Urban Discovery Schools

Analysis

Urban Discovery Schools is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 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, Urban Discovery Schools reported income of $7.6m and spending of $7.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.9m to $7.6m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Urban Discovery Schools sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Future Focused Education ($7.6m), Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture ($7.6m) and Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation Inc ($7.6m).

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 $102k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $28.7m against liabilities of $27.0m, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 87 employees.