Southwest Christian High School 
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Summary
SWCHS is a 9-12th grade high school in Chaska, Minnesota
Contact information
Mailing address:
Southwest Christian High School
1981 Bavaria Road
Chaska, MN 55318
Website: www.swchs.org
Phone: (952) 556-0040
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 411826978
CEO/President: Dan Beckering
Chairman: Nathaniel Zylstra
Board size: 12
Founder:
Ruling year: 1997
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/30
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
Southwest Christian High School exists to develop mature disciples of Jesus Christ who seek, know, live, and proclaim the Truth and glorify God through academic, artistic, and athletic excellence.
Mission statement
To develop mature disciples of Jesus Christ who seek, know, live, and proclaim the Truth and glorify God through academic, artistic, and athletic excellence.
Statement of faith
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative, inerrant Word of God. We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe that the creation was an act of God.
We believe in the Deity of Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death, His resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His eventual personal return in power and glory.
We believe in the absolute necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation because of the exceeding sinfulness of human nature; that individuals are justified on the single ground of faith in the shed blood of Christ and that only by God's grace through faith we are saved.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they who are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they who are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
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Transparency grade
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: K-12 Schools/Academies
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 957 of 1582 | 201 of 271 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 227 of 1583 | 71 of 271 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 1023 of 1583 | 181 of 271 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 1413 of 1583 | 251 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% | 7% | 14% | 7% | 2% | 4% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 12% | 24% | 17% | 28% | 46% | 32% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 88% | 76% | 83% | 72% | 54% | 68% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 83% | 79% | 78% | 76% | 79% | 79% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 93% | 80% | 100% | 85% | 63% | 79% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 77% | 64% | 77% | 65% | 49% | 62% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 7% | 20% | 0% | 15% | 37% | 21% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 7% | 9% | 0% | 6% | 17% | 8% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 14% | 19% | 20% | 22% | 20% | 20% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.54 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 3.13 | 5.68 | 10.46 | 15.22 | 4.44 | 8.51 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.98 | 1.32 | 2.30 | 3.47 | 1.01 | 1.96 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 2.80 | 3.62 | 2.12 | 4.91 | 9.35 | 8.08 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.47 | 0.20 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 3.53 | 6.57 | 2.76 | 2.76 | 10.63 | 5.37 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 30% | 37% | 38% | 27% | 23% | 26% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 10% | 31% | 32% | 24% | 19% | 23% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 116% | 270% | 280% | 322% | 340% | 321% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash | $9,139,727 | $4,573,346 | $2,643,052 | $8,154,921 | $3,629,545 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $68,212 | $64,922 | $25,905 | $64,012 | $82,942 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $9,207,939 | $4,638,268 | $2,668,957 | $8,218,933 | $3,712,487 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $43,084,203 | $43,861,533 | $37,940,812 | $28,253,285 | $27,879,102 |
| Other long-term assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $43,084,203 | $43,861,533 | $37,940,812 | $28,253,285 | $27,879,102 |
| Total assets | $52,292,142 | $48,499,801 | $40,609,769 | $36,472,218 | $31,591,589 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $16,194 | $10,000 | $160,654 | $531,891 | $198,894 |
| Other current liabilities | $2,524,497 | $2,178,632 | $382,421 | $346,904 | $260,613 |
| Total current liabilities | $2,540,691 | $2,188,632 | $543,075 | $878,795 | $459,507 |
| Debt | $16,155,396 | $15,751,891 | $9,599,491 | $6,816,408 | $7,292,154 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $736,106 | $678,421 | $634,757 | $591,029 | $549,600 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $16,891,502 | $16,430,312 | $10,234,248 | $7,407,437 | $7,841,754 |
| Total liabilities | $19,432,193 | $18,618,944 | $10,777,323 | $8,286,232 | $8,301,261 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | $30,069,175 | $29,188,459 | $29,593,349 | $22,314,768 | $21,637,928 |
| With donor restrictions | $2,790,774 | $692,398 | $239,097 | $5,871,218 | $1,652,400 |
| Net assets | $32,859,949 | $29,880,857 | $29,832,446 | $28,185,986 | $23,290,328 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $3,589,764 | $1,789,273 | $3,026,850 | $6,055,721 | $2,958,162 |
| Program service revenue | $10,773,891 | $8,609,273 | $7,587,879 | $6,873,216 | $5,903,262 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $244,687 | $63,364 | $1,124 | $806 | $75 |
| Other revenue | $556,587 | $252,840 | $287,099 | $255,101 | $306,497 |
| Total other revenue | $11,575,165 | $8,925,477 | $7,876,102 | $7,129,123 | $6,209,834 |
| Total revenue | $15,164,929 | $10,714,750 | $10,902,952 | $13,184,844 | $9,167,996 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Program services | $9,673,577 | $8,277,044 | $7,060,326 | $6,520,176 | $5,723,511 |
| Management and general | $2,269,384 | $2,141,075 | $1,996,343 | $1,618,083 | $1,426,659 |
| Fundraising | $242,876 | $248,220 | $199,823 | $150,927 | $113,348 |
| Total expenses | $12,185,837 | $10,666,339 | $9,256,492 | $8,289,186 | $7,263,518 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $2,979,092 | $48,411 | $1,646,460 | $4,895,658 | $1,904,478 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $2,979,092 | $48,411 | $1,646,460 | $4,895,658 | $1,904,478 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Dan Beckering | Head of School | $193,157 |
| David Flom | Assistant Athletic Director | $133,532 |
| Robbie Burkhart | CFO | $98,199 |
Compensation data as of: 6/30/2025
Response from ministry
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History
https://www.swchs.org/about/history