Consortium for Public Education

Analysis

Consortium for Public Education is a registered charity in United States, based in McKeesport, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1987, 39 years ago. 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 June 2023, Consortium for Public Education reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $3.3m (+3.1%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Consortium for Public Education sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mesivta Ahavas Hatorah Dlakewood Inc ($3.3m), 10th and 51st Housing Development Fund Company Inc ($3.3m) and Huntingtons Disease Socitey of America Group Return ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 6.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $9.4m against liabilities of $663k, net assets of $8.8m. It reported 27 employees.