Urban Choice Charter School

Analysis

Urban Choice Charter School is a registered charity in United States, based in Rochester, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Urban Choice Charter School reported income of $7.3m and spending of $7.9m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.3m to $7.3m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Urban Choice Charter School sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emereau Foundation ($7.3m), Founding Fourteen ($7.3m) and Brunswick Waldorf School Association ($7.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $154k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 105 employees.