Ambassador High School

Analysis

Ambassador High School is a registered charity in United States, based in Torrance, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2004, 22 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 December 2023, Ambassador High School reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.8m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ambassador High School sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lutheran Education Association ($1.8m), Long Island Hebrew Academy ($1.8m) and Longmont Christian School Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.2% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $192k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $734k. At year end it held assets of $850k against liabilities of $108k, net assets of $742k. It reported 25 employees.