Highlands School

Analysis

Highlands School is a registered charity in United States, based in Shoreline, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1974, 52 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, Highlands School reported income of $359k and spending of $249k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $205k to $359k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Highlands School sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scottsdale Leadership Inc ($359k), Abc Angels Preschool ($360k) and Serc Foundation ($359k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $141k. At year end it held assets of $667k against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $636k. It reported 5 employees.