for MATTHEW THOMAS (HEAD OF SCHOOL, CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$17,238,914

Mission workProgram services$13,665,68779.27% of revenue85.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,244,81613.02% of revenue14.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$5,4970.03% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,322,9147.67% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$15,916,00092.33% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 85.9% mission · 14.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.33% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 86.9% mission · 13.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.83% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 86.4% mission · 13.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.88% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 87.1% mission · 12.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.20% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 86.3% mission · 13.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.43% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 86.9% mission · 13.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.57% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 86.2% mission · 13.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.45% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 86.2% mission · 13.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.78% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$17,238,914

Expenses$15,916,000

Annual surplus $1,322,914 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$13,665,687 · 85.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,244,816 · 14.1% of expenses

Fundraising$5,497 · 0.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$17,238,914

Expenses$15,916,000

Assets$29,450,730

Income$18,694,574

Contributions$509,031

Mission work (program services)$13,665,687

Fundraising$5,497

Management and general$2,244,816

Stocks and bonds$2,017,433

Accounting fees$86,800

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MATTHEW THOMASHEAD OF SCHOOL, CEO · 50 hrs/week $422,494Base $385,259 · Other $37,235

CAROLYN RECTORASST HEAD OF SCHOOL, CFO · 50 hrs/week $207,637Base $182,500 · Other $25,137

KIMBERLY MILLERASST HEAD OF SCHOOL, ACADEMICS · 50 hrs/week $170,137Base $137,917 · Other $32,220

JOHN DAVID STEPHENSONSENIOR DIR OF OFFICE OF SUCCESS, CHAPLIN · 40 hrs/week $130,876Base $110,549 · Other $20,327

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (16)

MATTHEW THOMASHEAD OF SCHOOL, CEO

CAROLYN RECTORASST HEAD OF SCHOOL, CFO

KIMBERLY MILLERASST HEAD OF SCHOOL, ACADEMICS

JOHN DAVID STEPHENSONSENIOR DIR OF OFFICE OF SUCCESS, CHAPLIN

AARON RENENGERCHAIR

CASEY MATTOXTRUSTEE

JAMIE ADAMSTRUSTEE

JOHNNY YUNTRUSTEE

JULIE PHILLIPSSECRETARY

KRISTEN SHORTVICE-CHAIR

MARK WHITAKERTREASURER

NICOLE HOPLINTRUSTEE

SANTIAGO SEDACATRUSTEE

STEVEN CHUNGTRUSTEE

TOM YATESTRUSTEE

WALLACE BUTLERTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1988
Location: 11204 BRADDOCK RD, FAIRFAX, VA 22030-5405
County: Fairfax (city)
In care of: % DEE DEE SHELKEY
Primary officer: Daniel Gilchrist, Chief Financial Officer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@tcsfairfax.org Phone(703) 273-8787

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: APRIO ADVISORY GROUP LLC
NTEE classification: Education (B200)