Desert Sky Community School

Analysis

Desert Sky Community School is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 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, Desert Sky Community School reported income of $666k and spending of $589k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $472k to $666k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Desert Sky Community School sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include No Easy Props Inc ($666k), Hoosier Educational Computer Coordinators Inc ($666k) and Adelphia Classical Christian Academy ($666k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 4.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $63k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $232k. At year end it held assets of $651k against liabilities of $197k, net assets of $454k. It reported 21 employees.