Highscope Educational Research Foundation

Analysis

Highscope Educational Research Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Ypsilanti, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1969, 57 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 December 2023, Highscope Educational Research Foundation reported income of $7.6m and spending of $6.9m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.2m to $7.6m (+6.7%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Highscope Educational Research Foundation 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 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neighborhood Villages Inc ($7.6m), Upland Country Day School ($7.6m) and Southwestern Oklahoma State University Foundation Inc ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $387k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $9.0m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $6.5m. It reported 49 employees.