Vista Charter School

Analysis

Vista Charter School is a registered charity in United States, based in Montrose, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2005, 21 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, Vista Charter School reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.0m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $1.9m (+4.1%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Vista Charter 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 85th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clinton Essex Franklin Library ($1.9m), Compass High School ($1.9m) and Porterville College Foundation ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $137k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $728k. At year end it held assets of $7.5m against liabilities of $336k, net assets of $7.2m. It reported 16 employees.