Portsmouth Christian Academy 
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Summary
Situated on 70 picturesque acres along the Bellamy River in Dover, NH, PCA is New England's largest independent Christian school, serving 670+ students from NH, ME, and MA in pre-K through high school.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Portsmouth Christian Academy
20 Seaborne Drive
Dover, NH 03820
Website: pcaschool.org
Phone: (603) 742-3617
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 020465448
CEO/President: Mike Runey
Chairman: Jeff Clark
Board size: 10
Founder:
Ruling year: 1994
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 07/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
Portsmouth Christian Academy will send out Christ-centered graduates who impact the world for good.
Mission statement
Portsmouth Christian Academy seeks to honor God, joyfully, by inspiring students to maximize their God-given potential.
Statement of faith
I believe the Bible is the Spirit-inspired and wholly authoritative Word of God. (II Tim 3:16)
I believe that there is one God who is eternally existent in the three persons of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (I Jn 5:4-7)
I believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His substitutionary death on the cross, in His shed blood for the remission of sin, in His bodily resurrection from the dead, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. (Jn 10:30, Lk 1:34,35, Heb 7:26, Acts 2:22, II Cor 5:21, I Jn 1:7, I Cor 15:4, Acts 2:33, Lk 21:27)
I believe that God created the heavens and the earth, light and darkness, the sky and waters, the sea and land, vegetation according to its various kinds, the day and night, the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, the creatures of the earth according to their kinds, and man in His image. (Gen 1:1-27)
I believe that man was created good and upright, and that by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred physical and spiritual death, which is separation from God the Father. (Gen 1:26, 27; 2:17; 3:6; Rom 5:12-19)
I believe that man's salvation is received through repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ, shown by a life that is growing in holiness. (Lk 13:3; Rom 10:9; I Cor 7:1)
I believe in leading a life that is sanctified by the power of the Holy Spirit where sanctification is the act of separation from that which is evil and being dedicated unto God. (Rom 8:13; 12:1-2)
I believe in the resurrection of both the saved and lost. The saved will enter into the resurrection of life with the Father according to Christ's work, and the lost into the resurrection of the damned according to their own works. (Jn 5:24, 28, 29)
I believe in the spiritual unity of the Body of Christ, that includes all those that are trusting Christ for their salvation and leading a sanctified life. (Jn 17:21-23)
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: K-12 Schools/Academies
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 405 of 1412 | 73 of 180 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 550 of 1412 | 100 of 180 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 423 of 1412 | 63 of 180 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 652 of 1413 | 90 of 180 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2020 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 10% | 11% | 21% | 12% | 9% | 22% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 13% | 10% | 8% | 12% | 16% | 7% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 87% | 90% | 92% | 88% | 84% | 93% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 83% | 87% | 87% | 86% | 84% | 83% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 93% | 80% | 90% | 86% | 92% | 103% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 76% | 69% | 78% | 74% | 78% | 86% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 7% | 20% | 10% | 14% | 8% | -3% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 7% | 39% | 26% | 45% | 73% | -86% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 14% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 14% | 15% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.52 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.07 | 1.93 | 2.02 | 2.13 | 2.54 | 2.52 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.79 | 1.01 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.45 | 1.31 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 2.79 | 2.59 | 2.08 | 1.74 | 1.55 | 2.02 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.49 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 3.98 | 7.33 | 5.53 | 4.40 | 2.92 | 4.63 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 29% | 65% | 76% | 81% | 94% | 98% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 10% | 45% | 52% | 54% | 68% | 78% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 119% | 66% | 43% | 35% | 11% | 4% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash | $8,896,467 | $7,513,820 | $6,488,085 | $4,103,092 | $4,020,571 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $87,325 | $92,202 | $59,544 | $96,783 | $167,145 |
| Short-term investments | $226,107 | $207,709 | $186,860 | $197,288 | $151,088 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $9,209,899 | $7,813,731 | $6,734,489 | $4,397,163 | $4,338,804 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $8,400,254 | $7,798,443 | $7,386,503 | $6,646,496 | $6,447,894 |
| Other long-term assets | $184,373 | $195,844 | $219,954 | $137,963 | $149,302 |
| Total long-term assets | $8,584,627 | $7,994,287 | $7,606,457 | $6,784,459 | $6,597,196 |
| Total assets | $17,794,526 | $15,808,018 | $14,340,946 | $11,181,622 | $10,936,000 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $534,484 | $634,461 | $928,749 | $350,305 | $84,209 |
| Other current liabilities | $3,015,907 | $3,123,037 | $2,937,578 | $2,495,401 | $2,060,207 |
| Total current liabilities | $3,550,391 | $3,757,498 | $3,866,327 | $2,845,706 | $2,144,416 |
| Debt | $8,095,129 | $8,295,644 | $7,703,827 | $7,624,326 | $8,573,374 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $8,095,129 | $8,295,644 | $7,703,827 | $7,624,326 | $8,573,374 |
| Total liabilities | $11,645,520 | $12,053,142 | $11,570,154 | $10,470,032 | $10,717,790 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $5,612,004 | $3,175,680 | $1,882,588 | $406,206 | ($174,016) |
| With donor restrictions | $537,002 | $579,196 | $888,204 | $305,384 | $392,226 |
| Net assets | $6,149,006 | $3,754,876 | $2,770,792 | $711,590 | $218,210 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $1,181,637 | $752,750 | $1,084,937 | $1,120,362 | $375,191 |
| Program service revenue | $8,797,263 | $8,559,860 | $7,718,388 | $5,550,367 | $5,017,460 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $334,593 | $301,578 | $96,959 | $118,706 | $40,333 |
| Other revenue | $1,331,147 | $148,537 | $181,560 | $97,265 | $60,927 |
| Total other revenue | $10,463,003 | $9,009,975 | $7,996,907 | $5,766,338 | $5,118,720 |
| Total revenue | $11,644,640 | $9,762,725 | $9,081,844 | $6,886,700 | $5,493,911 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Program services | $8,019,817 | $7,641,422 | $6,732,672 | $5,350,540 | $4,727,365 |
| Management and general | $1,113,662 | $999,740 | $958,841 | $918,108 | $873,798 |
| Fundraising | $134,160 | $157,793 | $134,673 | $96,446 | $80,951 |
| Total expenses | $9,267,639 | $8,798,955 | $7,826,186 | $6,365,094 | $5,682,114 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $2,377,001 | $963,770 | $1,255,658 | $521,606 | ($188,203) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $2,377,001 | $963,770 | $1,255,658 | $521,606 | ($188,203) |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Michael Runey | Head of School | $151,643 |
Compensation data as of: 7/31/2025
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History
Portsmouth Christian Academy is the largest non-denominational Christian school in New England located on a beautiful 50-acre riverfront campus in Dover, NH. PCA's traditional Preschool to Grade 12 educational program is academically rigorous and culminates in an excellent college preparatory Upper School program. The school is divided into four sections: Preschool (PCAP), Lower School (K-5), Middle School (6-8) and Upper School (9-12). The Lower School has divisions for primary (K-2), and elementary (3-5) with a philosophy of progressive maturation that undergirds the students' movement from one division to the next.
Our families share similar expectations for an excellent education in a safe and nurturing learning environment for their children. Our Christ-centered community answers that call by engaging students as they discover and develop their talents and interests through a wide range of academic activities, build their biblical integrity, and learn to show love to one another as Christ has shown His love to us.
PCA's history comes from humble beginnings. In the late 1970's, a pastor and his wife felt called to start a Christian school after being discouraged by what they saw in their public school system. What began as a 70-student school, named Bethel Christian Academy, has blossomed into New England's largest non-denominational school with over 630 students in 3 buildings on a 50-acre campus, resting on the banks of the Bellamy River.
Over 1,000 PCA graduates have entered college classrooms, military academies, and job sites with the tools they need to be successful. Our students are critical thinkers, creative problem-solvers, guided by Christian principles, and taught to become service-oriented leaders of tomorrow.