Aurora School

Analysis

Aurora School is a registered charity in United States, based in Middlebury, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Aurora School reported income of $303k and spending of $270k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $234k to $303k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Aurora School sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 54th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valley Preschool Inc ($303k), Learning and Families Inc ($303k) and Red Sweater Project ($303k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.0% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $109k (40% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $74k. At year end it held assets of $345k against liabilities of $105k, net assets of $240k. It reported 7 employees.