West Paris Explorers Program

Analysis

West Paris Explorers Program is a registered charity in United States, based in South Paris, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, West Paris Explorers Program reported income of $111k and spending of $127k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $162k to $111k (-32%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, West Paris Explorers Program sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hearts at Home Inc ($111k), Literacy for Kids Inc ($111k) and Bridgeland Choir Association of Parents ($111k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 21% of the total. At year end it held assets of $21k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $21k.