Alta Public Schools

Analysis

Alta Public Schools is a registered charity in United States, based in Walnut Park, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2010, 16 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, Alta Public Schools reported income of $23.3m and spending of $20.0m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $15.7m to $23.3m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Alta Public Schools sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Franklintown Charter High School ($23.3m), Stillman College ($23.3m) and Miss Halls School Inc ($23.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $243k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.0m. At year end it held assets of $56.2m against liabilities of $47.1m, net assets of $9.1m. It reported 143 employees.