Clinch Mountain Christian School
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CMCS is determined to offer a Christ-centered, academically excellent education that prepares students for the next step in their educational journey and trains them to be active and engaged participants in their communities.CMCS is passionate about shepherding and discipling children to know and love God, serve His Church, and love their neighbors well.CMCS is dedicated to cultivating a safe and spiritually nurturing environment where students thrive and a love of learning abounds. CMCS will retain credentialed and spiritually healthy faculty and staff to ensure excellent academic, athletic, fine arts, and spiritual formation programs for our students.CMCS will practice good stewardship of the resources and funding God entrusts to us through fiscal prudence, a culture of philanthropic support for the school, and an ethic of service and giving back to our community.
- Income
- $266,117
- Spending
- $237,210
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 3.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 77%
- Employees
- 11
- Highest pay
- $18,333, secretary
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 66 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
0 of 5Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $236,115 spent. We operated in 2024 with core Academic Instruction (Preschool to 11th Grade) offering daily instruction in academic subjects with a Christ-centered approach.We have full-time and part-time faculty who provide rigorous, biblically integrated education to develop students academically and spiritually.We took field trips, had outdoor classes, hands-on projects, and local professional engagement. This was provided on school grounds and various off-site locations. We had weekly chapel and biblical worldview integration in all subjects to foster spiritual growth and biblical literacy, central to our religious mission.We also had family events, service projects, and community activities.We had a community visoning dinner as a fundraising activity where donations were received. Our administrative functions included faculty support, compliance, finance, and planning.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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