School Fund

Analysis

School Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Palo Alto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 December 2023, School Fund reported income of $213k and spending of $213k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $186k to $213k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, School Fund sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amnistia International Seccion de Puerto Rico ($213k), Empact Northwest ($213k) and Tesfatsidek Zewaghemra Ministries ($213k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $52k (24% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $232k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $232k. It reported 1 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.