Montgomery Christian School 
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Summary
PreK-7 Christian school providing an academically challenging education to families with limited school choice.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Montgomery Christian School
6610 Vaughn Road
Montgomery, AL 36116
Website: montgomerychristianschool.org
Phone: (334) 386-1749
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 270467389
CEO/President: Pamela McLemore
Chairman: Jeff Holland
Board size: 16
Founder: Tom Danielson
Ruling year: 2009
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2017
Purpose
MCS envisions a community where parents and educators grow together and guide students toward academic, social, emotional, and spiritual maturity, empowering them to live out God's purpose in every sphere of life.
Mission statement
The mission of Montgomery Christian School is to glorify God by providing an academically challenging education in a Christian environment to families with limited school choice.
Statement of faith
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Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: K-12 Schools/Academies
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 529 of 1538 | 107 of 249 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 38 of 1539 | 27 of 249 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 753 of 1539 | 128 of 249 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 1147 of 1539 | 201 of 249 |
According to the organization's Form 990, it received $867,780 in government grants in 2025.
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 9% | 8% | 2% | 7% | 10% | 11% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 2% | 7% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 10% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 13% | 83% | 94% | 71% | 61% | 93% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 2% | 9% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 14% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 87% | 17% | 6% | 29% | 39% | 7% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 83% | 83% | 86% | 82% | 84% | 82% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 93% | 75% | 27% | 66% | 80% | 76% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 77% | 62% | 23% | 54% | 67% | 62% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 7% | 25% | 73% | 34% | 20% | 24% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 6% | 7% | 71% | 27% | 14% | 20% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 14% | 8% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 4% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.55 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.50 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.06 | 2.51 | 1.14 | 1.36 | 1.53 | 1.63 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.00 | 0.53 | 0.30 | 0.64 | 0.75 | 0.82 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 2.78 | 8.25 | 484.68 | 50.68 | 103.66 | 41.01 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.36 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 3.46 | 20.05 | 40.53 | 18.29 | 15.75 | 14.26 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 30% | 5% | 2% | 11% | 15% | 20% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 10% | 0% | 2% | 9% | 15% | 18% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 115% | 453% | 376% | 190% | 172% | 160% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash | $1,567,402 | $3,419,167 | $1,346,961 | $921,419 | $760,450 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $1,050,013 | $1,780,934 | $14,176 | $12,065 | $28,300 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $2,617,415 | $5,200,101 | $1,361,137 | $933,484 | $788,750 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $3,939,871 | $713,943 | $495,655 | $497,229 | $498,865 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $3,939,871 | $713,943 | $495,655 | $497,229 | $498,865 |
| Total assets | $6,557,286 | $5,914,044 | $1,856,792 | $1,430,713 | $1,287,615 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $316,285 | $10,729 | $26,859 | $9,005 | $19,233 |
| Other current liabilities | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $317,285 | $10,729 | $26,859 | $9,005 | $19,233 |
| Debt | $0 | $124,550 | $168,355 | $210,505 | $231,953 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $124,550 | $168,355 | $210,505 | $231,953 |
| Total liabilities | $317,285 | $135,279 | $195,214 | $219,510 | $251,186 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | $6,214,276 | $4,579,026 | $1,643,333 | $1,202,752 | $1,028,083 |
| With donor restrictions | $25,725 | $1,199,739 | $18,245 | $8,451 | $8,346 |
| Net assets | $6,240,001 | $5,778,765 | $1,661,578 | $1,211,203 | $1,036,429 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $1,523,763 | $5,331,532 | $946,194 | $535,656 | $792,694 |
| Program service revenue | $111,103 | $94,654 | $73,090 | $64,054 | $59,347 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | ($247,192) | $47,061 | $10,028 | $544 | $1,078 |
| Other revenue | $450,438 | $180,213 | $296,642 | $278,732 | $0 |
| Total other revenue | $314,349 | $321,928 | $379,760 | $343,330 | $60,425 |
| Total revenue | $1,838,112 | $5,653,460 | $1,325,954 | $878,986 | $853,119 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Program services | $1,146,171 | $1,320,229 | $721,136 | $591,069 | $531,628 |
| Management and general | $108,001 | $124,963 | $91,224 | $58,101 | $28,424 |
| Fundraising | $122,704 | $91,081 | $63,219 | $55,042 | $87,426 |
| Total expenses | $1,376,876 | $1,536,273 | $875,579 | $704,212 | $647,478 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $461,236 | $4,117,187 | $450,375 | $174,774 | $205,641 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $461,236 | $4,117,187 | $450,375 | $174,774 | $205,641 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Pamela McLemore | Executive Di | $71,491 |
Compensation data as of: 6/30/2025
Response from ministry
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History
In 2005 a like-minded group of people who had been tutoring at Patterson Court developed an idea for a school that would offer a Christian school choice for families who could not afford a traditional private school. To study this possibility a larger committee was formed which met monthly for two years.
Schools across the southeast were visited and knowledgeable individuals who had started similar schools were interviewed. After much study and prayer, Montgomery Christian School was started in 2007 with one kindergarten class of 11 students. In 2009 a first grade was added with the next higher grade added each subsequent year.
Trinity Presbyterian Church offered the space in their education building for the school. Eight years later the school grew to Kindergarten through 5th grade with waiting lists in nearly every grade. MCS is now a community school with children attending from all across the River Region. In 2017, after ten years at TPC, MCS bought the old Green Gate School on McGehee Road.
The board voted to add in a 6th grade class starting fall 2025. Because we knew we wanted to accommodate even more grades, we began looking for a bigger building in 2024. In 2025, we took over the space at Aldersgate Methodist Church at 6610 Vaughn Road. In doing so, we added a preshool (MCPS) under our fold and solidified space for future grades in our goal to one day be school with for every grade level, not just an elementary school.
In the first years of the school, support mainly came from individuals but currently, businesses, family foundations, churches, and community service organizations are also in partnership with MCS.
Students at MCS not only receive an excellent academic education but are also provided a variety of enrichment activities. The Meet the Masters Art curriculum introduces the young people to Master Artists at every grade level. They are also provided music, library, and other enrichment classes weekly.
Montgomery Christian School offers an academically excellent education that is affordable to almost every family as every child receives a scholarship. Although it costs $11,000 a year to educate one child, the average tuition is only $65 per month based on family income. Affordable tuition and parent involvement are two core principles that set MCS apart from every other school in the River Region.