West Buffalo Charter School

Analysis

West Buffalo Charter School is a registered charity in United States, based in Buffalo, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2011, 15 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 June 2023, West Buffalo Charter School reported income of $8.5m and spending of $8.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $7.8m to $8.5m (+9.3%), an average of +3.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, West Buffalo Charter School sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Insight School of Oklahoma ($8.5m), Real Clear Foundation ($8.5m) and Delaware Military Academy Inc ($8.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $422k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.4m. At year end it held assets of $15.6m against liabilities of $7.3m, net assets of $8.2m. It reported 126 employees.