Stairway to the Sky

Analysis

Stairway to the Sky is a registered charity in United States, based in Branson, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Stairway to the Sky reported income of $139k and spending of $116k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $91k to $139k (+53%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 53%. 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, Stairway to the Sky sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mission Milby Community Development Corporation ($139k), Liberty Community Educationfoundation ($139k) and Reading Clinic ($139k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $25k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $25k.