Valley School of Ligonier

Analysis

Valley School of Ligonier is a registered charity in United States, based in Ligonier, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1948, 78 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, Valley School of Ligonier reported income of $8.0m and spending of $9.3m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.1m to $8.0m (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Valley School of Ligonier 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 93rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West End Preparatory School ($8.0m), North Iowa Area Community College Foundation ($8.0m) and Georgiana Bruce Kirby Preparatory School ($8.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $310k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $35.6m against liabilities of $922k, net assets of $34.7m. It reported 74 employees.