Education Law Center - Pa

Analysis

Education Law Center - Pa is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1990, 36 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 September 2023, Education Law Center - Pa reported income of $2.9m and spending of $2.4m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $2.9m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 133%. 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, Education Law Center - Pa sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Magnet Schools of America Inc ($2.9m), Ad Fontes Ducational Trust ($2.9m) and Village School ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $183k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. It paid $72k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $8.0m against liabilities of $944k, net assets of $7.1m. It reported 22 employees.