A Foundation for West Aurora Schools

Analysis

A Foundation for West Aurora Schools is a registered charity in United States, based in Aurora, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 December 2023, A Foundation for West Aurora Schools reported income of $285k and spending of $195k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $174k to $285k (+64%), an average of +64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, A Foundation for West Aurora Schools sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 61st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westmoreland Human Services Inc ($285k), Lincoln Rotary Club 14 Foundation ($286k) and Houston Barc Foundation ($285k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.8m.