Nord Country School

Analysis

Nord Country School is a registered charity in United States, based in Chico, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 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 2023, Nord Country School reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $3.2m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Nord Country School sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxbow School ($3.2m), The Academy at St Joan of Arc ($3.2m) and Skagit Pre-School Association and Resource Center ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $383k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 51 employees.