Center School

Analysis

Center School is a registered charity in United States, based in Abington, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1990, 36 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 July 2023, Center School reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $3.5m (+38%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Center School sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Good Shepherd Manor Inc ($3.5m), Adults Mankind Organization Inc ($3.5m) and Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $249k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 42 employees.