Sonshine Learning Center

Analysis

Sonshine Learning Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Mendota HTS, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2005, 21 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, Sonshine Learning Center reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.9m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.7m (-0.3%), an average of -0.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sonshine Learning Center 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 84th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montessori Etc Inc ($1.7m), Oakland Community Nursery School ($1.7m) and Grupo Nuevo Los Angeles ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.4% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $116k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $882k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $151k. It reported 36 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.