Park West Cooperative Nursery School

Analysis

Park West Cooperative Nursery School is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1974, 52 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Park West Cooperative Nursery School reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.3m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $1.5m to $1.5m (+0.3%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Park West Cooperative Nursery School sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kollel of Greater Boston Inc ($1.5m), Boys and Girls Club of Harlingen ($1.5m) and Kings Daughters Child Care Centers Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $119k (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $480k. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 29 employees.