Southwest Minnesota Christian Schools 
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Summary
Southwest Minnesota Christian Schools (SWC) is a private, Christian school located in Edgerton, MN. SWC provides Christ-centered education for PK-12 students from the surrounding area.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Southwest Minnesota Christian Schools
550 W Elizabeth Street
Edgerton, MN 56128
Website: www.swcschools.org
Phone: 507-442-4471
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 410732197
CEO/President: Randy Pfeifle
Chairman: Mark Vander Pol
Board size: 12
Founder:
Ruling year: 1953
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 05/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
Rooted in Christ: SWC is a community of grace that is rooted in the centrality, sufficiency, and supremacy of Jesus Christ. Our worldview is biblically based: the earth and everything in it is created and sustained by God, people are made in God's image though fallen into sin, and Christ's death and resurrection is the supreme act of history through which redemption is accomplished. We anticipate Christ's return when all of creation will confess the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
Growing in Wisdom: SWC is a community of growth which encourages students to discover, develop, and demonstrate the gifts God has given them. In partnership with the Christian home, our school seeks to cultivate the faith and knowledge of our students in all areas of study and life. In the light of scripture, students will realize ever more fully God's claim on and purpose for their lives.
Bearing Fruit: SWC is a community of gratitude that is bearing fruit to the glory of God. As students grow in Christ, our school challenges students to bear fruit within a community of believers and the world. We desire that, through the Holy Spirit's leading, students will become stewards of God's world and witness bearers of Christ's Lordship until he comes again.
Mission statement
Rooted in Christ, Southwest Minnesota Christian Schools cultivates the faith and knowledge of students, so they will grow in wisdom through the Spirit and bear fruit in the world to the glory of God. (Psalm 1:1-3)
Statement of faith
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Transparency grade
D
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: K-12 Schools/Academies
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 296 of 1582 | 47 of 271 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 9 of 1583 | 6 of 271 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 616 of 1583 | 108 of 271 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 891 of 1583 | 166 of 271 |
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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% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 12% | 69% | 33% | 20% | 15% | 17% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 88% | 31% | 67% | 80% | 85% | 83% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 83% | 90% | 89% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 93% | 39% | 92% | 100% | 104% | 81% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 77% | 35% | 82% | 100% | 104% | 81% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 7% | 61% | 8% | 0% | -4% | 19% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 7% | 50% | 5% | 0% | -9% | 43% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 14% | 9% | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.54 | 0.31 | 0.59 | 1.53 | 2.06 | 1.82 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.13 | 1.59 | 4.09 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.98 | 0.49 | 2.40 | 1.53 | 2.06 | 1.82 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 2.80 | 14.88 | 3.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.35 | 0.07 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 3.53 | 22.69 | 3.35 | 7.82 | 5.83 | 6.59 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 30% | 5% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 116% | 306% | 154% | 65% | 49% | 55% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash | $1,420,665 | $1,377,974 | $1,791,983 | $1,261,101 | $1,138,999 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $5,385,063 | $403,377 | $214,506 | $155,000 | $131,240 |
| Short-term investments | $2,115,737 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $8,921,465 | $1,781,351 | $2,006,489 | $1,416,101 | $1,270,239 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $140,073 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $5,201,896 | $5,350,298 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term assets | $87,101 | $22,522 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $5,288,997 | $5,512,893 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total assets | $14,210,462 | $7,294,244 | $2,006,489 | $1,416,101 | $1,270,239 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $599,665 | $587,465 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $599,665 | $587,465 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $135,565 | $119,298 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $135,565 | $119,298 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $735,230 | $706,763 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | $6,293,025 | $6,346,194 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| With donor restrictions | $7,182,207 | $241,287 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $13,475,232 | $6,587,481 | $2,006,489 | $1,416,101 | $1,270,239 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $7,669,465 | $1,516,647 | $609,398 | $431,127 | $473,425 |
| Program service revenue | $3,343,409 | $3,109,089 | $2,480,382 | $2,363,513 | $2,383,864 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $12,305 | $10,027 | $0 | $0 | $1,813 |
| Other revenue | $143,117 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total other revenue | $3,498,831 | $3,119,116 | $2,480,382 | $2,363,513 | $2,385,677 |
| Total revenue | $11,168,296 | $4,635,763 | $3,089,780 | $2,794,640 | $2,859,102 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Program services | $3,946,117 | $3,823,903 | $3,079,779 | $2,915,629 | $2,314,115 |
| Management and general | $395,719 | $367,570 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fundraising | $59,374 | $83,030 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total expenses | $4,401,210 | $4,274,503 | $3,079,779 | $2,915,629 | $2,314,115 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $6,767,086 | $361,260 | $10,001 | ($120,989) | $544,987 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $6,767,086 | $361,260 | $10,001 | ($120,989) | $544,987 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Randy Pfeifle | Head of Schools | $107,954 |
| John Top | Director of Learning/Elem. | $95,031 |
Compensation data as of: 5/31/2025
Response from ministry
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History
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