Sherwood Center for the Exceptional Child

Analysis

Sherwood Center for the Exceptional Child is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1976, 50 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, Sherwood Center for the Exceptional Child reported income of $3.9m and spending of $3.8m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $5.7m to $3.9m (-31%), an average of -8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sherwood Center for the Exceptional Child sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pine Castle Christian Academy Inc ($3.9m), North County Trade Tech High School ($3.9m) and Lititz Christian School ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $342k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $9.0m against liabilities of $622k, net assets of $8.4m. It reported 79 employees.