Campaign for College Opportunity

Analysis

Campaign for College Opportunity is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2004, 22 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 December 2023, Campaign for College Opportunity reported income of $5.1m and spending of $4.3m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $5.1m (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Campaign for College Opportunity sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bluegrass Center for Autism Inc ($5.1m), Seaside School Inc ($5.1m) and Region a Partnership for Children ($5.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $805k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $486k, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 34 employees.