Cooper School

Analysis

Cooper School is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Cooper School reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.6m (+45%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cooper School sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include De Lasalle Academy of Fort Myers Inc ($2.6m), Aim Academy of Science and Technology ($2.6m) and National Afterschool Association ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 28 employees.