Birmingham Community Charter High School

Analysis

Birmingham Community Charter High School is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Balboa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2010, 16 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, Birmingham Community Charter High School reported income of $59.5m and spending of $55.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $44.0m to $59.5m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Birmingham Community Charter High School sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University of Jamestown ($59.5m), Chico State Enterprises ($59.6m) and San Jose State University Research Foundation ($59.4m).

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 $1.1m (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $24.6m. At year end it held assets of $49.7m against liabilities of $13.1m, net assets of $36.6m. It reported 391 employees.