Urban Schoolhouse

Analysis

Urban Schoolhouse is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Urban Schoolhouse reported income of $108k and spending of $101k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $44k to $108k (+148%), an average of +148% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 148%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Urban Schoolhouse sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Greater Piney Grove Community Development Inc ($108k), Katonah Thrift Shop Inc ($108k) and Girls on the Run Upstate Ny Inc ($108k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 56% of the total. At year end it held assets of $34k against liabilities of $37k, net assets of -$3,335.