2026-05-15T22:30:11-04:00 2025-06-30 461335331 ALTRUIC ADVISORS CPAS 417 FOREST AVENUE PLYMOUTH MI 48170 990 2024-07-01 382166478 LENAWEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL LENA 5172657590 111 WOLF CREEK HIGHWAY ADRIAN MI 49221 TRICIA MERILLAT MCGUIRE TRUSTEE 5172657590 2026-05-15 true false RYAN N HAGAN CPA P00293011 8882985297 2026-05-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TRICIA MERILLAT MCGUIRE 111 WOLF CREEK HIGHWAY ADRIAN MI 49221 4720999 false X WWW.LENAWEE.ORG X 1987 MI LENAWEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHICH MAINTAINS A REGULAR FACULTY AND CURRICULUM AND NORMALLY HAS A REGULARLY ENROLLED BODY OF STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE SCHOOL FACILITY. LENAWEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS EXIST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FAMILY AND THE CHURCH TO INTEGRATE BIBLICAL TRUTH FOR LIFE WITH A COMMITMENT OF GLORIFYING JESUS CHRIST THROUGH ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND SPIRITUAL MATURITY. 7 7 130 430 0 467882 176363 4404565 4199253 314201 77644 274968 153091 5461616 4606351 1189166 1456856 0 3431322 3488802 0 185213 936342 826100 5556830 5771758 -95214 -1165407 4940725 3688764 737714 443229 4203011 3245535 X LENAWEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHICH MAINTAINS A REGULAR FACULTY AND CURRICULUM AND NORMALLY HAS A REGULARLY ENROLLED BODY OF STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE SCHOOL FACILITY. LENAWEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS EXIST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FAMILY AND THE CHURCH TO INTEGRATE BIBLICAL TRUTH FOR LIFE WITH A COMMITMENT OF GLORIFYING JESUS CHRIST THROUGH ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND SPIRITUAL MATURITY. false false 4771711 1456856 4225177 LENAWEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (LCS) WAS INCORPORATED ON JULY 16, 1987. LCS HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER CODE SECTION 509(A)(1) BY VIRTUE OF CODE SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(II). LCS IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS MINISTRIES IN THE ADRIAN, MICHIGAN AREA WITH LENAWEE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES (LCM). LCM IS A SEPARATE NONPROFIT CORPORATION WHICH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE UNDER CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER CODE SECTION 509(A)(2). LCM IS THE CONTROLLING MEMBER OF LCS AND ACTS TO COORDINATE AND SUPERVISE SCHOOL PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES. LCM MINISTRIES INCLUDE OPERATION OF A MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITY WHICH IS ADJACENT TO LCS, THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTRE, WHICH OFFERS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ENCOURAGE STRONG FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT. THE SCHOOL IS A NON-DENOMINATINAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOR PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 12. THE SCHOOL IS ACCREDITED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN BY COGNIA (FORMERLY "ADVANCED") AND THE ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL. THROUGHOUT THIS FISCAL YEAR, AS IN THE PAST, EFFORTS WERE MADE TO REACH OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MANY WHO ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME. OVER 50 CHURCHES, NON-PROFIT AGENCIES, AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES WERE SERVED. FUNDS WERE RAISED TO SUPPORT DESTINY RESCUE. ALL STUDENTS TYPICALLY SPEND TWO SCHOOL DAYS WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS AT FISHES & LOAVES, CARE PREGNANCY CENTER, LISD, SALVATION ARMY, GOODWILL, ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY, TECUMSEH PARKS AND RECREATION, HUMANE SOCIETY, AND HOPE COMMUNITY CENTER. SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, THE STUDENTS PERFORM FOR THE RESIDENTS AND WORK ON ACTIVITIES WITH THEM. 4771711 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 8 0 130 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 7 7 true false false false false true true true true false false true true true true true true true true false MI X X RACHEL MANNOR 5172636232 111 WOLF CREEK HIGHWAY ADRIAN MI 49221 TODD MARSHALL CEO 20.00 20.00 X 0 193408 26548 RACHEL MANNOR FINANCE DIRE 20.00 20.00 X 0 118125 9139 DR ROB PEPPER CHAIR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 DR SHERILYN EMBERTON FORMER CHAIR 1.50 X X 0 0 0 DR JEFF DOCKING TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOEL VAUGHAN SECRETARY 1.50 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD MERILLAT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRICIA MERILLAT MCGUIRE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY MERILLAT LYON TRUSTEE 1.50 X 0 0 0 311533 35687 false true false 63121 100755 12487 176363 TUITION AND FEES 4112210 4112210 SPONSORSHIPS 34717 34717 CONCESSION INCOME 29304 29304 SCHOOL LUNCH INCOME 19018 19018 RENTAL INCOME 4004 4004 4199253 77644 77644 26064 63121 54159 -28095 86413 60489 25924 25924 MISCELLAENOUS INCOME 155262 155262 155262 4606351 4225177 232906 1456856 1456856 2737017 2162243 465293 109481 528148 417237 89785 21126 223637 176673 38018 8946 17043 5624 5795 5624 228861 121296 103056 4509 29255 19601 9654 120041 80494 37548 1999 23316 2332 20518 466 65368 65172 196 12090 6649 4836 605 7673 7596 77 PROGRAM EXPENSES 111422 111422 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 46451 8609 35521 2321 DUES AND FEES 42040 29142 4204 8694 GIFTS/AWARDS 27954 27954 94586 72811 10183 11592 5771758 4771711 814834 185213 577033 405040 30509 137723 12399 207030 500136 1575335 129513 76972 60371 41700 260460 244282 22455 16178 2326803 2498616 11676 4940725 3688764 506124 233980 231590 209249 737714 443229 X 1567418 412723 2635593 2832812 4203011 3245535 4940725 3688764 -1165407 215780 -7849 X false true X true false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2340688 280199 122271 2498616 2192122 273566 125000 2340688 2218471 209717 236066 2192122 2533779 -335308 2218471 2121121 545776 113118 2553779 0.79130 0.20870 false false 15677 15114 563 177793 162178 15615 66990 66990 16178 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true SCHEDULE E, LINE 3 THE POLICY IS PUBLISHED IN WRITTEN MATERIALS SOLICITING STUDENTS. THE POLICY WAS PUBLISHED IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER. AUCTION 63121 63121 45293 CAR RAFFLE 26064 26064 8866 89185 63121 26064 54159 54159 -28095 true DISCOUNTS/SCHOLARSHIPS 400 1456856 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE SCHOOL MAINTAINS FILES ON ALL SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN TO STUDENTS AND MAINTAINS IN STUDENT FILES ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE RECORDS ON FINANCIAL AID. X X false false false false false false false false false TODD MARSHALL CEO 193408 17843 8705 219956 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION LENAWEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHICH MAINTAINS A REGULAR FACULTY AND CURRICULUM AND NORMALLY HAS A REGULARLY ENROLLED BODY OF STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE SCHOOL FACILITY. LENAWEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS EXIST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FAMILY AND THE CHURCH TO INTEGRATE BIBLICAL TRUTH FOR LIFE WITH A COMMITMENT OF GLORIFYING JESUS CHRIST THROUGH ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND SPIRITUAL MATURITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A LENAWEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (LCS) WAS INCORPORATED ON JULY 16, 1987. LCS HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER CODE SECTION 509(A)(1) BY VIRTUE OF CODE SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(II). LCS IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS MINISTRIES IN THE ADRIAN, MICHIGAN AREA WITH LENAWEE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES (LCM). LCM IS A SEPARATE NONPROFIT CORPORATION WHICH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE UNDER CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER CODE SECTION 509(A)(2). LCM IS THE CONTROLLING MEMBER OF LCS AND ACTS TO COORDINATE AND SUPERVISE SCHOOL PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES. LCM MINISTRIES INCLUDE OPERATION OF A MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITY WHICH IS ADJACENT TO LCS, THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY CENTRE, WHICH OFFERS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ENCOURAGE STRONG FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT. THE SCHOOL IS A NON-DENOMINATINAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOR PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 12. THE SCHOOL IS ACCREDITED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN BY COGNIA (FORMERLY "ADVANCED") AND THE ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL. THROUGHOUT THIS FISCAL YEAR, AS IN THE PAST, EFFORTS WERE MADE TO REACH OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF MANY WHO ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME. OVER 50 CHURCHES, NON-PROFIT AGENCIES, AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES WERE SERVED. FUNDS WERE RAISED TO SUPPORT DESTINY RESCUE. ALL STUDENTS TYPICALLY SPEND TWO SCHOOL DAYS WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS AT FISHES & LOAVES, CARE PREGNANCY CENTER, LISD, SALVATION ARMY, GOODWILL, ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY, TECUMSEH PARKS AND RECREATION, HUMANE SOCIETY, AND HOPE COMMUNITY CENTER. SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, THE STUDENTS PERFORM FOR THE RESIDENTS AND WORK ON ACTIVITIES WITH THEM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 RICHARD MERILLAT TRICIA MERILLAT MCGUIRE TRUSTEE TRUSTEE FATHER/DAUGHTER FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LENAWEE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, SOLE MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL, SERVES AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SCHOOL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B ALL DECISIONS OF THE SCHOOL'S GOVERNING BODY, WHICH IS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LENAWEE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, ARE APPROVED BY THIS BOARD. LENAWEE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B LENAWEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL HAS ADOPTED A POLICY PROVIDING EACH MEMBER OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW ITS ANNUAL FORM 990 BEFORE FILING, AFTER THE RETURN HAS BEEN REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY ACCOUNTING PERSONNEL AND BY COUNSEL OF LENAWEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C LENAWEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL REQUIRES THAT EACH TRUSTEE AND OFFICER COMPLETE AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE REGARDING GOVERNANCE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER AND TRANSACTIONS WITH THE SCHOOL TO INCLUDE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS, LOANS, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE SCHOOL ALSO REQUIRES THAT TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICTS DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE SCHOOL HAS ADOPTED A COMPENSATION POLICY WHICH REQUIRES THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS BE APPROVED BY INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON COMPARABILITY DATA WITH THE APPROVAL PROCESS BEING CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE SCHOOL HAS ADOPTED A COMPENSATION POLICY WHICH REQUIRES THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES BE APPROVED BY INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON COMPARABILITY DATA WITH THE APPROVAL PROCESS BEING CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. LENAWEE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES 1800 W US 223 ADRIAN MI 49221 382602775 MINISTRY MI 501C3 11 N/A false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false LENAWEE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES C 100755 FMV LENAWEE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES D 69418 FMV LENAWEE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES E 67966 FMV