Alta Vista Public Charter Inc

Analysis

Alta Vista Public Charter Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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, Alta Vista Public Charter Inc reported income of $33.6m and spending of $30.3m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $7.4m to $33.6m (+352%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 125%. 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, Alta Vista Public Charter Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children ($33.6m), The Felicia Penzell Weber Jewish Community High School Inc ($33.6m) and Purpose Built Schools Atlanta Inc ($33.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (0.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15.5m. At year end it held assets of $15.0m against liabilities of $8.1m, net assets of $6.9m. It reported 237 employees.