French Camp Academy

The information on this page was last updated 1/17/2023. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]


Summary

A safe, Christian community for young people to learn and live, French Camp Academy is a boarding school located on 900 acres in Mississippi. FCA offers a quality, state accredited education through caring teachers who go the extra mile, a work study program to develop a strong work ethic, championship sports that create character, meaningful recreational activities, music and drama productions, caring adults to mentor and nurture along the way, and opportunities to grow spiritually in Christ.

Because the Lord generously provides French Camp Academy with resources for ministry through individual contributions, we acknowledge our accountability both to Him and to our supporters through organizational best practices (regularly scheduled board meetings, third party audits and reviews, honoring donor wishes and privacy, 990 documents available online, no-debt policy, etc.). To much is given, much is required!


Contact information

Mailing address:
French Camp Academy
One Fine Place
French Camp, MS 39745

Website: frenchcamp.org

Phone: 662-547-6482

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 640321520

CEO/President: F. Steward Edwards, Jr.

Chairman: Hugh Potts Jr.

Board size: 12

Founder: Presbyterian missionaries

Ruling year: 1949

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 05/31

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 1988


Purpose

Many young people need a fresh start to overcome difficulties in their home or school lives.

He may be struggling in school and need extra help and tutoring

She may need a set of friends with the same boundaries, consequences and accountability

He may have lost a parent, feel abandoned and need to relearn trust

She may need structure not offered in her current school setting

Or you, as parent or guardian, may simply want your child to be in a Christian school, providing a firm foundation for successful living. French Camp Academy provides a unique opportunity to help young people learn in a faith-based setting.


Mission statement

French Camp Academy, a Christ-centered home and school, exists to serve young people and families for the glory of God.


Statement of faith

French Camp Academy Adopted Statement of Faith: THE WESTMINSTER CONFESSION OF FAITH AND CATECHISM

I. God is the One being existing in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. God is the Sovereign, the Creator, and the Sustainer of all things. God is the source and end of all truth.

II. The Scriptures are the written Word of God, inerrant in their original writings. They are the infallible authority by which He directs and governs all our activities, including the education of our children.

III. Jesus Christ is the eternally begotten Son of God. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He is truly God and truly man. Through Christ's life, death, resurrection and ascension, He accomplished for His people a decisive victory over sin and death and established His kingdom among men.

IV. Man was created in the image of God as a rational, moral, and spiritual being. Man sinned in Adam and fell with him in his first transgression. Man's fall affected him spiritually, intellectually, and physically. Man is restored only by the renewing grace of the Holy Spirit and the cleansing blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.

V. The Lord Jesus Christ will return in glory and triumph for the final judgment and the consummation of His kingdom. All those who have truly repented of their sins and have received Christ as their personal savior will be eternally with the Lord Jesus Christ. All those who have failed truly to repent of their sins and have rejected the Lord Jesus Christ will be eternally damned without Christ in a literal hell.

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: K-12 Schools/Academies

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating321 of 107430 of 48
Fund acquisition rating16 of 107510 of 48
Resource allocation rating564 of 107534 of 48
Asset utilization rating683 of 107436 of 48

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
12%10%4%18%14%22%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
3%6%3%9%8%10%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
15%58%79%51%56%44%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
3%9%8%9%10%10%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
85%42%21%49%44%56%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
82%80%82%81%79%80%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
95%64%40%102%79%96%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
75%51%32%83%63%76%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
5%36%60%-2%21%4%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
5%5%20%0%4%1%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
14%11%10%10%10%10%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
0.440.090.130.160.150.17
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
3.211.251.301.391.391.39
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.640.120.160.220.210.24
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
3.4360.9490.9538.7342.2834.07
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.290.020.010.030.020.03
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
3.9899.7572.3852.2355.3248.41
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20212020201920182017
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
35%2%3%4%3%4%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
16%0%0%0%0%0%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
136%1040%774%599%637%553%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20212020201920182017
Cash$5,818,514$4,985,209$4,398,730$4,518,206$3,677,772
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$216,678$782,306$371,473$177,444$252,159
Short-term investments$53,098,980$40,712,820$30,047,758$30,756,089$29,229,968
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$59,134,172$46,480,335$34,817,961$35,451,739$33,159,899
Long-term investments$3,880,872$3,503,945$3,276,941$3,521,502$3,154,484
Fixed assets$7,037,982$6,910,321$6,683,913$6,257,504$6,098,317
Other long-term assets$4,108,034$3,749,982$3,667,458$4,025,618$3,633,462
Total long-term assets$15,026,888$14,164,248$13,628,312$13,804,624$12,886,263
Total assets$74,161,060$60,644,583$48,446,273$49,256,363$46,046,162
 
Liabilities20212020201920182017
Payables and accrued expenses$483,738$427,567$407,249$373,525$493,035
Other current liabilities$486,647$83,463$491,830$464,965$480,261
Total current liabilities$970,385$511,030$899,079$838,490$973,296
Debt$0$0$0$0$0
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$449,637$1,149,347$907,071$553,423$983,125
Total long-term liabilities$449,637$1,149,347$907,071$553,423$983,125
Total liabilities$1,420,022$1,660,377$1,806,150$1,391,913$1,956,421
 
Net assets20212020201920182017
Without donor restrictions$35,396,579$30,278,193$18,223,177$19,373,176$17,323,681
With donor restrictions$37,344,459$28,706,013$28,416,946$28,491,274$26,766,060
Net assets$72,741,038$58,984,206$46,640,123$47,864,450$44,089,741
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20212020201920182017
Total contributions$6,381,208$15,206,345$3,910,139$5,315,492$3,664,088
Program service revenue$1,617,193$2,182,884$2,340,402$2,108,144$2,193,112
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$2,682,926$1,692,589$1,040,107$1,634,599$2,081,917
Other revenue$232,110$211,077$370,527$389,263$415,879
Total other revenue$4,532,229$4,086,550$3,751,036$4,132,006$4,690,908
Total revenue$10,913,437$19,292,895$7,661,175$9,447,498$8,354,996
 
Expenses20212020201920182017
Program services$5,603,032$6,239,365$6,321,029$5,953,198$6,389,108
Management and general$758,979$777,821$785,552$786,208$790,293
Fundraising$634,894$604,589$686,125$769,087$799,713
Total expenses$6,996,905$7,621,775$7,792,706$7,508,493$7,979,114
 
Change in net assets20212020201920182017
Surplus (deficit)$3,916,532$11,671,120($131,531)$1,939,005$375,882
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$3,916,532$11,671,120($131,531)$1,939,005$375,882

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
F Stewart Edwards JrPresident$57,651
Todd MarionVice President$41,338
J Lance RagsdaleVice President$36,853
Bruce HosketVice President$35,303
R Stephen UlerichCFO$30,968

Compensation data as of: 5/31/2020


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History

The town of French Camp dates to about 1810 when Frenchman Louis Lefleur established a trading post and inn on the Natchez Trace, the fabled trade route between Natchez and Nashville. The Choctaw natives and others in the area called it "The Frenchman's Camp," later shortened to "French Camp."

In 1885 a group of Presbyterian missionaries established a school for girls at French Camp - the Mississippi Institute for Girls. Because of its success, a school for boys was started later that year, named French Camp Academy.

In 1915, fire destroyed the girls' institute, and the schools were combined under the name "French Camp Academy."

A major change took place in 1950, when French Camp Academy was reorganized under the direction of an interdenominational board of trustees. Since that time, we have grown to accommodate up to 170 boarding students, and provide a quality Christ-centered education and atmosphere.

French Camp Academy today is respected nationwide as an interdenominational Christian boarding school with a rich history of helping young people.

The town and school together form a thriving 900-acre community, 90 miles north of Jackson and 80 miles south of Tupelo. With a population of about 175, the town is home to FCA graduates, as well as current staff and students. The history and progress of FCA and the town of French Camp go hand-in-hand. We are thankful to have a great community to help support and enhance our ministry to young people.


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Needs

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