Citizen Schools Inc

Analysis

Citizen Schools Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Citizen Schools Inc reported income of $1.7m and spending of $4.8m, spending 288% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $10.3m to $1.7m (-84%), an average of -36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Citizen Schools Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Field School of Charlottesville ($1.7m), Berry Center Inc ($1.7m) and Imagine Hill Avenue ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $375k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $161k, net assets of $7.3m. It reported 72 employees.