Cottonwood Creek Charter School

Analysis

Cottonwood Creek Charter School is a registered charity in United States, based in Cottonwood, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2012, 14 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, Cottonwood Creek Charter School reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.1m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $3.7m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cottonwood Creek Charter School sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Central Academy ($3.7m), The Girls School of Austin Inc ($3.7m) and Roanoke-Blacksburg Innovation Network ($3.7m).

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 $117k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $3.7m, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 38 employees.