Arise High School

Analysis

Arise High School is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2008, 18 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, Arise High School reported income of $9.4m and spending of $9.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.9m to $9.4m (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Arise High School sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green Acres School Inc ($9.4m), Kids & Company of Linn County ($9.4m) and Annenberg School for Communication TR at the University of Pa ($9.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $397k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.4m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $3.3m, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 104 employees.