Bethlehem Childrens School

Analysis

Bethlehem Childrens School is a registered charity in United States, based in Slingerlands, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 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, Bethlehem Childrens School reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $421k to $1.9m (+347%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bethlehem Childrens School sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Schools Care Incorporated ($1.9m), St Petersburg Primary School Inc ($1.9m) and Rooster Walk Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.9% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $196k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $507k against liabilities of $530k, net assets of -$23k. It reported 108 employees.