Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Analysis

Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1996, 30 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, Thomas Jefferson School of Law reported income of $8.8m and spending of $8.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $19.0m to $8.8m (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 37%. 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, Thomas Jefferson School of Law sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dayton Regional STEM Schools Inc ($8.8m), Imagine Elementary at Desert West ($8.8m) and Adelphoi Education Inc ($8.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.6% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $302k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. At year end it held assets of $19.4m against liabilities of $7.3m, net assets of $12.0m. It reported 129 employees.