Forest Ranch Charter School

Analysis

Forest Ranch Charter School is a registered charity in United States, based in Forest Ranch, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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, Forest Ranch Charter School reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.5m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.7m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 27%. 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, Forest Ranch Charter School sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lubbock Christian University Foundation ($1.7m), Temple College Foundation ($1.7m) and Great Oak School ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $203k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $618k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $743k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 47 employees.