Howard Garder Community Charter School

Analysis

Howard Garder Community Charter School is a registered charity in United States, based in Chula Vista, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2013, 13 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, Howard Garder Community Charter School reported income of $4.2m and spending of $4.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $4.2m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Howard Garder Community Charter School sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valley Senior Living ($4.2m), Al-Arqam Islamic School ($4.2m) and Living School Inc ($4.2m).

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 $113k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 54 employees.