The Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation

Analysis

The Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation is a registered charity in United States, based in Natick, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2007, 19 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, The Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation reported income of $1.9m and spending of $3.5m, spending 183% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $1.9m (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Twenty First Century Charter Schools Inc ($1.9m), Wayman Academy of the Arts Inc ($1.9m) and Flagstaff Montessori ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 6.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.6m (45% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $896k. At year end it held assets of $997k against liabilities of $315k, net assets of $682k. It reported 19 employees.