Bellwether Education Partners Inc

Analysis

Bellwether Education Partners Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sudbury, MA. 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 August 2023, Bellwether Education Partners Inc reported income of $34.8m and spending of $26.2m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $19.6m to $34.8m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bellwether Education Partners Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community School of Naples Inc ($34.8m), Turtle Mountain College ($34.8m) and Tabor College Inc ($34.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.3m (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $14.6m. At year end it held assets of $23.1m against liabilities of $3.6m, net assets of $19.5m. It reported 109 employees.