School for Field Studies Inc

Analysis

School for Field Studies Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in West Boxford, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1981, 45 years ago. 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 August 2023, School for Field Studies Inc reported income of $13.5m and spending of $12.8m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $10.9m to $13.5m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 176%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, School for Field Studies Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vincentian Collaborative System ($13.4m), Leonard and Susan Fuchs Mizrachi School ($13.5m) and St Marys School for the Deaf ($13.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.9% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $413k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.6m. It paid $87 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $9.8m against liabilities of $6.5m, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 45 employees.