Cottonwood School of Civics and Science

Analysis

Cottonwood School of Civics and Science is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Cottonwood School of Civics and Science reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.3m (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cottonwood School of Civics and Science sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spruce Street Nursery School ($2.3m), State Charter Schools Foundation of Georgia Inc ($2.3m) and Academy of Chinese Culture and ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $135k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $3.6m, net assets of $839k. It reported 36 employees.