Wiki Education Foundation

Analysis

Wiki Education Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Chico, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Wiki Education Foundation reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.8m, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.3m to $1.2m (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 48%. 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, Wiki Education Foundation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Applied Behavior Learning Center ($1.2m), Mary Lyon Foundation Inc ($1.2m) and Business Investment Growth Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $434k (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $799k. At year end it held assets of $879k against liabilities of $88k, net assets of $791k. It reported 13 employees.