Cook Inlet Native Head Start

Analysis

Cook Inlet Native Head Start is a registered charity in United States, based in Anchorage, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Cook Inlet Native Head Start reported income of $7.4m and spending of $7.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.7m to $7.4m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cook Inlet Native Head Start sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Roxboro Community School Inc ($7.4m), Columbus Bilingual Academy - North ($7.4m) and Goddard College Corporation ($7.4m).

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 $335k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.9m. At year end it held assets of $13.1m against liabilities of $300k, net assets of $12.8m. It reported 96 employees.