Universal School

Analysis

Universal School is a registered charity in United States, based in Bridgeview, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1993, 33 years ago. 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, Universal School reported income of $7.6m and spending of $6.2m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $7.6m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Universal School sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of Toxicology ($7.6m), The Carter Burden Network ($7.6m) and Ascension Living Via Christi Village McLean ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.8% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 112 employees.