Long Beach Blast - Better Learning for All Students Today

Analysis

Long Beach Blast - Better Learning for All Students Today is a registered charity in United States, based in Long Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2001, 25 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 August 2023, Long Beach Blast - Better Learning for All Students Today reported income of $670k and spending of $715k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $475k to $670k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Long Beach Blast - Better Learning for All Students Today sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Thaddeus Stevens School Inc ($670k), The Montessori Learning Center of Fort Walton Beach Inc ($670k) and Lutheran School Services Organization Inc ($670k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $368k. At year end it held assets of $572k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $556k. It reported 17 employees.