The City School

Analysis

The City School is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1979, 47 years ago. 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, The City School reported income of $4.9m and spending of $5.3m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $4.9m to $4.9m (+0.1%), an average of +0.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The City School sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 90th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wow Center Inc ($4.9m), Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast Inc ($4.9m) and The Cooperative Downtown Ministries Incorporated ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $187k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $11.7m against liabilities of $9.5m, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 101 employees.