Orange Grove Elementary Charter School

Analysis

Orange Grove Elementary Charter School is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2009, 17 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, Orange Grove Elementary Charter School reported income of $19.0m and spending of $15.4m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $12.3m to $19.0m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Orange Grove Elementary Charter School sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Live Oak a Learning Center for Children ($19.0m), Bluebird Education Network Inc ($19.0m) and Access Group Inc ($18.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 8.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $195k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.5m. At year end it held assets of $23.5m against liabilities of $3.4m, net assets of $20.1m. It reported 234 employees.