Wildflower Open Classroom

Analysis

Wildflower Open Classroom is a registered charity in United States, based in Chico, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Wildflower Open Classroom reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.5m (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Wildflower Open Classroom sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pagosa Peak Open School ($2.5m), Odyssey School ($2.5m) and Impact Christian Academy Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $108k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $507k. It reported 44 employees.