Lynden Christian School 
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Summary
For over 100 years, Lynden Christian School has been working hand-in-hand with Christian parents and the local church, endeavoring to be an effective instrument of God in the education of our students, ultimately producing citizens who will have a transforming influence in the world.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Lynden Christian School
417 Lyncs Drive
Lynden, WA 98264
Website: www.lyncs.org
Phone: 360.318.9525
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 910662879
CEO/President: Jeffrey Doog
Chairman: Jason Kooi
Board size: 12
Founder:
Ruling year: 1959
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 08/31
Member of ECFA: No
Member of ECFA since:
Purpose
Lynden Christian School believes that school is an extension of the Christian home, designed to reinforce the faith and values of the parents. We believe that policies and procedures governing the school should be consistent with the standards of the Bible, which is God's inspired Word. We believe that this is God's world, that each child is unique in God's sight, created in His image to live a life of faith and service.
Mission statement
The mission of Lynden Christian School is to be an effective instrument of God. Together with Christian parents and the church, we seek to educate children and young people so that they may grow and mature into perceptive and caring Christians. Finally, our goal is to produce citizens who have a transforming influence in the world.
Statement of faith
https://www.crcna.org/welcome/beliefs/contemporary-testimony/our-world-belongs-god
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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 | | 308 of 1435 | 37 of 191 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 623 of 1435 | 111 of 191 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 455 of 1435 | 59 of 191 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 384 of 1436 | 39 of 191 |
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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 | 11% | 13% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 3% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 13% | 14% | 19% | 21% | 17% | 23% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 87% | 86% | 81% | 79% | 83% | 77% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 83% | 86% | 82% | 86% | 88% | 88% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 93% | 96% | 93% | 98% | 101% | 93% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 76% | 83% | 76% | 84% | 88% | 82% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 7% | 4% | 7% | 2% | -1% | 7% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 6% | 4% | 8% | 2% | -1% | 7% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 14% | 12% | 16% | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.54 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.48 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 2.99 | 2.65 | 2.82 | 3.24 | 3.21 | 2.02 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.80 | 2.26 | 2.35 | 2.83 | 2.43 | 0.98 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 2.80 | 2.22 | 1.96 | 1.64 | 1.75 | 1.19 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.51 | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.84 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 3.98 | 2.92 | 2.50 | 1.65 | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 29% | 17% | 18% | 19% | 23% | 46% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 4% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 117% | 97% | 98% | 93% | 102% | 112% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash | $5,757,067 | $5,152,444 | $4,499,649 | $4,313,563 | $4,185,742 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $1,372,085 | $1,371,758 | $796,474 | $1,169,359 | $8,363,861 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $7,129,152 | $6,524,202 | $5,296,123 | $5,482,922 | $12,549,603 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $11,731,065 | $11,862,107 | $11,846,721 | $12,124,573 | $12,659,484 |
| Other long-term assets | $3,910 | $3,093 | $3,459 | $3,425 | $158,550 |
| Total long-term assets | $11,734,975 | $11,865,200 | $11,850,180 | $12,127,998 | $12,818,034 |
| Total assets | $18,864,127 | $18,389,402 | $17,146,303 | $17,610,920 | $25,367,637 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $366,037 | $739,962 | $970,138 | $886,139 | $845,097 |
| Other current liabilities | $2,838,851 | $2,591,199 | $2,264,221 | $2,239,109 | $9,660,596 |
| Total current liabilities | $3,204,888 | $3,331,161 | $3,234,359 | $3,125,248 | $10,505,693 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $871,000 | $1,080,000 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $55,246 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $871,000 | $1,135,246 |
| Total liabilities | $3,204,888 | $3,331,161 | $3,234,359 | $3,996,248 | $11,640,939 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | $14,871,137 | $14,278,572 | $13,256,161 | $13,163,478 | $13,536,330 |
| With donor restrictions | $788,102 | $779,669 | $655,783 | $451,194 | $190,368 |
| Net assets | $15,659,239 | $15,058,241 | $13,911,944 | $13,614,672 | $13,726,698 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $2,317,759 | $3,079,869 | $3,222,199 | $2,295,117 | $3,003,174 |
| Program service revenue | $12,638,049 | $11,928,608 | $10,749,244 | $9,929,103 | $8,704,527 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $109,402 | $97,693 | $24,845 | $2,284 | $5,109 |
| Other revenue | $1,644,799 | $1,397,927 | $1,260,146 | $983,998 | $1,469,486 |
| Total other revenue | $14,392,250 | $13,424,228 | $12,034,235 | $10,915,385 | $10,179,122 |
| Total revenue | $16,710,009 | $16,504,097 | $15,256,434 | $13,210,502 | $13,182,296 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Program services | $13,858,315 | $12,589,473 | $12,891,055 | $11,674,967 | $10,774,887 |
| Management and general | $1,948,611 | $2,477,872 | $1,771,800 | $1,473,869 | $1,428,701 |
| Fundraising | $308,407 | $288,732 | $299,327 | $173,692 | $75,647 |
| Total expenses | $16,115,333 | $15,356,077 | $14,962,182 | $13,322,528 | $12,279,235 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $594,676 | $1,148,020 | $294,252 | ($112,026) | $903,061 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $594,676 | $1,148,020 | $294,252 | ($112,026) | $903,061 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Jessica Honcoop | Director of Finance & Operations | $146,367 |
| Craig Johnson | High School Principal | $130,434 |
| Aaron Bishop | Middle School Principal | $121,236 |
| Len Fakkema | Interim Superintendent | $85,410 |
Compensation data as of: 8/31/2025
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History
Our earliest history can be traced to a group of hearty families who settled in the pioneer town of Lynden in the late 1800s. These courageous Christians, who came from Michigan, Iowa, Dakotas, and the Netherlands, are identified as the nucleus that conceived the idea of a Christian school. They wanted an education founded on the Word of God, which would allow them to exercise their parental baptismal vows.
God's blessing on their vision followed by decades of faithful and dedicated parents who gave realization to the Christian school for which we thankfully celebrate an existence of over 100 years.
During the spring of 1910, a group was identified to organize the new school. The Society for Christian Instruction was formed, Articles of Incorporation were written, a School Board selected, and the search for a school building began. By early June, property had been purchased and construction began in earnest that summer. This building, on Grover Street, was completed and in service by February of 1911. Doors opened the fall of 1911 in rented quarters with an enrollment of 72 students-which exceeded everyone's expectations!
By 1930, the school offered junior high education; Lynden Christian expanded to include secondary education in a newly built facility dedicated in 1947. Only two years later, visionary supporters began the first phase of a new elementary school complex near the high school on Drayton Street. By 1965, the current high school building was dedicated and the First Street building became the middle school, creating a compact and unified campus.
Always pressing on, supporters have moved forward in faith with more campus expansions and improvements:
1977: Industrial arts and agriculture building
1994: Multi-million dollar middle school
1999: Central Business Office
2002: Worship and Fine Arts Center
2006: Renovation of the SE wing of the high school
2008: Renovation of the SW wing of the high school
2011: Strength and Fitness Center
Lynden Christian School has faithfully provided Christ-centered education for over a century. The years may pass but the dedication, sacrifice and vision of the parents remain the same. Today, as in years past, our parents fervently desire a faith-based education for their children.