Western Sierra Charter Schools

Analysis

Western Sierra Charter Schools is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakhurst, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2011, 15 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, Western Sierra Charter Schools reported income of $8.7m and spending of $6.7m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.1m to $8.7m (+72%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Western Sierra Charter Schools sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cristo Rey Orlando High School Inc ($8.7m), National School Boards Association Inc ($8.7m) and Pyramid Model Consortium ($8.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $172k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $7.0m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $5.8m. It reported 67 employees.