Crayons to Classrooms

Analysis

Crayons to Classrooms is a registered charity in United States, based in Dayton, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2008, 18 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, Crayons to Classrooms reported income of $6.0m and spending of $4.9m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $6.0m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Crayons to Classrooms sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vanguard College Preparatory School ($6.0m), Contra Costa Christian Schools Association ($6.0m) and Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation Inc ($6.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $134k, net assets of $4.1m.